Technical Specification: Black Box Theatre
Auditorium
25m x 25m. All seating and staging fits within this space.
Seating
Retractable tiered seating 429 max. Loose seats at ground level can be added to a maximum capacity of 550. This will affect the size of the stage. Please consult with the technical manager before setting a seating capacity for your show.
Stage
- 36 no. 8' x 4' litedeck stage units c/w 40” legs.
- 8 x 8' handrails
- 10 x 4' handrails
- 2 x step units.
For stand up concerts a stage barrier may be required.
Rigging
- 16 x 1 tonne lodestar chain hoists - 2 x 8 ch controllers
- 26 x 3m slick litebeam
- 4 x corner block
- 4 x t-piece
- 6 x 6m bars
Lighting
- ETC element 40/250
- 96 ETC smartfade dimmers
- 16 x ETC source 4 15/30 zoom
- 6 x ETC source 4 25/50 zoom
- 20 x Selecon compact 1200W fresnels c/w barn door
- 12 x Par 64 (CP62)
- 6 x ETC ColorSource PAR V zoom
- 5 x ETC ColorSource Fresnel V Max c/w barn door
- 10 x 140m socapex multicore
- 10 x 20m socapex multicore
- 20x 30m socapex multicore
- 16 x socapex plug spider 15A
- 16 x socapex socket spider 15A
Projection
- 1 x Epson EB-PU2010B Projector 10 000 lumens, 3 LCD
PA
- 4 No. EM Acoustic Reference 8 Loudspeaker (110 x 50 deg) (2 flown off truss, 2 pole-mounted on subwoofers)
- 2 No. EM Acoustic S18 Subwoofer
- 4 No. EM Acoustic EMS-81x 1
- 1 No. EM Acoustic Di20 System Amplifier (8 channel)
- 1 x Allen and Heath Mixwizard 16:2
Drapes
- 4 x 5m x 7.9m black serge wool drapes. Permanent at back of stage
- 6 x 3m x7.4m legs
- 2 x 8m x 7.4m full blacks
- 2 x 5m x 7.4m pros blacks
- 4 x 7.5m x 1.2m border
- 3 x 15m x 1.2m border
- 1 x 18m x 1.2m border
Comms
- Tecpro PS751 power supply
- 3 x SMH510 headset
- 3 x BP511 beltpack
Dressing rooms
- 2 x dressing rooms (8 person max) leading directly into auditorium. There is no stage door access.
Access
- 1 x zarge ladder
- 1 x tallescope ladder
Genie MEWP- Only suitably qualified operators may use this machinery.
Get in
Get in through roller doors 3.56m (w) by 3.92m (h). Please note that this access is sometimes blocked by seating. Alternative get in through storeroom 1.66m (w) by 2.10m (h)
Contacts
General Manager- Fergal McGrath 091-569-755
Peter Ashton – Technical Manager 0872 303 505



