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Spa Pavilion Theatre


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Contact Information

Address
Undercliff Road
Town
Felixstowe
County
Suffolk
Postcode
IP11 8AQ
Email
 
Main Contact
01394 283303
Company Manager
 
Box Office
01394 282126
General Admin
01394 283303
Stage Door
01394 283831
Fax
01394 278978
Website
 
Website Technical Page
 

Theatre Staff

Technical Manager
 
Chief Electrician
Dave Whiting (07802 475063)
Sound Technician
Pete Ryles (07801 179606)
Stage Manager
Roger Miller
Stage Carpenter
 
Flyman
 
Wardrobe Contact
 
FOH Contact/Manager
 
Accomodation list is available from
Theatre Manager
 
 
 

Stage Details (all dimensions are in metres.)

Type of stage (pros, thrust etc)
Pros.
Rake
Yes
Surface
Standard floor boarding painted matt bla
Is drilling or other fixing allowed?
No
Type of flying system
Winched and hemps - no fly tower
Total number of lines
19 - 8 winched + 11 hemps (no counter-we
Barrel (pipe) diameter
48mm (LX) and 26mm approx. (General)
Barrel length
10M approx.
Max load rating per set
-
Maximum out dead
4.9M DS - Slightly less upstage
Overall load rating
-
Spacing between lines
Various
Distance of first available set of lines from US side of pros
15cm
Apron Width
9.9M
Apron Depth
90cm to fire curtain line
Traps/Size
None
Weight Restrictions
-
Are stage plans available? If so, where from?
Yes
Stage Manager

Stage Management facilities

Prompt corner pos.
DSR
FOH call facilities?
Yes - also BGM & show relay
Q-Lights?
Yes
Bar Bells?
Yes - to orchestra pit only
Q-Lights Movable?
Yes - to a very limited degree
First aid box?
Yes

Overall Dimensions

Size of Prosc:

Width
9.9M
Height
5M approx.

Wing Space:

Stage Left
Yes - approx 9sq M.
Height of Grid
4.9M
Stage Right
Yes - approx 12sq M.
Setting line to rear of prosc
-
Setting line to front edge of stage
-
Setting line rear wall
-

Are these available?

House tabs
Yes - fixed speed, power driven
Cyc.
Yes - curved concrete off-white

Blacks:

Borders
Yes
Legs
Yes
Tabs
Yes

Unusual or unexpected features

eg) Get in - height, drop, ramp etc...
Limited turning access at rear of theatre

LX & Sound Details

Power available and location:

Lighting
120A 3-phase SR - tailed-in connection
Sound
63A 1-phase SR - CEE17 socket + various 13 sockets

LX & Sound Details

Additional power supplies available:
3 x 32A (1 per phase) SR - CEE17 socket
Lighting Control
Strand LBX (Kaleidoscope) + 72 x LD90 dimmers

Number of dimmers and ratings:

On stage
38 x 2.5Kw inc. 7 dip circuits located m
FOH
34 x 2.5Kw - two used for houselights
Any patching/twinning
Limited patching of some dimmers

Lanterns available in fixed location:

Profiles
24
Fresnels
28
Cyc Floods
4 x Coda 500/4
Follow Spots
2 x Strand Solo 1000 watt CID
Movable lanterns list
3 x Prelude 16/30 profiles
4 x Patt. T84 profiles
18 x Parcans inc. 2 floorcans - various
4 x Minuette 500watt floods
4 x Patt 123 fresnels
Rigging (Tallescope/ladder etc)
12-rung Zarges on stage. Ladder, scaffol

Sound

Indication of tie lines
32/8 - 16/4 stage box located at each en
Mixer position
In Control Room at rear of auditorium
Equipment available
32 channel Soundcraft K2 Theatre desk
Yamaha effects and graphics
HH amplification driving HH & Bose 802 s
4 x Shure lavalier radio mics. 1 can als
SM58 & various other cabled mics
Headset/comms details
7-station Techpro - fully re-configurable
SL, SR, Orchestra pit, LX, Sound & Follo

Accomodation

Dressing rooms
5 - 2 large, 2 small + Green Room
Showers & toilets
4 - 1 male, 1 female + 2 unisex
Access to stage
Double doors stage left and right
Wardobe facilities
Iron and ironing board only
 
Wig room & facilities
No

Orchestra

Pit size (permanent or variable)
9M x 1.5M - depth can be either approx 1M or full 1.6M

Equipment Available

Lit music stands
10
Chairs
100s
Net
No
Rostra
Yes - various
Double bass pin boards
No
Sound baffles
No

Orchestra Accomodation

Band Rooms
None

Other

Any other features
Lounge bar accessible directly from SL wing. Full catering facilities available. Details from the catering manager 01394 282957

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