Setting Line Theatre Consulting
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Who we are

We thrive on operating, designing and helping build cultural and creative spaces.

 

Setting Line is led by Craig Gamble, who brings his expertise coupled with a thorough, cost effective approach.

Members of the team are appointed depending on the project complexity and scope of work. We have arrangements with architects and engineers to provide professionally certified designs and drawings as required. We aim to be expert, thorough and cost effective.

 
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Craig Gamble is a theatre design consultant, project and technical manager with over thirty seven years national and international experience working in, designing and building theatres, museums, galleries and other cultural and creative spaces.

Setting Line Recent Projects

Setting Line have provided diverse and expert consulting services ranging from venue condition reports to technical specification and design through to full project management. Setting Line has been involved with the following recent projects:

  • Wonthaggi Cultural Centre redevelopment

  • Sutherland Entertainment Centre redevelopment

  • Wurundjeri Cultural Centre feasibility study

  • George Paton Gallery redevelopment brief

  • University of Melbourne Arts Lab redesign

  • Metro Arts design development

  • Tsumagoi Event Centre - Japan

  • The Underwater Theatre - Indonesia

  • Townsville Civic Theatre

  • The STAGE Theatre, Emmanuel College, Warrnambool

  • Roxy Theatre, Leeton

  • Tweed Heads Civic Centre Technical Refurbishment

  • Murwillumbah Civic Centre Auditorium venue condition report

  • West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong

  • University of Melbourne New Student Precinct concept design brief

Setting Line Principal, Craig Gamble was the Lead author for the 2012 and 2019 rewrites of “Oh You Beautiful Stage” Australian Design and Technical Benchmarks for Performing Arts Centres, for the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres (VAPAC).

Craig has been an invited speaker at:

  • Technical Managers Conference Planning and Asset Management - Circuit West (2017)

  • North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (2012, 2016)

  • Technical Managers Conference - Stage Queensland (2018, 2019)

  • Victorian Association of Performing Arts Managers (VAPAC) Conference (2017)

Craig Gamble Clients

Both within his role as Setting Line Principal, and in previous roles, Craig Gamble has worked nationally and internationally with clients, bringing ideas to life. Clients have included:

  • State Government Victoria

  • Darebin City Council

  • Western Australian State Government

  • University of Melbourne

  • Museums Victoria

  • Melbourne Museum

  • Museums and Galleries of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

  • The Australian Museum

  • Wellington Museums Trust

  • Horsham Rural City Council

  • Townsville Regional Council

  • Queensland University

  • Central Coast Council NSW

  • Maitland City Council

  • Tweed Heads Shire Council

  • Brimbank City Council

  • Leeton Shire Council

  • Toowoomba Regional Council

  • Warnambool City Council

  • Yamaha Corporation - Japan

  • Geelong Grammar School

  • Taman Safari - Indonesia

Prior to all this Craig fulfilled management, client representation and project direction roles for:

  • Melbourne Theatre Company’s Southbank Theatre (Sumner and Lawler Theatres)

  • Melbourne Theatre Company’s Sturt St Headquarters and workshops

  • Redevelopment Manager for Wellington Museums Trust Capital E and New Zealand Children’s Theatre project

  • Melbourne Museum as Operations and Technical Manager

  • Museum Victoria as Technical Manager

 

Images from previous projects