Lyric Theatre

Lyric Theatre

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Auditorium

Raked floor: Stalls seats divided by two aisles
Circle and Gallery have continental seating
Full seating capacity: 1,181 comprising: Stalls 466, Circle 274, Gallery 441
If small orchestra pit used: 1,143
If large orchestra pit used: 1,093

Performing Area

Main stage: 24m(W) x 16m(D) x 27m(H) to Grid
Wing spaces: 4m(W) (1.5m at SR, 2.5m at SL) x 16m(D) x 8.8m(H) to ceiling
Rear stage: 18m(W) x 13m(D) x 8.8m(H) to ceiling
Side stage (SL): 12.8m(W) x 14m(D) x 8.8m(H) to ceiling

Orchestra Pit

Small orchestra pit: 15.6m(W) x 3.5m(D) x 3.5m(H) accommodating approx. 30 musicians (38 auditorium seats lost through use)
Large orchestra pit: 15.6m(W) x 6.1m(D) x 3.5m(H) accommodating approx. 60 musicians (88 auditorium seats lost through use)

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Seating Plan

Hanging Plot (PDF)

Hanging Plot (Excel)

Technical Drawing (PDF)

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Technical Drawing (CAD)

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FOH Lighting Plan

House Speaker Position

Dressing Rooms Allocation

Venue Information

Technical Information

Stage

Proscenium stage; flat floor with 2 hydraulic forestage lifts for small or large pit / thrust stage
Floor surface: painted tempered hardboard over 1" plywood, well-sprung
Stage floor loading 500kg/m²
Dance flooring: choice of grey / black marley
Proscenium opening variable 12.8m - 18m W x 6m - 9m H
Forestage: depth of apron in front of the setting line 2.08m or 4.48m
Stage floor 0.9m above auditorium floor

Flying System

63 counterweighted bars(CW), single purchase, (SWL 600kg)
10 motorized bars above performing area (M) (SWL 750kg)
Main flying bar lengths 18m, extendable to 22m
3 motorized bars in front of the proscenium arch (FM) (SWL 750kg)
4 double purchase side counterweight bars (SL/SR) (SWL 600kg)
6 side motorized bars (M) (SWL 750kg)
Rear stage: 5 electric winch bars (SWL 250kg each)
Side stage: 3 hand winch bars (SWL 250kg each)

Permanent attachments

House Curtain on CW7 (drop only)
Acoustic shell ceiling panels on lines FM5, M2, M6, CW16, CW25, CW34, CW43, CW52

Masking & Soft Hanging

Green velour house curtain
2 sets black full tabs (size: 20m W x 10m H), 2 sets black half tabs (size: 12m W x 10m H)
6 sets black borders (size: 20m W x 5m H), 5 pairs of black legs (size: 5m W x 10m H), all wool serge
Flat Gerriets "Opera" cyclorama / projection screen for front and back projection (size: 18m W x 10m H)
Black gauze & White gauze (size: 20m W x 10m H)
Various black masking flattage
SL Side masking on tracks under fly floor
SR Side masking on line M63, M64
Rear stage masking and wraparound black cyc on tracks

** Stage Equipment

Cougar XLT 2900 hydraulic lift (max 8.8m H)
Instant Tallescope 50524 (max. 7.5m H)

**Dressing Rooms

Accommodating 89 persons total
Dressing Rooms Nos. 1-5 at stage level, Stage Right
Dressing Rooms Nos. 7-9, 10-14 one floor below stage level with staircase access
All equipped with access codes locks and showers
DR1 for 3 persons (with toilet)
DR2 for 2 persons
DR3 for 5 persons (with toilet)
DR4 & 5 for 2 persons each
DR7 for 4 persons
DR8 for 6 persons
DR9 for 4 persons
DR10 for 13 persons
DR11 to 14 for 12 persons each

** Music Equipment

Musician chair x 100
Illuminated music stand x 60
Non-illuminated music stand x 90

** Pianos

Yamaha Baby Grand Piano (C6)
Yamaha Upright (U1A)
* Kawai Concert Grand Piano (GS100)

Acoustic Shell for Music Concert

Orchestral Concert 18mW x 12mD
Chamber Concert 14mW x 7.5mD

Control :

Room located in auditorium - circle rear left

Console :

ETC EOS Titanium( Eos Ti™) (DMX_4096)
with moving light control / effects / netware software options and full backup system
Strand STM 430 dimmers: 8 x 10kW, 92 x 5kW, 330 x 2kW
Control patch at switchboard, mains patch individually from Lektriflex multicores at Gallery

Luminaires :

Front of House:

ETC Source Four 750W 10° x 22
ETC Source Four 750W 14° x 14
ETC Source Four 750W 19° x 30
ETC Source Four Zoom 15° - 30° x 10
ETC Source Four EDLT 750W 19° x 10
ETC Source Four EDLT 750W 26° x 10
Robert Juliat 710SX 10/25 2kW x 10
Robert Juliat 714SX (15/40) 2kW x 10

Stage:

ETC Source Four 750W 26° x 20
ETC Source Four Zoom 15° - 30° x 20
ETC Source Four Zoom 25° - 50° x 20
CCT Starlette Fresnel 1kW x 30
CCT Starlette Fresnel 2kW x 60
Parcan 64 1kW x 50
Quartz Orion 1kW G.Row x 12
Strand IRIS 4 1kW Cyc. Flood x 8

Follow Spots :

Robert Juliat Cyrano 2.5kW HMI x 3

** Extra Luminaires (shared with other venues) :

Profiles:

ETC Source Four 750W 26° x 20
ETC Source Four Zoom 15° - 30° x 30
ETC Source Four Zoom 25° - 50° x 20

Fresnels:

CCT Minuette 650W x 10
CCT Starlette 2kW x 6
ADB TVM 5000 5kW x 4
* ARRI HMI 2.5kW Fresnel x 2
* ARRI HMI 4kW Fresnel x 2

Parcan 64 1kW x 16
Altman Zip Strip 50W 12 Degree MR16 Borderlight 2'-2" x 4, 6'-4" x 9
Thomas Cyc. Flood 4 1kW x 5

** Scenic Projection :

Pani BP-2 2kW x 4
Pani Effect Motor Unit for Pani BP-2 x 4
with 2 x flame wheels, 2 x fleecy cloud wheels, 2 x Stormy cloud wheels, 2 x water wheels

Lighting Positions :

Front of House:

L / R perches x 2
L / R Slot x 6
Light Bridge x 3
Circle front and Gallery front

Stage:

Wired spot bar x 7
Mobile ladder x 8
Mobile side light tower x 8

** Smoke Machines :

Le Maitre MVS Hazer x 2
Le Maitre MVS Smart Hazer x 2
Smoke Factory Captain D x 4

** Accessories and Effects :

Peasouper dry ice machine x 1
Aquafog 3300 dry ice machine x 2
A range of Lee filters stocked
UV lamp x 2
Martin Atomic 3000 DMX Strobe Light x 2

Auxiliary Power Supplies (220V 50Hz) :

Rear stage 300Amps 3 phase
Side stage 300Amps 3 phase
Connection - Bus Bars
Require: WR1 issued by REW & REC
REW (Registered Electrical Worker)
REC (Registered Electrical Contractor)

Console room at rear of auditorium stalls level

House Console:

DiGiCo Quantum 338 Digital Mixing Console

128 Input Channels, 58 Aux / Sub-Group busses sends, 18 x 18 Matrix output
DANTE 64@96 DMI option card

-Additional DiGiCo Quantum 338 Console can set up at the last two row of auditorium stalls level

Control Room SD-Rack layout:

48 analog inputs, 32 analog outputs
4(Stereo) AES inputs and 4(Stereo) AES outputs

Two floating SD-Rack at Stage/Pit:

32 analog inputs, 16 analog outputs

One floating Mini-Rack:

16 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs
4(Stereo) AES inputs and 4(Stereo)AES outputs

** Signal processing equipment :

BSS FCS960 equalizers
BSS DPR series comp/limiters
Lexicon PCM70 reverb unit
XTA GQ600 equalizers
Yamaha SPX990 multi-effect processor

** Playback equipment :

Marantz PMD331/ 340 CD players
Tascam SS-CDR200 Multi-media player/ Recorder

** Microphones :

Dynamic:

AKG: D12VR, D541E, D90S
AUDIX: D4, OM6
Electro-Voice: RE20
Sennheiser: BF531, e 835-S, MD421, MD422, MD738FE
Shure Beta57A, Beta58, SM57, SM58

Condenser:

AKG: CK1, GN30, GN50
AUDIX: M1250
DPA: dfacto II FA4018, SC4098-BX45, 4099, 2011C
Crown: PCC160
Neumann: KM140, KM184
Ramsa: WM-S5E
Sennheiser: BF5032
Shure SM85, SM87

** Wireless Microphones :

Sennheiser Digital 6000 series
Sennheiser Evolution 500 series
(Both series, with Lavalier or Handheld microphone)

Fixed House PA System :

Seven d&b audiotechnik Qi1 line array loudspeakers plus two Qi-SUB sub-woofers per side for Main Fill Left & Right
Eight d&b audiotechnik T10 line array loudspeakers for Main Centre Array
Five d&b audiotechnik 4S full range speakers for Front Fill at Front of Stage
Two d&b audiotechnik 10S full range speakers for Upper Gallery Fill hang on “Light Bridge 2”.
Two d&b audiotechnik 8S full range speakers for Gallery Side Box Fill hang on “Light Bridge 1”.
Six Apogee AFI-2 two-way full range speakers for surround system(Rear) installed at rear of stall, circle and upper gallery
BSS Soundweb programmable signal processing system with fixed EQs and system delay units

** Mobile Speakers :

Apogee: ACS-2
Bose: 402, 32se
Duran Audio: U-14 self-power loudspeaker
Fender: SPL-1282, SPL-1285
Galaxy Audio: GHSVC monitor, GPA5XD140 self-powered monitor
LEM: self-powered loudspeaker SPN6A, T3A, T5A, T5MA, T5SA
Meyer Sound: UPM-1P self-power loudspeaker
Tannoy Wildcats series (Jaguar, Puma)

Communication :

Intercom system available at Theatre all control points
Telex Wireless intercom system
Infrared monitor viewing stage
CCTV monitors in all foyers for latecomer

Auxiliary Sound Power Supplies (220V 50Hz) :

Side stage 32Amps single phase x 2
Connection - Socket

NOTE:

The Academy reserves the right to amend or upgrade venue facilities without notice.
* Optional equipment for which an additional daily hire charge will apply.
** These items are shared amongst several venues - their availability for a particular hiring is at the management's sole discretion.

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