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Tech Specs

DRESSINg ROOMS

  • 1 large dressing room 3.5m x 4m

  • 1 small dressing room 2.4m x 2.4m

  • 1 small dressing room 2.7m x 2.4m

  • 1 toilet and shower

  • The dressing rooms have visual and audio show relay
     

STAGE

  • Width pros to pros: 27ft (8.27m)

  • Depth back wall to front of stage:  25ft (7.62m)

  • Pros height: 15ft 5 in (4.7)m

  • Height to grid from stage: 16ft

  • Stage height from auditorium floor: 3ft 2in (1m)

  • Walkway from wing to wing at the stage rear (30 inches wide)

  • Surface: MDF (painted black)

  • View stage plan: Savoy Theatre Stage Plan
     

PROMPT DESK

  • Down stage stage left

  • Visual show relay

  • CCTV display

  • Comms control (2 channels)

  • Cue light control

  • Clock

  • Show timer

  • Calls to dressing rooms, auditorium and foyer
     

FLYING

  • There is no counterweight flying system and no height to enable sets to be flown. There are however two wipe tracks to wipe 4 cloths.
     

LOADING

  • Loading:- Via our yard and fire exit, prompt side

  • Width:- 4ft 8in (1.47m)

  • Height:- 6ft 8in (2.1m)

  • Step height 3in (0.07m)
     

ORCHESTRA PIT

  • The theatre does have an orchestra pit area, however stage depth will be reduced by 5ft (1.5m)

  • Pit depth:- 5ft (1.5m)

  • Pit length:- 22ft (6.7m)

  • Pit rail height:- 3ft 6in (1.06m)

  • Mic inputs (10)

  • Foldback outputs (2)

  • Camera input

  • Video input/output

  • Cue lights and comms
     

AUDITORIUM

  • Total seating capacity – 207

  • Stalls - 154 (raked)

  • Circle - 53 (tiered)

  • Plus 4 wheel chair spaces to the rear of the stalls

  • Ceiling height - 19ft (5.8m)

  • Width wall to wall - 46ft 7in (14.2m)
     

LIGHTING

  • Desk 1: Custom built, 256 channel, 256 memory, 16 sub groups of 8 pages

  • Desk 2: MA Scancommander (to run intelligents)

  • 3 x DMX circuits from control room to stage (circuit 1 main desk), (circuit 2 intelligents), (circuit 3 spare)

  • FOH balcony: 18 circuits (12 dimmable, 6 non-dim)

  • FOH aud: 22 curcuits (12 dimmable, 2 non-dim, 4 reserved

  • Side stage slots: 8 curcuits (4 each side dimmable)

  • Stage bar 1: 16 circuits (12 dimmable, 4 non-dim)

  • Stage bar 2: 24 circuits (18 dimmable, 6 non-dim)

  • Stage bar 3: 20 circuits (18 dimmable, 2 non-dim)

  • Cyc lighting: 6 x 4 cell 500 watts each (4 circuits)

  • Available dimmers: 82

  • LED units consisting of 27 x ADJ Performer 18s
     

POWER

  • Lighting: max 80 amps per phase (incl aux)

  • Aux: 32 amps single phase (P.S stage wall)

  • 13 amp sockets PS and OP

  • Please note: The lighting power consumption is monitored by computer and will shut down in 60 secs if overloaded
     

LANTERNS

Rig plan currently being updated
 

EFFECTS

  • Strobe

  • Tubular ripple

  • Water

  • Flames

  • Clouds

  • Smoke

  • U.V

  • 2 x mirror balls

  • 1 x DF50 Hazer

  • 2 x Tecnohaze smoke machines

  • 1 x Martin smoke machine

  • 1 x ZR12 smoke machine

  • 1 x Le Maitre mini mist smoke machine (cannisters at additional cost)

  • 2 x large snow machines
     

INTELLIGENT LIGHTS

  • 4 x MHS250 (250 watt), (pre-rigged) with 7 colours, 4 gobos. (pre-rigged on N0.1 stage bar)

  • 4 x ITM (250 watt) mirror scans with 5 colours and 5 gobos. (pre-rigged on stage apron bar)

  • 4 x ITM (250 watt) mirror scans with 5 colours and 5 gobos. (pre-rigged on No.3 stage bar).

  • 4 x Wash 250’s CMY
     

GOBOS

Many different styles available. Contact theatre for a full list.
 

FOLLOWSPOTS

  • 2x 1kW followspots, with colour magazines

  • 2x video lines

  • Comms and cue lights
     

SOUND

  • Desk: Mackie SR40-8, 40 into 8 into 3 with 1 to 8 effects mixes and 1 to 8 monitor mixes. (desk cannot be moved)

  • FOH output: 2.6Kw. (tri-amped

  • Foldback: 6 x 200 watt, 2 x 100 watt

  • Lines to stage: (PS):- 24 balanced mic inputs

  • Lines to pit: 10 balanced mic inputs

  • Lines to stage (OP): 12 balanced mic inputs

  • Lines to stage (grid) 2 balanced mic inputs
     

MEDIA

  • 2 x mini disc players

  • 2 x CD players

  • 1x double cassette player / recorder

  • 1 x DAT Recorder / player

  • 1x compact flash card recorder/ player

  • PC for playing audio and MIDI files

  • 1 x Roland sound canvas (for MIDI file playback)
     

EFFECTS

  • 1 x TC Electronics D2

  • 1 x TC Electronics M1

  • 1 x TC Electronics Triple C

  • 1 x TC Helicon Voice Prism 

  • 1 x Alesis MIDIVerb

  • 1 x Roland SRV-2000 reverb processor

  • 1 x Vocalist II Digital Harmoniser

  • 1 x Fostex D2424 Digital Multitrack Recorder

  • Various sound effects CDs
     

pyrotechnics

  • 4 x Le Maitre standard firing pods

  • 4 x Confetti cartridge firing pods

  • 1 x 6-way controllertly

  • 1 x 2-way controller

  • All necessary cables

  • NOTE: The theatre is licensed to use pyrotechnics during any performance, however you would need to discuss this with the theatre technicians before your production. No persons under the age of 21 are to use or fire pyrotechnics.
     

​weaponry

  • The theatre holds a selection of blank firing guns, various swords and other weaponry. It is important that you inform the theatre if you are using gunfire and all necessary health and safety measures would need to be risk assessed for this.
     

patching

  • All mic returns are patchable to any desk channel.
    Effects and foldback is patchable through a Clear One XAP800 processor via PC software to allow the following:

    • 0 x effects and 8 foldback, 1 x effect and 7 foldback, 2 effects and 6 foldback, 3 effects and 5 foldback, 4 effects and 4 foldback, 5 effects and 3 foldback, 6 effects and 2 foldback, 7 effects and 1 foldback, 8 effects and 0 foldback
       

processing

  • 1 x DEQ-5 digital graphic equaliser

  • 1 x Behringer dual compressor / limiter

  • 1 x Aphex aural exiter

  • 1 x Behringer 3 way crossover (these are hard wired into the output of the main system only)

  • NOTE: The sound system is generally limited to between 92 and 96 dB and will only be altered by the in house Technician and at his / her discretion

  • 4 x Alesis dual compressor / limiters

  • 2 x Behringer 4 channel compressor / limiters

  • 4 x Alesis MEQ-230 dual graphic equalisers (all patchable to desk channels)
     

MICS

  • 9 x Shure SM58

  • 5 x Shure 545

  • 5 x Shure SM57

  • 1 x EV RE20

  • 2 x AKG 451 (CK3)

  • 2 x C-DUCER piano mics

  • 2 x PZM floor mics
     

RADIO MICS

  • 14 x Trantec UHF radio mics with headsets)

  • 8 x Trantec VHF radio mics (with headsets)

  • 4 x Trantec VHF handheld radio mics
     

d.i. boxes

  • (Direct-Inject Boxes). For connecting electronic musical instruments / amplifiers directly into the P.A. system

  • 8 x passive

  • 3 x active

  • 1 x 4 way active
     

loop

  • We have a loop system for the hard of hearing. Auditorium and stalls are served by separate amplifiers.
     

musical

  • Roland electric stage piano

  • 1 x RAT lit music stand, plus various others (not lit)
     

audio/visual

  • 1 x Sanyo PLC-XF71 video projector, mounted on FOH spot bar (cannot be moved)
    1 x Sanyo PLC-XP18C, mounted over stage apron (cannot be moved)
    1 x Sanyo PLC-XP100 video projector, mounted on front of circle (cannot be moved)

  • 1 x VHS video recorder / player

  • 1 x Sony hard disc video recorder / player

  • 2 x DVD players.

  • 1 x PC (windows 7 based) for AV use

  • 1 x Eventix video mixer (with remote)

  • 1 x Plasma screen for MD, director relay, and prompting (front centre circle)

  • All video lines are fully electronically patchable
     

CAMERAS

  • 1 x pan / zoom camera (FOH circle)

  • 1 x static camera (FOH circle)

  • 1 x wide angle static camera (FOH circle)

  • 1 x camera (FOH pros)

  • 1 x camera (viewing the auditorium from stage)
     

control room

  • Situated at the rear of the auditorium, to the right. Enclosed (two large openings, no glass windows)

  • Lighting, sound and AV positions with cameras on all personnel for relay to the plasma screen on the circle

  • Call mic from control room to auditorium, foyer, dressing rooms and yard

  • Rear of the auditorium (in front of control room) 
    The following tie lines are available at this position:

    • 2 x balanced line outputs

    • 2 x unbalanced line outputs

    • 2 x video I/O, comms and cue lights
       

general

  • Steel deck rostra: 4 pieces (8ft x 4ft)

  • Heights of rostra: 6in, 18in, 1ft, 2ft, 3ft

  • Scenery and props: (contact theatre)

  • Various cloths: (contact theatre)

  • Scaffolding and fittings: (contact theatre)

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Please note: All electrical items brought in by an external company hiring the venue must be PAT tested and meet at least the minimum safety standards required. The technicians have the right to refuse the use of any equipment deemed to be unsafe or failing a PAT test. Don't worry! If required, we can PAT test on site.

 

The theatre is constantly upgrading and adding equipment. We will endeavour to add the changes to this list as often as we can.

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