The cost of providing a temporary theatre was almost double what was predicted, with the budget soaring to at staggering £2.6 million. The price of building Orchard West following the discovering of RAAC in the roof of The Orchard Theatre in Dartford was expected to cost £1.5m. The money was allocated for the project from Dartford council’s reserve funds. But final costings made available ahead of the council’s scrutiny committee meeting next Tuesday (Feb 13) have revealed an additional £1.1m has been needed. The extra funds were necessary to cover the cost of site security at the makeshift th…
