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Auditorium - click to view technical layout


Auditorium
Main Auditorium 246 seats (some with restricted view), raked, (front row can accommodate up to 6 wheelchairs)  
Stage floor level same as auditorium floor level
Stage proscenium opening 7.65 (6.00 opening between soft masking)
Stage proscenium to back wall 5.50 (4.50 to crossover masking)
Stage from centre line to left wall 6.10 (3.00 to soft masking)
Stage from centre line to right wall 4.65 (3.00 to soft masking)
Height of fixed grid 5.00 (4.50 clearance below lighting equipment)
Auditorium height to ceiling 7.75, height to FOH lighting gantry 6.25
Auditorium (with seats retracted including stage) 17.5 x 7.25
View Auditorium Technical Layout

Studio
Studio
Studio up to 60 loose seats
Studio floor space 9.5 x 7.5 with clear ceiling height of 2.85

 

Dressing Rooms
Rooms can interconnect
Dressing Room 1  seats 7 people
Dressing Room 2  seats 5 people
Dressing Room 3  seats 3 people
Two showers and two WCs, plus one accessible shower and WC
Small Green Room with sink, microwave, iron + ironing board.

 

Access
Parking at rear of theatre by get-in door
Dock door 1.80 wide x 4.00 high
Stage is at first floor level.  Get-in access by platform lift.
Platform lift 2.10 x 3.10 forms part of up stage left wing.
Studio is at ground floor level
Dressing Rooms are at ground floor level

 

Equipment
No flying system available
Fixed grid 5.00m above stage with lighting bars at approximately 1.00m intervals
150kg Safe Working Load per lighting bar
3 FOH lighting bridges with cat walk access from above.
Access to cat walk via ladder in control room / rear stage

ETC Express 125 Control Console in control / projection room at rear of auditorium
92 x 3kw dimmers and 6 x 3kw relays
Patch: 92 x 15amp pairs and 6 x 15amp independent mains
3 x 12 way lighting bridges + 2 x 6 way side bars above auditorium
5 x 12 way lighting bars on fixed grid 5.00m above stage
4 x 4 way stage boxes at floor level
16 x switched 13amp independent circuits above stage + auditorium
16 x DMX lines to stage + auditorium

8 x ETC S4 zoom profile lantern 15-30 degrees permanently rigged on FOH gantry
8 x ETC S4 zoom profile lantern 25-50 degrees
4 x Iris for S4 zoom profiles
16 x ETC S4 PAR EA reflector with 4 lens set (VNSP, NSP, MFL, WFL)
20 x Selecon 1200 Fresnel lantern and barn doors
3 x Selecon Acclaim Fresnel lantern and barn doors
12 x Selecon Acclaim zoomspot 24-44 degrees
12 x Selecon Acclaim 1-comp Floodlight
4 x lighting stands
4 x bench stands
All rigging and focusing above stage will be from Genie powered access platform

Allen and Heath GL2200 Mixing Console in control / projection room at rear of auditorium
2 x Tascam MD-301 MkII Minidisk player/recorder
1 x Tascam CDRW700 CD Player/recorder
1 x Tascam CD-A500 Cassette/CD player
1 x Lexicon MPX110 Effects processor
2 x BSS FCS966 Graphic Equaliser (1 x FOH, 1 x monitors + side fills)
3 x XS700 power amplifier (1 x FOH, 1 x monitors, 1 x side fills)

16 x XLR3 mic tie lines between stage and control room
2 x Shure SM58 mic's
2 x AKG SE300B mic's
1 x AKG C1000S Condensor mic
2 x Beyer GST400 Mic Boom stand
1 x AKG S11 Table Mic stand
2 x Sennheiser Lapel Radio Mic
2 x Sennheiser Handheld Radio Mic
3 x pairs EV SX300 speakers (2 x FOH, 1 x side fills)
4 x WPL 1 monitor speakers

Metro Audio comms master station in control room
6 x Metro Audio comms beltpack

Red velour soft proscenium legs and border
Red velour House Tabs available on draw track  (hung on request)
Black cloth on wipe track to form crossover 4.50m up stage of house tabs
White filled cloth Cyclorama on wipe track down stage of black cloth
6 x black legs in fixed positions on swivel mountings, 3 on each side of the stage
3 x black borders
Genie access platform
Stage in Theatre has permanent black vinyl dance floor covering

Flying Screen (rear stage) 7.00 x 3.00 on electric winches with fixed speakers
1 x FP 25 E 35mm projector
1 x spooling tower
130mm HD lens
90mm HD lens
75mm HD lens
1 x R-5000 electric rewinder 5000m
spools and splicer

3 x QSC 1602 PLX 2 x 600 power amp
3 x Martin audio WT2 screen speakers
1 x Martin audio S18 sub base speaker
8 x Martin audio effect-3 surround speaker

Upright rehearsal piano
(access to Steinway Grand by arrangement)
Free standing lectern
Theatre and Studio have sprung floor suitable for dance

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