Technical Specifications

This is only a summary of our technical facilities, and is subject to change. Please call 020 7679 1361 or use our contact form.

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Please note that our get-in is through the front doors of the theatre (4' x 7')

Stage Width

  • Wall to Wall 79'3" 24.16m
  • Stage Left wing 21'7" 6.6m
  • Stage Right wing 26'72 8.1m

Proscenium

  • Width 29'11" 9.12m
  • Height 23' 7.03m

Stage Depth

  • Main Stage 30'8" 9.35m
  • +First Forestage 39'3" 11.97m (Max width 8'7" 2.63m)
  • +Second Forestage 49'2" 14.98m (Max width 9'9" 2.97m)

Stage Height

  • Stage Floor to Top Flying Dead 60' 18.29m
  • Stage Floor to Underside Flying Gallery Stage Left 22'8" 6.9m
  • Stage Floor to Underside Stage Right and Upstage 23' 7.01m
  • Maximum flying width 39'4" 12m
  • Stage Rake NONE

Machinery

  • 23 double purchase counterweight sets.
  • Cyclorama on hemp set plus three more Hemp Sets.
  • Separate double purchase set for housetabs.
  • Houseborder on single purchase set.
  • All operated from flyfloor stage-left.

Cinema Screen

  • On counter weights 6 and 7 (Set 5 does not fly)
  • Actual size of screen 9m x 4.4m to 6m x 3m (top and side masking moves)

Dressing Rooms (Ideal Capacity.)

  • DR 1 (4 Artists)
  • DR2 (4 Artists)
  • DR3 (9 Artists)
  • DR4 (14 Artists)

Facilities

  • Green Room, Laundry Room (washing machine, tumble dryer).

Prompt Corner

  • Stage Manager's desk stage-left or stage-right.
  • Safety curtain control situated down stage right.

Get-In

  • Access through Front Doors off Gordon Street
    • Door Height 6'8" 2.05m
    • Door Width 3'11" 1.11m
  • Access through Rear of Theatre (See Technicians for details of entry difficulties)
    • Door Height 7'6" 2.3m
    • Door Width 7'9" 2.38m

Miscellaneous Stage Equipment

  • Black Serge Drop 40' x 24'
  • Black Serge Drop 40' x 24' (In two halves)
  • 1 x Black House Border 36' x 10'
  • 4 x Black Serge Legs 24' x 8'
  • 3 x Black Serge Legs 23' x 8'
  • 2 x Black Borders 36' x 6'
  • 2 x Black Borders 36' x 8'
  • 8 x Black masking Flats 20' x 6'
  • 2 x Black "Book" Flats
  • On-Stage Half 23' x 6'
  • Off-Stage Half 20' x 6'
  • 1 x White Cyclorama 37' x 29'

Audio Visual

1 x Panasonic PTD3500E data projector (3500 ANSI lumens) (extra cost)

1 x Laser Pointer
(other AV equipment is sometimes available. Please contact the Technical Manager for details and costs)

Piano

A Baby Grand Piano is available. Please contact the Technical Department for information and costs.

Lx Equipment List

Lantern Stock

  • 12 x ETC Source 4 - 19 Degree 575W Profile
  • 10 x Freedom 18/32 - 600w Profile
  • 18 x Sil 30 - 1kw Profile
  • 8 x ETC Source 4 Zoom - 575w Profile
  • 10 x Starlette PC - 1kw
  • 14 x Alto - 2kw
  • 32 x Cantata F - 1kw
  • 2 x Starlette - 2kw Fresnel
  • 27 x Parcan - (CP61 or CP62 heads)
  • 2 x Parcans - (short nose)
  • 6 x Berkey Cyc Battens 650w - 4 compartment
  • 2 x Followspot - Pani 1202 , 1200w HMI, long throw

Rigging

  • Internally wired bars 3 x 18 Way I.W.Bs
  • Advance Bars - 2 x 12 Way I.W.B.
  • 6 x Shin Stands
  • 4 x Stands (Max height 8')
  • 6 x Ballet booms (Max height 8') (20 x Boom arms approx.)
  • 8 x Ladders 3 Rung.

Control

  • Strand 520i 250 channel Lighting board
  • 136 ways of dimming. 128 x 2.5kw , 8 x 5kw. (Hard wired. Strand LD90)

Power

  • 1x 63A 3 Phase Supply Ceeform outlet in Workshop.
  • 1 x 63A single phase supply RCD Protected Ceeform outlet. (Situated Stage Left)

Sound Equipment List

Amps

  • 4 x Yamaha P2500
  • 1 x ARX SX1500
  • 1 x Yamaha P2350

Speakers

  • F.O.H
    • 2 x Martin Bass Bins
    • 4 x Martin W3s
    • 2 x Martin EM56
  • Onstage
    • 4 x RCF 312-a Active Monitor
    • 3 x JBL EON 15

Microphones

  • 5 x Shure SM58
  • 2 x Shure SM57
  • 4 x AKG 747
  • 1 x Sennheiser e825s
  • 1 x Sennheiser e815s
  • 1 x AKG d65s
  • 1 x AKG D112 mic
  • 2 x Sure Radio Microphones (Handheld or Lapel)

Stands

  • 15 x Boom Stands
  • 6 x Short Boom Stands
  • 4 x Table Stands

Desk

  • 1 x Allen and Heath GL2800 (32:8:2) (permanent position at rear of Stalls)

Playback

  • 1 x Dennon DN - D4000 Dual CD Player
  • 1 x Sony DVP NS300 DVD Player
  • 1 x Tascam CD-401 mk2 CD Player
  • 1 x Tascam MD301 mk2 Minidisc Player / Recorder

A small ammount of other playback equipment is sometimes available, please contact the Technical Department.

Auxiliary Equipment

  • 4 x EMO DI Box (passive)
  • 1 x MTR stereo DI box (active)
  • 1 x 32 send 8 return 50m Multicore and stagebox (permanently installed stage left)

Processing

  • 2 x DBX 231 Graphic Equaliser
  • 1 x Yamaha Q2031 Graphic Equaliser
  • 2 x DBX 266XL dual channel Compressor/Gate
  • 1 x T.C.Electronic D.TWO Multitap Delay unit
  • 1 x Alesis Akira Digital multi effects unit
  • 1 x Yamaha SPX 990 Digital multi effects unit

Cable

  • A quantity of XLR cable
  • A quantity of interconnection cable, adapters etc.

Communications

  • Tecpro Masterstation
  • 6 x Tecpro Beltpacks and Headsets
  • Prompt Desk with 6 cuelights, FOH paging, Backstage paging, and built in headset.