The 104-year-old King's Theatre in Glasgow is to undergo a £7.2m facelift over the next seven years.

Home to an annual panto and a popular venue for professional and amateur productions, the King's will be "substantially restored" to its original 1904 glory by the time Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth Games in 2014.

It will have refurbished audience areas, new seats and flooring and a new stage and lighting grid. The present rake of the stage, which has been a deterrent to some productions, will be altered.

The proposals are outlined in a report to be considered by its owner, Glasgow City Council, on Friday, recommending approval for the first three phases of the work between now and 2011, with the remainder considered then.

The council, which leases the theatre to Glasgow Theatres Ltd - part of the Ambassador Theatre Group - will partly fund the work, with the rest being met by a £1 ticket levy.

The focus of the work is a full refurbishment of all front- of-house areas and the external fabric of the building. The work will include undertaking a full structural assessment of both the stage and the grid.

In the first phase refurbishment will include the renewal of the floor in the grand circle, replacement of the grand circle seating with seating and an external structural assessment.

The cost for that stage is estimated at £470,580, with the ticket levy expected to yield £75,000, leaving the council to pay £395,580.

Over 2009-2010 the refurbishment will include replacement of the stage, refurbishment of the bars, renewal of the stalls floor and replacement of stalls seating.

This will cost an estimated £1,607,562.

The amount of work completed in each year will be dependant on the timing of funding, the report from Archie Graham, culture and sport executive member, says.