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Jason Hall, operating the sound

Jason Hall, operating the sound

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

For our visiting companies

These technical details are provided for the benefit of touring performance companies intending to stage productions at our theatre. They allow directors and technicians to plan for scenery, lighting and sound.


MAIN AUDITORIUM

Proscenium Stage. Distance between Proscenium arches 30' 9½" (9.38 metres)

1 in 24 rake for first 7.45 m, 1 in 48 for last 2m to back wall

Hardwood pros opening

Depth of stage: 9.35m

Back of stage to safety curtain: 8.9m

Safety curtain to edge of stage: 1.2m

Height from stage to grid: 15.24m

50 C/W flying bars

Distance between flyfloors: 12.20m

Length of bars: new 12.15m

Height from stage to bottom flyfloor: 6.10, down stage up to 5.9m up stage

Average distance between bars: 0.15m

Bridge down stage between bars: 4 and 6 with 1 foot 8 inch gap

Gap between bars 15-16: 0.45m

Gap between bars 32 and 33: 0.45m

Double cradle on bars: 2, 6, 40, 41

Three central duck line U/S M/S D/S

Six spliced hemp lines on P/S and O/P for pickups

Wing width P/S: 5.4m to 6.3m O/P 5.4m

Scene dock: P/S

Prompt corner: P/S

Main auditorium: sound

Control: 40 channel desk, CD, MD, SPX, graphics etc.

Microphones: various

Speakers: Turbosound FOH loudspeaker system

Main auditorium: lighting

Control: Avolites TD and Diamond 3 desks

Dimming: 216 ways of dimming

Lights: 60 fresnels, 14 profiles, 32 parcans, 4 colour cyc wash


STUDIO

Control: Zero 88 Lightmaster XLS 24 channel desk

Dimmers: 24 @ 2kw, 10 x strand prelude 16/30 500w, 15 x CCT fresnel 500w, 5 x

Lighting bars with six circuits on each

Sound: Please call to discuss your requirements and our equipment.