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Oxford Playhouse


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Contact Information

Address
Beaumont Street
Town
Oxford
County
Oxfordshire
Postcode
OX1 2LW
Email
firstname.lastname@oxfrodplayhouse.com
Main Contact
01865 305301
Company Manager
 
Box Office
01865 305305
General Admin
01865 305300
Stage Door
01865 305301
Fax
 
Website
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Website Technical Page
 

Theatre Staff

Technical Manager
Tim Boyd
Chief Electrician
Ashley Bale
Sound Technician
Andrew Wales ( Taff )
Stage Manager
Zeb Turner-Johnson
Stage Carpenter
Zeb Turner-Johnson
Flyman
Simon Ayloff ( Smee )
Wardrobe Contact
 
FOH Contact/Manager
Louise Birt
Accomodation list is available from
David Golder (Head Stage Door )
 
 
 

Stage Details (all dimensions are in metres.)

Type of stage (pros, thrust etc)
Proscenium
Rake
No
Surface
Hardboard
Is drilling or other fixing allowed?
Yes
Type of flying system
Double purchase counterweight
Total number of lines
25 c/w ,1hemp u/s ,various mobile hemps
Barrel (pipe) diameter
 
Barrel length
11m (extendable )
Max load rating per set
250 kg
Maximum out dead
10.7 m
Overall load rating
 
Spacing between lines
0.3m (approx.)
Distance of first available set of lines from US side of pros
0.5m
Apron Width
8.48m
Apron Depth
3.9m
Traps/Size
 
Weight Restrictions
 
Are stage plans available? If so, where from?
Website
Stage Door

Stage Management facilities

Prompt corner pos.
Moveable
FOH call facilities?
Yes
Q-Lights?
 
Bar Bells?
Yes
Q-Lights Movable?
Yes
First aid box?
Yes

Overall Dimensions

Size of Prosc:

Width
8.49m
Height
4.87m

Wing Space:

Stage Left
 
Height of Grid
10.79m
Stage Right
 
Setting line to rear of prosc
 
Setting line to front edge of stage
 
Setting line rear wall
 

Are these available?

House tabs
Yes
Cyc.
Yes

Blacks:

Borders
Yes
Legs
Hard and soft
Tabs
 

Unusual or unexpected features

eg) Get in - height, drop, ramp etc...
 

LX & Sound Details

Power available and location:

Lighting
200 amp 3 phase
Sound
32/16 amp

LX & Sound Details

Additional power supplies available:
technical
Lighting Control
Strand 520

Number of dimmers and ratings:

On stage
120 2.5k dimmers 12 5k dimmers
FOH
 
Any patching/twinning
 

Lanterns available in fixed location:

Profiles
52
Fresnels
52
Cyc Floods
12
Follow Spots
2
Movable lanterns list
 
 
 
 
 
Rigging (Tallescope/ladder etc)
Talley,Zarges,various ladders.

Sound

Indication of tie lines
 
Mixer position
FOH
Equipment available
 
 
 
 
 
Headset/comms details
 
 

Accomodation

Dressing rooms
7
Showers & toilets
On each of three floors,
Access to stage
 
Wardobe facilities
Washer,dryers,twin tub, irons plus board
 
Wig room & facilities
 

Orchestra

Pit size (permanent or variable)
As Apron with the loss of first 3 rows of seats

Equipment Available

Lit music stands
15
Chairs
As required
Net
 
Rostra
Various steeldeck
Double bass pin boards
 
Sound baffles
 

Orchestra Accomodation

Band Rooms
yes

Other

Any other features
Forestage ( apron ) rises to stage height and lowers to create orch. pit losing rows A,B,C.
Extensions to stage are possible with steeldeck losing rows A,B.

Change History: Authorised03-Jul-2007

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