The New Athenaeum Theatre
The New Athenaeum Theatre has hosted a number of events and performances including opera
productions, concerts, award ceremonies and conferences. 30 counterweighted flying bars are above
the stage ready to reveal your scenery.
Seating capacity
344
Possible room layouts
Theatre style
Stage dimensions
Proscenium Height: 7.18m
344
Possible room layouts
Theatre style
Stage dimensions
Proscenium Height: 7.18m
Proscenium Width: With tormentors out – 11.2m
With tormentors in – 8.0m
Stage Width: 21.5m
Stage Depth: 10.38m (setting line to rear columns)
Width between Fly Floors: 16.3m
Stage Rake: Nil
Stage Construction: Hardwood floor pallets (1.8m x 0.9m)
Pallets can be removed as traps into both pits
Stage Detail: See attached ground plans
Orchestra Pit: Movable 60 sqm – pit lift doubles as forestage
Lighting and Electrical
Power Supply (LX): 120 x 2.5kW 15Amp Permus dimmer outlets (10A Fuse)
18 x 5kW 32Amp Permus dimmer outlets (20A Fuse)
1 x 125Amp 3-Phase auxiliary power outlet located Upstage
Left. Beak-out coffin splits to 6 x 63Amp CEEFORM
supplies over 3 phases
13Amp power sockets available throughout venue
Power Supply (Sound): 16Amp Technical Earth sockets available onstage
13Amp Technical Earth sockets available in control rooms
LX Control Location: Back of auditorium in dedicated control room rear of stalls
LX Control Desk: MA Lighting Grand MA or Strand 520i
House Light Control: Through DMX from dimmers. House light override switch
placed on DB board at prompt position DSL
Incoming DMX: From desk, or production position mid-auditorium left
Outgoing DMX: Hard-line to dimmers with patch to both fly floors
Network: CAT-5 infrastructure fully patchable from control position
to stage and auditorium
Power Cables: Adequate stock of 2.5m, 5m, 10m & 20m 15Amp TRS cable,
Socapex and CEEFORM
Sound
Sound Control Location: Back of auditorium in dedicated control room or back of
Sound Control Location: Back of auditorium in dedicated control room or back of
stalls in FOH sound position
Mixing Desk: Soundcraft K3 - 32 channel or Yamaha LS9 - 32 channel
Patch: Full GPO in & out patch
Mic Inputs: 28 separate mic inputs spread across the venue
Playback: 2 x Denon MD-2300R Minidisk decks
CD playback available on request
Dynamics & Effects: 2 x DOD R-831 Graphic Equalisers
1 x Yamaha SPX 2000
1 x Yamaha REV 100
1 x Bel BD-80 Delay Unit
Amplification: 4 x Crown k2
1 x Cloud CX-A6 Hard-wired to ceiling speakers
Speaker Patch: 4-pin XLR in & out patch to whole venue
Speakers: 2 x Electrovoice 12x2 in centre cluster
1 x Electrovoice 15x2 in centre cluster
5 x Electrovoice S-200
2 x Electrovoice SH-1512
2 x Tannoy T40
2 x Tannoy Leopard
4 x Bose 802
18 x JBL ceiling speakers permanently installed to
auditorium circle ceilings
Microphones: Refer to Academy-wide microphone stock list to hire
Microphone Cable: Refer to Academy-wide cable stock list
Intercom: Technical Projects Intercom Hard-wired
Induction Loop: Yes – AVX PDA-1000 Induction Loop System
Show Relay: Yes – Relay hard wired out to source-selectable speakers
in all parts of the building
Air conditioning
Yes
Yes
Floor plans
On application
To arrange a viewing and or quotation please contact our Events Manager, Melanie
Simpson.
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