The award-winning Sadler’s Wells has been designed to attract international dance companies, provide an arts training centre and community and education facilities. It features a 1,560-seat auditorium and an 80-seat orchestra pit. There are three foyer galleries with bars as well as rehearsal and teaching spaces. Built on a site with a long history of theatres, the new building fronts the main thoroughfare and includes the refurbished Lilian Baylis Theatre.