Techical Specifications

Stage

Performing area 29’6” x 28’ (9m x 8.5m).
Proscenium opening 29’6” (9m) wide x 4.6m high.
Stage height 3’6” (1.1m).
Wing widths – 13’ x 32’ (4m x 10m) stage left, 6’6” x 13’ (2m x 4m) stage right.
Floor is sprung wood suitable for all dance.
Backstage crossover.
White plaster curved wall used as cyclorama.
Height to grid 41’ (12.2m).
Maximum flying height 41’ (12.2m).
4 onstage-motorised LX bars, 1 fixed LX bar under proscenium arch, SWL 250kg each bar.
LX perch positions stage left & right inside prosc arch.
10 Hemp sets, SWL 100kg.
10 Counterweight sets, SWL 150kg.
2 Tab tracks both motorised – midstage and upstage with black tabs.
3 sets of black legs.
3 Black boarders.
1 House boarder.
House tabs (brown) flown – fully counterweighted.
Safety curtain.
Forestage / Orchestra pit (accommodates 16 – 20 musicians) 2.6m x 9.14m.
Prompt corner / SM desk is stage left.
Front projection screen (motorised) 28’6” x 11’ (8.7m x 3.4m)
Back projection screen (motorised) 12ft x 12ft - (3.66m sq).
Video data projector position on LX5 with tielines.
Tielines stage left and right for connection of laptops / data projectors.
Patch panels on stage left and right, comprising a total of 24 tielines, comms outlets, video BNC and 4 powered returns all back to control room.
Blk/White monitor backstage from FOH camera.

Stage Power

Stage left
10 x 13A sockets

Stage right
RCD 60A 3 phase supply, split out as, outlets of:
*1 x 16A CEEform single phase
*1 x 32A CEEform single phase
*1 x 63A CEEform single phase
*1 x 63A 3 phase CEEform
*8 x 13A sockets

Tails may be wired in if necessary, max 63 Amp 3 phase.

Stage Equipment

4 Sico risers 6’ x 6’, height adjustable to either 18” or 24”.
3 8’ x 4’ wooden rostra height 16”.
3 6’ x 3’ wooden rostra height 6”.
Various heights of wooden treads to suit risers and stage height.

Access Equipment

Tallescope.
Esca 2000.
Wooden A frame ladders.
Aluminium extending ladders.

Loading

Dock doors are stage left, 4.27m x 3.05m or via double doors into main hall
Orchestra pit / forestage doubles as a lift – max SWL 3 tonnes.

Parking

There is adequate parking to the rear of the building.
Side slip road can also accommodate 40ft articulated truck or tour coach quite easily.

Dressing Rooms

There are four dressing rooms, (2 large, 2 small) Dressing rooms 1, 2 and 3 are at stage level, dressing room 4 is on next level up.
All are fitted with wash basins and toilets. Dressing room 3 has a shower.
All have lit make-up mirrors and dressing rails.
All have show relay fitted.
Band room under stage.
No disabled facilities backstage.
No permanent technical staff.

Main Hall

Semi sprung wood floor.
Rake seating in a bleacher retractable style.
13 Amp sockets around hall.
24 way multicore link at rear right of hall linked to control room.
Houselight control point at rear of hall.
FOH 10 way lighting bar fixed position to roof of hall, with 15A outlets, patchable 5 pin DMX outlet on bar.
Side lighting bar positions on the left & right side of the hall.
Video data projector position on lighting bar with tielines.

Lighting

Lighting Bridge

FOH lighting bridge in roof void accessed via spiral staircase from foyer, 14 dimmer circuits with 15A outlets, DMX point and 63A single phase supply CEEform outlet.
Two 2K tungsten Strand Patt 793 followspots fixed position, with independent 2K dimmers.
Patch panel to control room comprising 12 tielines, 4 returns, comms point, 2 BNC video tielines.

Zero 88 illusion 120 lighting board
600 AMP 72 way LSC digital dimming, circuits split as:

Circuits 1 - 14 on FOH bridge
circuits 15- 24 patched to LX bar 4
circuits 25 – 48 patched to LX bars 1 and 2
circuits 49 – 56 patched to stage dips
circuits 57 – 68 patched to LX bar 3
circuits 69 – 72 patched to LX bar 5

8 Dips Stage left.
8 Dips Stage right.
DMX point Stage right.

Equipment List

10 Cantata PC’s 1.2K
36 Cantata fresnels 1.2K
24 fresnel barn doors
18 Cantata 18/32 profiles 1.2K
4 Semi-4 colour changer units (to fit cantatas)
12 Par 64 cans 1K
8 Furze profiles 1K
8 4 cell coda battens.

6 lighting boom stands
JEM hazer
Epsom data projector
2 RAT lit music stands
Yamaha electric piano with stool
Grand piano with stool – tuned to 442
Lecturn.
Slash drape – blue/silver.
Kodak carousel projector.

Sound

Acoustics suitable for music and the spoken word.

Soundcraft spirit 14/2 channel mixer.
Soundcraft series 200 16/4 channel mixer.
Behringher Ultracurve.
Kenwood twin cassette deck.
Pioneer 6 disc compact disc player.
Sony Minidisc player with autopause.
Teac reel to reel tape system.
3 SM58 microphones.
3 Sennheiser 845 Vocal microphones.
1 Sennheiser 602 bass microphone.
4 audio technica MB4000 condenser microphones.
2 Trantec handheld radio microphones
2 AKG SR60 Lapel microphones
2 AT835 shotgun microphones
2 DI boxes
5 Siennheisser 100 series VHF receivers with;

3 lapels.
3 handhelds.
1 headmic.

6 Boom mic stands
1 Straight mic stand
3 Desk / floor mic stands
2 Laney wedge speakers ( foldback or monitors )
Das speakers permanently installed FOH as main PA powered by soundcraft amp
Additional JVC and Matrix amps available for use.
Various lengths of mic cables.
6 way multicore, 10metres.
8 way stagebox, 10 metres.

Rack mounted:

Tascam CD player
Lexicon MPX550 effects unit
Turbosound crossover

Control Room

Situated at the rear of the hall on upper level, access via a spiral staircase from the foyer.
Lighting desk and sound desk situated in the control room.
Houselight control.

Communications

Tecpro system for talkback with outstations in control room, lighting bridge, stage left, stage right, first and second fly floors, main hall and foyer. - 5 headsets and beltpacks available.
*Call system. Calls can be made from either the control room or from the prompt corner to dressing rooms.
*An induction loop system is fitted in the main hall.