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Birmingham Repertory Theatre


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Contact Information

Address
Broad Street
Town
Birmingham
County
Birmingham
Postcode
B1 2EP
Email
info@birmingham-rep.co.uk
Main Contact
0121 245 2000
Company Manager
 
Box Office
0121 236 4455
General Admin
0121 245 2000
Stage Door
0121 245 2000
Fax
0121 245 2100
Website
www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Website Technical Page
 

Theatre Staff

Technical Manager
 
Chief Electrician
 
Sound Technician
 
Stage Manager
 
Stage Carpenter
 
Flyman
 
Wardrobe Contact
 
FOH Contact/Manager
 
Accomodation list is available from
 
 
 
 

Stage Details (all dimensions are in metres.)

Type of stage (pros, thrust etc)
Main House: Proscenium Stage ; Studio th
Rake
Flat stage
Surface
6mm oil tempered hardboard on 1.2m squar
Is drilling or other fixing allowed?
 
Type of flying system
Counter-weighted
Total number of lines
56 (1-36 Double Purchase; 37-56 Single P
Barrel (pipe) diameter
50mm (ladder bars)
Barrel length
17 metre (bars 3 - 56)
Max load rating per set
 
Maximum out dead
 
Overall load rating
 
Spacing between lines
 
Distance of first available set of lines from US side of pros
 
Apron Width
 
Apron Depth
 
Traps/Size
 
Weight Restrictions
 
Are stage plans available? If so, where from?
Birmingham Rep Production Office
 

Stage Management facilities

Prompt corner pos.
Downstage Left Wing
FOH call facilities?
Prompt Desk
Q-Lights?
Announcement from prompt desk
Bar Bells?
14 available onstage
Q-Lights Movable?
 
First aid box?
Near prompt desk

Overall Dimensions

Size of Prosc:

Width
15 m (12.4m with false prosc in place)
Height
8 m

Wing Space:

Stage Left
Width 4.8m ; Depth 14.5m
Height of Grid
23 metres
Stage Right
Width 3.5m ;Depth 14.5m (+ W 5.2m ;Depth
Setting line to rear of prosc
 
Setting line to front edge of stage
 
Setting line rear wall
16.7 m

Are these available?

House tabs
 
Cyc.
 

Blacks:

Borders
 
Legs
 
Tabs
 

Unusual or unexpected features

eg) Get in - height, drop, ramp etc...
Dock doors height:5.4m ; width:3.6m. Get in is at stage level and continues from loading bay into workshop 11.6m before turning 90 degress through 2 soundproof scene dock doors(Ht;7.95m;W:4.3m) before entering main stage left wing.

LX & Sound Details

Power available and location:

Lighting
 
Sound
 

LX & Sound Details

Additional power supplies available:
 
Lighting Control
Strand 530i and Strand 510i (back-up)

Number of dimmers and ratings:

On stage
380
FOH
120
Any patching/twinning
 

Lanterns available in fixed location:

Profiles
 
Fresnels
6 x VL5B's (FoH)
Cyc Floods
 
Follow Spots
2 x 700W Foxies (bridge 2)
Movable lanterns list
200 Profiles (various)
120 Fresnels
200+ Parcans
4 x 5K's
30 floods (various types)
Rigging (Tallescope/ladder etc)
2 x Tallescopes; 3m Zarges

Sound

Indication of tie lines
 
Mixer position
Rear of auditorium
Equipment available
Midas XL400
Minidisc
CD
Sampler
 
Headset/comms details
20 off 4 channel switchable
 

Accomodation

Dressing rooms
Ground Floor :5 main stage; 3 for The DOOR (studio); First floor: 2; Basement - 2 (chorus rooms)
Showers & toilets
9 showers
Access to stage
SL and SR corridors from groundfloor dressing room corridor.
Wardobe facilities
 
 
Wig room & facilities
 

Orchestra

Pit size (permanent or variable)
 

Equipment Available

Lit music stands
 
Chairs
 
Net
 
Rostra
 
Double bass pin boards
 
Sound baffles
 

Orchestra Accomodation

Band Rooms
 

Other

Any other features
 

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