UPPINGHAM SCHOOL THEATRE 32 Stockerston Road Uppingham Rutland LE15 9UD THEATRE INFORMATION PACK For External Hire Companies Theatre Technical & Venue Manager: Bex Key rsak@uppingham.co.uk : 01572 820826 External Hire Administrator: Rebecca Myatt enterprises@uppingham.co.uk : 01572 820800 1
CONDITIONS OF HIRE FOR UPPINGHAM THEATRE Front of House HOUSEKEEPING The Main House auditorium seats 280 or 260 if using orchestra pit Only the Main (Wooden) Doors at the front of the theatre are to be used for audience access, unless the patrons require use of the lift, when the Glass doors can be used. There must be a Front of House manager and a minimum of 3 Ushers for every performance. The Ushers are responsible for the safety of the audience and keeping a record of the number of people in the auditorium. The theatre can provide counter clickers for this if needed. There are radios available to help with communication between the Theatre Staff, FOH Manager, Bar and 1 other as needed. All Front of House Areas must be left clean and tidy. For performances where the performers are children (e.g. Dance Schools): Child Protection rules and Health & Safety are especially important where children are concerned, therefore the following rules have been put into place. The door from the Bar to the Studio Foyer will not be used during a performance so that the audience cannot enter the backstage area & vice versa. A sign will be in place on both sides. There should be a designated Stage Door Keeper who can monitor the entrance & egress of Staff and children to the Studio Foyer making sure that all sign-in sheets are up to date and that parents wait outside. The maximum number of people in the Venue at any one time are 280 Audience 250 Backstage (including Teachers, Helpers, Crew & Performers) Sign-in sheets must be kept in the Glass Foyer and EVERYONE must check in and out. The Stage Door Keeper must oversee this process. These lists must be typed out in, not written as people enter, so numbers can be checked in advance. Only those people whose names are on the sheets are to be allowed into the venue Parents/Guardians may check their child in at the desk but go no further. If at any point the staff member in charge of the venue deems that you are breaching this rule they can shut down the performance until numbers can be confirmed. 2
Naked Flames If you use naked flame on stage or pyrotechnics, you must inform us at least four weeks in advance. We will apply for permission from the local Fire Officer. 3
MAIN HOUSE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT LIST Stage Proscenium Opening 12.2m x 5.4m Wing Widths 4.57m SR/SL, 6.1m US Grid Height 9.45 m Proscenium Height 5.4m No rake MDF over Floorboards. Painted Black. Backstage crossover. Stage heated. Height of grid: Maximum Cloth height: 4.90m See plan for bar positioning. Masking: Borders & Split Black Tabs We have Black legs on tracking that can be moved and extended/retracted as needed. House Tabs Red Drawn Get-In via SL exit dock doors 3.05m x 6m. Access is around the back of the theatre. There is a step up of 4ft to the dock door from the ramp. Lighting ETC ION desk Socapex Cabling All fly bars can be used as LX if needed. 78 circuits 200 amps. 24 FOH & 53 ROH. Ability to add channels in both locations with Betapacks. Operated from Tech box at back of auditorium. 15 amp circuits. All able to be Dim/Relay/Hot (SmartPack Dimmers) 32amp outlet available on every patch panel. (4 way x 16amp convertor available) CAT5 (Ethernet) ports available on every patch panel Tallescope & Zarges available for focussing onstage 2 x Follow spots operated from LX box Lantern list, LX plans and stage plan attached. Sound Soundcraft Spirit mixer, 4 FOH EV SX300 Speakers, 2 moveable ROH speakers 4 x Speakon points onstage (4 corners) 5 x on-stage mic points. Twin CD and Tascam Mini-Disk Players Mini-Jack Input available for laptop. All operated from Tech box. Acoustics suitable of music and spoken word. 4
AV Panasonic DW740 Projector. 7,000lm HD, throw covers entire proscenium. White cloth available for projection. Connection points DSR Prompt Corner and in Tech Box. Stage Management Prompt corner = DSR Tecpro Comms system, 6 Sets available. CONTRACT NOTES FOR EXTERNAL HIRE COMPANIES 1. Security 2. Bar The Theatre, Technical & Venue Manager is responsible for main building access, Control Room and ensuring that the building is not left unattended when unlocked. Please ensure any door you use to exit the theatre is shut after you. Access is not available to the following areas without permission.- Workshop Tool Store, Electrical Store, Props Room The bar is run by the Theatre by prior arrangement and for a fee. 3. Lighting & Sound Equipment 4. Stage 5. Flying All equipment and cabling must be returned to its original positions. Additional portable dimmer racks can only be connected to the Lighting Board by prior arrangement. Any electrical equipment brought into the building must have been PAT tested. Our stock of cut gel can be used; any new sheets will need to be provided by the visiting company. Outboard sound equipment such as Mic cables, ring intercoms, etc, are only available by prior arrangement. The Theatre has a haze machine that can be hired for a small fee to cover the cost of the fluid. The Theatre has wireless microphones available which can be hired for a small fee. All scenery, props, etc, are to be removed immediately after the show. Any stock flattage and rostra are only available by prior arrangement. A responsible person with an understanding of the flying system must operate 5
the flys. Their suitability must be checked by either the TTVM or the Theatre Technician. 6. Dressing Rooms Dressing Rooms are to be left clean and tidy after the show. If using the Studio theatre as a Dressing Room no shoes are to be worn whilst inside. 7. Front of House Only the Main Doors at the front of the theatre are to be used for audience access, unless they require use of the lift, when the Glass doors can be used. There must be Front of House manager and 3 Ushers for every performance. The Ushers are responsible for the safety of the audience and keeping tab having a record of the number of people in the auditorium. The theatre can provide counter clickers for this if needed. All Front of House Areas must be left clean and tidy. 8. Theatre Licence It is a requirement of our Theatre Licence that any naked flames, Pyrotechnic devices used on stage have to be notified to Rutland County Council (Environmental Health Department) 7 days before the first performance. Any Imitation Firearm use needs to be reported to Leicester Police Force in advance. 9. Health & Safety The maximum number of people in the theatre areas at one time are: 280 Audience 250 Backstage (including Teachers, Helpers, Crew & Performers) The check-in system must be adhered to. If at any point the staff member in charge of the venue deems that you are breaching the numbers of people they can shut down the performance until numbers can be confirmed. Please pay full attention to Health & Safety requirements for both performers and public. 6
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LANTERNS AND QUANTITIES Name Type Quantity Name Type Quantity CCT Starlette 1K Fresnel 18 Patt 223 1K Fresnel 8 Selecon Fresnel 1.2K 1.2k Fresnel 1 Selecon Acclaim Fresnel 650W Fresnel 16 Selecon Acclaim PC 650W PC 7 CCT Minuette 500/650W Fresnel 5 ETC Source 4 Zoom 25-50 750W Profile 9 ETC Source 4 Junior 25-50 575W Profile 17 Selecon Acclaim 18-34 650W Profile 4 Selacon Acclaim 22-44 650W Profile 2 Selecon Pacific 600W Profile 2 CCT Silhouette 1K Profile 4 Par Can 64 1k Beam 22 Short Nose PAR 4 Selecon Hui Flood Max 800W 5 Aurora Cyc Flood 10 Martin Rush PAR 2 RGBW Zoom 6 Chauvet COLORado 1-Tri Tour 10 Martin Mania 2 Martin Destroyer x250 2 8
OTHER USEFUL INFO To get to the Dock Door you need to be at the rear of the theatre. From the front of the theatre head into town and follow the one-way system round to the main road. Turn left onto the main road and look for the driveway on your left which has a long wooden building on the right and a house on the left. You can leave vans by the ramp overnight if needed. It is possible to park in the front of the theatre and the medical centre car park however the pathway directly outside the doors of the theatre and the Ambulance bay of the Medical Centre must be kept free. Uppingham Uppingham is a picturesque traditional market town with excellent local amenities and places to eat. There are 3 newsagents, 2 hardware stores, Boots, a Post Office and a Co- Op. All of these are within 5 mins walking distance of the theatre and all on the same road except for Co-Op! Courtyard Flat (B&B) 01572 823478 The Falcon Hotel 01572 823535 The Garden Hotel 01572 822352 The Lake Isle 01572 822951 Rutland House (B&B) 01572 822497 HOTELS/ACCOMMODATION There is a full list of accommodation on the school website http://www.uppingham.co.uk/whereto-stay. Please note, the inclusion of an establishment does not imply any recommendation by Uppingham School. 9
TRAVEL DETAILS From the North heading South on the A1 Leave the A1 at the B668 exit, signed to Oakham: follow the signs for Oakham, and in the town turn left onto the A6003 for Uppingham. After six miles, go over the roundabout and into Uppingham (1/4 mile), over the lights, and then turn right in 75 yards into High Street West. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. From the North heading South on the M1 Come off the M1 at Junction 22 (Markfield). Pick up the A50 to Leicester as far as the Outer Ring-Road, shortly after you have passed County Hall at Glenfield on your left. Turn left at the big roundabout (you will see a big Hospital on your immediate left), and take the Outer Ring- Road following the signs for the A47 (Peterborough). Eventually you will come to a large crossing with traffic-lights where you should turn left towards Peterborough. Follow the A47 for 16 miles, then turn right at the roundabout (Uppingham ¼ mile), cross the lights, and in 75 yards turn right up High Street West. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. From the North West The A50, which is now a dual carriageway all the way, meets the M6 at Junction 15 near Stoke, and takes you all the way to the M1 (junction 24), where you should join the motorway for a short while coming off at junction 22 (Markfield). Pick up the A50 to Leicester as far as the Outer Ring-Road, shortly after you have passed County Hall at Glenfield on your left. Turn left at the big roundabout (you will see a big Hospital on your immediate left), and take the Outer 10
Ring-Road following the signs for the A47 (Peterborough). Eventually you will come to a large crossing with traffic-lights where you should turn left towards Peterborough. Follow the A47 for 16 miles, then turn right at the roundabout (Uppingham ¼ mile), cross the lights, and in 75 yards turn right up High Street West. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. From the South and South East heading North on the A1 or M11 Now that the A1(M) is open North of Huntingdon, we would not advise the A14 to Kettering, but suggest you use the A1. So use the A1 all the way to the A47, or if you are using the M11, you will find it becomes the A14 at Cambridge, and then follow signs for A1 North. You actually join the A1 north of Huntingdon. Leave the A1 after about 18 miles at the A47 junction, signposted Leicester. In 14 miles at the roundabout just outside Uppingham, turn left to Uppingham (Uppingham ¼ mile), and proceed over the traffic lights, and in 75 yards turn right up High Street West. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. From the West Midlands, Birmingham and the South West The best way for most people is to aim for the M42 Birmingham ring-road, and then the M6 southbound towards London. This may seem strange, but persevere. Take the M6, do NOT leave at the M69 junction, but proceed a few more miles and take the A14 turn-off to Kettering. 20 miles further on, take the Kettering exit from the A14, and then follow signs for Stamford and Corby, until you turn left at the roundabout (at which the A43 for Stamford goes straight ahead) onto the A6003 to Corby, Oakham and Uppingham. In 14 miles turn left at the top of the hill just after the pedestrian lights in the town of Uppingham. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. From the South travelling North on the M1 Leave the M1 at the Northampton South exit (Junction 15, A508), and follow the Northampton ring-road until the exit for Kettering (A43). Follow signs for Kettering, and at the Kettering ringroad take the signs for Corby (A43) and Stamford: then at a roundabout where the A43 goes straight on to Stamford, turn left onto the A6003 to Corby, Oakham and Uppingham. In 14 miles turn left at the top of the hill just after the pedestrian lights in the town of Uppingham. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. From the East Anglia (South) Use the A14, then the A1 all the way to the A47, or if you are using the M11, you will find it becomes the A14 at Cambridge, and then follow signs for A1 Peterborough. You actually join the A1 north of Huntingdon. Leave the A1 after about 18 miles at the A47 junction, and follow the signs for Leicester. In 14 miles at the roundabout just outside Uppingham, turn left into Uppingham, and proceed over the traffic lights, and in 75 yards turn right up High Street West. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. From East Anglia (North) Use the A47, and follow it round the Peterborough by-pass, signposted for Leicester. Then when you reach the Uppingham roundabout (on the A47 itself) turn left into Uppingham, and proceed over the traffic lights, and in 75 yards turn right up High Street West. Go past the School buildings, which are about 200 yards up on your left, and proceed straight on. Proceed onto Stockerston Road, the Theatre is along here on your right hand side building number 11 on the map. 11