Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
Technical Specification:
Contacts
General Enquiries -
Technical Manager - Lawrence Chicon
01284 829954
Please take note of the agreed number of technical hours within the contract. The visiting company will be charged for any time beyond the amount agreed.
Additional working hours and equipment you may require not listed in this technical specification must be negotiated in advance with the resident team.
Equipment hire costs must be covered by the visiting company unless agreed in the contract.
The Theatre Royal equipment is also used on touring productions. Please check the availability before your arrival.
The Theatre is a 16amp venue therefore if you are hiring directly or providing your own LX equipment please ensure you order either 16amp connections or 16-15amp converters.
Get In
There is no long term parking at the Theatre Royal.
The Theatre Royal has limited parking on the buildings’ forecourt for the purposes of Get In/Out. All vehicles must be removed from the forecourt before the arrival of the public.
The get in route starts at the front of the building goes through the restaurant and into the loading bay at the rear of the stage. The ground slopes downward from the front door.
Get In Door (Arched): 2900 mm Height
1150 mm Width
Dock Door Dimensions: 5100 mm Height
1620 mm Width
The Stage
The Theatre Royal is a proscenium arch Theatre with a removable forestage in two sections. Other configurations are possible in consultation with the Senior Technicians. Changes in configuration will have an impact on audience capacity and there may be labour costs to cover depending on contract. The stage floor is wooden planked covered with 6mm MDF painted black.
Dimensions
Proscenium 7.25m Width
5.40m Height
Main Stage 13.00m Width
10.00m Depth
Apron Stage 6.50m Width
1.10m Depth
Georgian Forestage 6.50m Width
2.20m Depth
Stalls to Stage floor 1.09m Height
Traps
The Theatre is equipped with a counterweight trap which requires two persons to operate.
The resident team must be notified at least one month prior to the visiting company’s arrival if traps are required. The use of traps will incur material and labour costs.
Flying
There is NO fly tower.
A freestanding grid structure supports all over head bars. Wooden roof joists run through the grid at structural points. This limits the height of set the Theatre can accommodate.
Height from stage floor to grid – 6900 mm
Height from stage floor to bar deads – 6200 mm
Height from stage floor to roof joists – 6060 mm
There is NO IRON. The Theatre has a painted front cloth sited directly behind the proscenium arch. This is a smoke curtain which we have no legal requirement to show. The curtain is not mechanised and requires a member of the resident team to operate it.
The grid contains:
- 11 x hemp rope sets
- 10 x steel rope electric winches as marked (orange) on the stage plan.
- 5 x internally wired bars for LX (12 Channels on each)
Hoist 1 (LX 1) will accept a 600 Kg SWL. All other hoists are limited to a 250 Kg SWL.
Hoist Positions
Measurements taken from setting line
Hoist 1 – 1136 mm Hoist 6 – 6382 mm
Hoist 2 – 2183 mm Hoist 7 – 7106 mm
Hoist 3 – 3291 mm Hoist 8 – 7775 mm
Hoist 4 – 4005 mm Hoist 9 – 8191 mm
Hoist 5 – 4872 mm Hoist 10 – 9472 mm
Hoist 10 may not be available for use. Please check with the resident team prior to arrival.
Orchestra Pit
Full Pit 6.60m Width
4.00m Depth
Half Pit 6.60m Width
3.00m Depth
The standard configuration for the theatre does not include the orchestra pit.
Changes in configuration will have an impact on audience capacity and there may be labour costs to cover depending on contract
Pianos
If the visiting company requires a Piano, these can be hired from a local provider by the resident team. Please allow good time for this.
Equipment hire costs must be covered by the visiting company unless otherwise agreed in the contract.
Masking
- 3 x straight black borders Width 10.00m Height 2.00m
- 4 pairs of soft black masking legs 6.00m x 1.50m
- 1 x set of black travelers
- 1 x set of red travelers.
- 1 x full black Width 10.00m Height 6.00m
- 2 x Traveler Track
- 2 x Wipe Tracks, all 10.00m.
- Cyclorama: White Cotton: Height 6.00m Width 10.00m
- Black Gauze Height 6.00m Width 10
Backstage
Dressing Rooms
Access to the dressing rooms is through the stage door at the side of the theatre. A visiting company access code will be provided on arrival.
The theatre has seven dressing rooms: 2 large, 4 medium, 1 small.
All dressing rooms have mirror lights, costume rails and hot and cold water wash basins.
There are two toilets and one shower backstage for the use of the visiting company. Dressing room 2 is equipped for disabled access and has an en-suite toilet and shower.
Other Facilities
The Theatre has a laundry room equipped with two automatic washing machines and two tumble dryers. Iron and ironing board are available on request.
The Green Room has tea and coffee making facilities as well as a fridge, microwave and filtered water dispenser. House keeping is not provided, please ensure the green room is left clean and tidy after the get out.
Show Control
Lighting
The control room is located in the Gallery and is equipped with an ETC Congo Junior lighting board and all relevant accessories.
The Theatre has 120 ways of dimming:
2.5k dimmable circuits –
36 front of house
72 at stage level
5k dimmable circuits –
12 at stage level
The Theatre Royal is a 16amp venue therefore, if you are hiring or providing your own LX equipment please ensure you order either 16amp connections or 16-15amp converters.
Lamp Stock
Fresnel Profiles
Alto 2kW 4
Patt 243 2kW 4 Source 4 Jnr 25˚/50˚ 12
Patt 743 1kW 12 Source 4 19˚ 16
CCT Fresnels 1kW 16 Cantata 18˚/32˚ 12
Cantata Fresnel 1.2kW 8
Parcan 20
Floods
Starlette 1kW 12
Also available 2 x 36˚ and 2 x 50˚ lenses for Source 4
Parcan CP60, CP61 and CP62 are available. Please liaise with the resident team for quantities.
Sound
Desks
- 1 x Allen & Heath GL4000 40 channel, 8 sub groups 2 main mix outputs (+mono sum) 10 aux outputs.
- 1 x Soundcraft, 8 Mono + 4 stereo inputs, 3 Aux outputs,
Amps
- Front of house amps run through a BSS Soundweb delivering a house EQ and delays.
- 3 x Yamaha P5000s,
- 1 x Yamaha P1600 Amp,
Effects
- 1 x Yamaha SPX1000 Effects Unit
Speakers (FOH)
- 4 x dB Technologies Arena 8 Pro
- 2 x HK CT108
- 2 x JBL Control 1 (Delayed Gallery Fills)
- 2 x EV 606 Sub Bass Speakers
Monitors
- 2 x HK CT112 Speakers
- 4 x Electro Voice S200 Speakers
- 2 x Shermann Audio wedges
Microphones
- 2 x Shure SM58
- 2 x Shure SM57beta
- 3 x Shure SM57
- 6 x Behringer condenser mics
Playback
- 2 x Sony Mini Disc
- 2 x Numark dual CD players with auto pause
- 4 x DI Boxes
The Theatre audio mixing desk is positioned in the Gallery, auditorium right. Any alteration to this must be arranged before tickets go on sale.
Lighting and Sound are operated from separate positions. Alternative arrangements can be made for LX and sound to be operated by the same person in certain circumstances in liaison with the resident team.
Rules and Regulations
No Smoking Policy
The Theatre Royal is a National Trust building. This means there is no smoking policy across the entire site. Please dispose of cigarette ends in the bins provided.
Notification of Flame/Smoke/Pyrotechnic Effects
Visiting companies are asked to provide the theatre with one months notice if using they are using any of the above effects on stage. As the theatre is a National Trust building, permission will need to be obtained from the licensing authority by the resident team.
Flame proofing
It is a requirement of the Theatre Royal and the licensing authority that all set, properties, furniture and costumes meet with existing regulations regarding fire and flame proofing, and that all set, properties and costumes are maintained to meet these regulations.
Electrical Safety
It is a requirement of the Theatre Royal and the Licensing Authority that all electrical equipment brought into the building by a visiting company must have a current PAT safety test. Any equipment found to be untested will not be used. A charge of £7.00 per item will be made to the visiting company for any PAT testing of electrical equipment by the resident team.