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Arnolfini


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Contact Information

Address
6 Narrow Quay
Town
Bristol
County
Bristol
Postcode
BS1 4QA
Email
lx@arnolfini.demon.co.uk
Main Contact
0117 9299191
Company Manager
 
Box Office
0117 9299191
General Admin
0117 9299191
Stage Door
 
Fax
0117 9253876
Website
arnolfini.demon.co.uk
Website Technical Page
 

Theatre Staff

Technical Manager
 
Chief Electrician
ditto
Sound Technician
n/a
Stage Manager
n/a
Stage Carpenter
n/a
Flyman
n/a
Wardrobe Contact
n/a
FOH Contact/Manager
Polly Cole
Accomodation list is available from
Helen Cole (Live Programmer)
 
 
 

Stage Details (all dimensions are in metres.)

Type of stage (pros, thrust etc)
Black box type studio
Rake
no
Surface
Half-sprung wooden flooring, painted bla
Is drilling or other fixing allowed?
no
Type of flying system
none
Total number of lines
 
Barrel (pipe) diameter
 
Barrel length
 
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
none
Weight Restrictions
check with technicians on case-by-case b
Are stage plans available? If so, where from?
yes, call Ewen (chief) or Bob (deputy). Should be available on line soon
 

Stage Management facilities

Prompt corner pos.
n/a however coms etc can be placed SR or
FOH call facilities?
No, FOH usually talk to performers direc
Q-Lights?
No, but tannoy announcement is made
Bar Bells?
Not with ease.
Q-Lights Movable?
 
First aid box?
One at FOH, one in Gallery Workshop

Overall Dimensions

Size of Prosc:

Width
No pros, 10.5m wide at narrowest point
Height
n/a

Wing Space:

Stage Left
1m
Height of Grid
6.5m
Stage Right
1m
Setting line to rear of prosc
Stage depth variable between 6.5 and 10
Setting line to front edge of stage
 
Setting line rear wall
 

Are these available?

House tabs
no
Cyc.
Yes, cream coloured wool one. Normally

Blacks:

Borders
no
Legs
no
Tabs
no

Unusual or unexpected features

eg) Get in - height, drop, ramp etc...
One step up, two steps down, located SL of stage

LX & Sound Details

Power available and location:

Lighting
Control normally located in tech room, to rear of auditorium, but can be moved to any space in the auditorium with notice.
Sound
As above

LX & Sound Details

Additional power supplies available:
3 Phase connection-point (60 amperes TPN) under cinema screen
Lighting Control
Compulight Photon Spark 4D

Number of dimmers and ratings:

On stage
72 x 2.5Kw located in tech room linked t
FOH
n/a
Any patching/twinning
Yes, all of em

Lanterns available in fixed location:

Profiles
n/a
Fresnels
n/a
Cyc Floods
n/a
Follow Spots
n/a
Movable lanterns list
24 x 1K CCT Sil 30 Profile spots
39 x 1K CCT Starlette/ADB Fresnels with
7 x 1K CCT PAR 64 Parcans, Rockette type
 
 
Rigging (Tallescope/ladder etc)
1 x Tallescope, 2 x Ladders for lower la

Sound

Indication of tie lines
10 x tie lines from stage to tech room
Mixer position
tech room usually
Equipment available
Allen & Heath GL3 sound mixer (16-4-2-1)
FoH system 4 x Bose 802 speakers, 2 x Bo
CD Player, MD Player, 2 x tape players,
2 X HIT Mosfet 500 w power amps, MXR Dua
3 x Shure SM 58 microphones, 3 x AKG D19
Headset/comms details
Canford Audio Tecpro 3 circuit power supply, 4 x single muff headset/belt-packs
 

Accomodation

Dressing rooms
2, One with sink
Showers & toilets
Located close to Dressing Rooms
Access to stage
Down stairs to SR or SL backstage crossover corridor, larger entrance also in SR wings
Wardobe facilities
Washing machine (slow) and dryer (ditto) available as is iron and board
 
Wig room & facilities
n/a

Orchestra

Pit size (permanent or variable)
n/a

Equipment Available

Lit music stands
One double stand
Chairs
can pull together 7 or 8 stylish black o
Net
n/a
Rostra
n/a
Double bass pin boards
 
Sound baffles
 

Orchestra Accomodation

Band Rooms
n/a

Other

Any other features
Arnolfini auditorium is a fully functioning cinema as well as hosting a variety of talks, live art performances and dance pieces. Therefore we have a cinema screen ( protected by black tabs) on the rear wall of the auditorium. This is not movable.
Arn

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