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Chequer Mead Arts Centre and Theatre


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Contact Information

Address
De La Warr Road
Town
East Grinstead
County
Sussex
Postcode
RH19 3BS
Email
info@chequermead.org.uk
Main Contact
01342 325577
Company Manager
 
Box Office
01342 302000
General Admin
01342 325577
Stage Door
extension from 01342 325577
Fax
01342 325587
Website
www.chequermead.org.uk
Website Technical Page
 

Theatre Staff

Technical Manager
Gavin Jones
Chief Electrician
n/a
Sound Technician
n/a
Stage Manager
n/a
Stage Carpenter
n/a
Flyman
n/a
Wardrobe Contact
n/a
FOH Contact/Manager
John Fisher
Accomodation list is available from
Admin - 01342 325577
 
 
 

Stage Details (all dimensions are in metres.)

Type of stage (pros, thrust etc)
Pros with apron
Rake
n/a
Surface
hardboard
Is drilling or other fixing allowed?
No
Type of flying system
Half height,100kg hemp, 500kg winch (LX
Total number of lines
 
Barrel (pipe) diameter
48mm
Barrel length
12m
Max load rating per set
100kg
Maximum out dead
 
Overall load rating
 
Spacing between lines
various
Distance of first available set of lines from US side of pros
 
Apron Width
5m
Apron Depth
3m
Traps/Size
 
Weight Restrictions
 
Are stage plans available? If so, where from?
 
01342 325577

Stage Management facilities

Prompt corner pos.
Bastard but moveable to control box or
FOH call facilities?
yes
Q-Lights?
yes
Bar Bells?
8 sets
Q-Lights Movable?
yes
First aid box?
In prompt desk and control room

Overall Dimensions

Size of Prosc:

Width
8m
Height
6m

Wing Space:

Stage Left
1.5m
Height of Grid
8.2m
Stage Right
1.5m
Setting line to rear of prosc
 
Setting line to front edge of stage
 
Setting line rear wall
 

Are these available?

House tabs
yes (winched on tab track)
Cyc.
yes (static,white,canvas)

Blacks:

Borders
3
Legs
3 sets
Tabs
1 set black

Unusual or unexpected features

eg) Get in - height, drop, ramp etc...
level get in from car park

LX & Sound Details

Power available and location:

Lighting
63/32A Ceeform
Sound
13A 32A 63A

LX & Sound Details

Additional power supplies available:
13A various locations
Lighting Control
Strand LBX

Number of dimmers and ratings:

On stage
36 (2.5k) on fly floor, 12 (2.5k) on sta
FOH
24 (2.5k) on bridge, 4 (5k) on bridge, 8
Any patching/twinning
twinning on all circuits

Lanterns available in fixed location:

Profiles
n/a
Fresnels
n/a
Cyc Floods
n/a
Follow Spots
2x ETC Source 4 (no colour mags)
Movable lanterns list
30 Strand Quartets (650w), 14 Strand Quartet PC (650w)
22 Strand Quartet Profile (650w)
10 Strand Leko 30 (1k), 2 CCT Starlette
20 Par 64 (1k), 4 Strand Nocturne Flood
5 Strand Codas (500w)
Rigging (Tallescope/ladder etc)
tallescope, 3 sizes of A frames

Sound

Indication of tie lines
 
Mixer position
rear stalls left or control room
Equipment available
Crest TC 24-4-2-1
Various outboard
CD, Minidisc, Cassette
FOH Graphic, Monitor Graphic
 
Headset/comms details
Canford Techpro (2 channel)
7 Beltpack, 1 in prompt desk, 8 headsets

Accomodation

Dressing rooms
2 (ground floor & first floor)
Showers & toilets
yes, both floors
Access to stage
SR
Wardobe facilities
iron and board
 
Wig room & facilities
n/a

Orchestra

Pit size (permanent or variable)
 

Equipment Available

Lit music stands
yes
Chairs
yes
Net
n/a
Rostra
 
Double bass pin boards
n/a
Sound baffles
n/a

Orchestra Accomodation

Band Rooms
n/a

Other

Any other features
 

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