[1] Founding partners and funders include the Auckland Council, Foundation North, New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and private donors.
[3] The design work was undertaken by Pip Cheshire and Melbourne based architectural theatre specialist Virginia Ross.
[1] Architect Raukura Turei also worked on the redevelopment in a role with Te Rōpū Reo Whakahaere, a Māori consultant group.
(Cheshire Architects)[5]The building Q Theatre was recognised as the Auckland Architecture Awards Winner 2012 for, 'an adroit and harmonious insertion into a constrained and historic site'.
Performances in this programmes have included Burn Her and the musical Daffodils, which was later adapted into a feature film.