Stage and Auditorium Floor Plans:
Stage Area:
- Style:
- On the flat
- Performing area:
- Approx 6m wide x 4.5m deep
- Wings:
- SL 4m, SR 1m
- Pros:
- 4.5, 5.0 or 6.1m wide x 3.2m high
- Power Supply:
- 4 double 13A sockets (2 on back wall of stage, and 1 in either wing), on a single 32A ring main.
- 2 x 32A 1ph sockets in SL wing
- Get-In:
- 1.40m wide x 1.98m high double door on side of building, straight onto the SL wing. Approx 40cm step down to road level.
Rigging:
- Height to 'grid':
- Approx 7m for down-stage and centre-stage. Approx 4m for up-stage.
- Flying bars:
- 5 hemp line sets over down-stage and centre-stage area. Adjustable position
- Up-stage backdrops use roll (olio) drops
- Flyrail located SR, stage level
- Masking & borders:
- 3 black, pairs of legs available, with borders
- Curtains
- Front tabs, burgundy
- Centre-stage traverse curtain, black
- Upper-stage traveler curtain, black
Auditorium:
- Dimensions:
- 7m wide x 8m deep x 3.2m high
- Seating:
- 70 raked seats. Front 4 rows and back row free standing. Remaining 3 rows fixed, but retractable
- Power Supply:
- 4 double 13A sockets, on a single 32A ring main.
- House Lights:
- Low voltage down lighters, controlled by a manual dimmer in the control box
- Disabled access:
- Level access to the front of the auditorium, and a lift for access to the rear
Lighting:
- Dimmers:
- 4 x Zero 88 Betapack II (DMX) dimmer racks, with 36-way patch bay, all located in the SL wing
- Lighting bars:
- Three 6-way 15A IWBs, fixed 4.1m above the stage area
- Two 3-way 15A sockets on the back stage wall
- One 6-way 15A IWB FOH, fixed 3.2m high
- Two 3-way 15A IWBs FOH 'perches', fixed 3.0m high
- Control:
- ETC SmartFade 2496, located in the control box at the back of the auditorium, and linked by DMX to the dimmers.
- Lanterns:
- 4 x SL 15/32
- 2 x SL 26
- 2 x SL 36
- 6 x Rama 150 (1KW), with barndoors
- 3 x S4 PAR, various lenses available, with barndoors
- 2 x PAR64 (1KW, CP60)
- 2 x Patt 23
- 3 x Patt 123
- 4 x LDR inno A1000 asymmetric 1KW floodlights
Sound:
- Mixer:
- Soundcraft SPIRIT FX16, located in the control box at the back of the auditorium.
- Equalisers:
- 2 x BSS Opal FCS-966 graphic equalisers. One for either amplifier.
- Playback:
- Tascam MD-305 minidisc player
- Tascam CD-A500 CD and cassette player
- 2 x Sony MDS JE520 minidisc players are available upon request
- Multicore:
- 10 XLR sends
- 1 XLR send and 1 XLR return for comms
- Speakers and Amplifiers:
- FOH: 2 x Nexo PS15 speakers, managed by a PS15 TD Controller MK II, driven by a Crown Macro-Tech MA-3600VZ amplifier
- Stage: 2 x Work WPL 1 speakers, driven by a Crown Xs500 amplifier
- Induction loop:
- SigNet AVX PDA1000 amplifier, fed by an ambient microphone above the stage.
- Microphones (available upon request):
- 1 x Sennheiser e912 BK
- 1 x Sennheiser e614
- 2 x Sennheiser ew345 G2
- 4 x Sennheiser ew312 G2
- Radio Mic Frequency Licencing:
- No PMSE licence. Licence exempt frequencies are used.
Video:
- Projector:
- Philips ProScreen PXG 20 (LC1241) - 1024x768, 3000 lumen
- Screen:
- White canvas backdrop, full width of stage
- Playback:
- DVD Player
- VHS Player
- Or any other VGA, composite, component or s-video source
Control Box:
Important Note: The control box has a perspex window between it and the auditorium, primarily to prevent the noise of the amplifier and projector cooling fans from distracting the audience. To work around this problem, the box has a speaker fed from a microphone located above the stage (same as used for the induction loop).
Stage equipment:
- Stonewood dual channel intercomm system. 2 beltpacks in control box, and 2 beltpacks on stage (1 in either wing)
- Zarges 3-Part Skymaster Ladder (3.0 - 6.9m)
- Two stepladders - One small and one medium
Backstage:
- Dressing rooms:
- 2 on ground floor, with interconnecting door
- The rear half of the first floor can also be used, if more space is required
- Toilets:
- 1 on ground floor
- 1 on 1st floor
Foyer (Ground floor):
- Seating:
- 4 Tables
- 15 Chairs
- Toilets:
- 1 Female
- 1 Male
- 1 Disabled
- Servery:
- Sink
- Hand basin
- Fridge
- 2 kettles
- 8 litre water boiler
Bar (1st floor):
- Seating:
- 3 Tables
- 12 Chairs
Lift:
- Serves all four levels of the theatre
- 400KG (5 person) capacity
Internet Access:
There is no Internet access available within the theatre.
Mobile Phone Coverage:
Due to the location of the theatre, mobile phones are unlikely to work.
Further Information:
If you have any further questions about a technical aspect of the theatre, just email enquiries@nairndrama.org.uk (response usually within 1 to 2 days), or alternatively contact the theatre manager (see the contact us page for details).
