Specifications for lighting and sound equipment and stage dimensions in the Octagon Theatre.

1. Lighting
2. Sound
3. Projection
4. Stage

Lighting

Basic Lighting No. 1 Rig

• 1 Event, 120-way dimmer board OR 1 Tempest 120-way dimmer board
• 35 Cantatas (1K profile)
• 20 813s (1/2 K profile)
• 5 Iris 4
• 60 2K Prolight fresnels

Basic Lighting on-stage (No. 1 LX Rig)

• Colour washes o/white, red, green, blue, (and combinations thereof)
• GOBO washes amber, green (combined)
• Cyclorama washes red, blue, green (and combinations thereof)
• Cyclorama projections sun, moon, stars, city and the like

Additional lighting equipment available for hire at extra cost

• Follow spots
• Digital synchro FX (includes mirror ball)
• UV light
• Strobe
• Extra lamp stock for hire

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Sound

Basic Sound Rig

• 1 x Allen and Heath GL 3300 32 channel desk
• 10 x Nexo Geo S805 speakers (fixed)
• 2 x Nexo Geo S830 speakers (fixed)
• 2 x Nexo Geo CD12 subwoofers (fixed)
• 1 x Camco Vortex 6 Amplifier (fixed)
• 2 x Camco Vortex 4 subwoofer amplifiers (fixed)
• 5 x Shure SH 58

Additional sound equipment available for hire at extra cost

• Microphones - 3 x SM 58s, 4 x SM57s, 4 x CK 93s, 1 x JTS kickdrum, 4 x Beyer M69, 1 x Beyer M69 Tg, 6 x Shure UT Series Radio Mics w. SM58 Capsules, 1 Shure Plate Mic (mainly used for piano amplification)
• 6 x Behringer Ultra Dls (fixed)
• 3 x Behringer Composer comps (fixed)
• 4 x Opal Equalisers (fixed)
• 1 x TC Electronics M1 (fixed)
• 1 x TC Electronics D2 (fixed)
• 1 x Cassette Desk
• 1 x CD player

Fold Back available for hire at extra cost

• 2 x Crown K2 amplifiers
• 4 x Nexo PS10 monitors
• 2 x Nexo PS10 Processors

The theatre has visual and audio foldback to both foyers, dressing rooms, backstage OP/PS, rehearsal area, production office and technical coordinator's office.

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Projection

Lecture presentations data projection and screens available to connect to your own computer.

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Stage

Width

• Standard stage 8.0m
• Single stage extension 10.0m
• Double stage extension 11.8m

Depth

• Standard stage 10.0m to curtain
• Standard stage 13.2m to cyclorama
• Stage minus thrust 3.5m to curtain
• Stage minus thrust 6.7m to cyclorama

Height

• Stage to ceiling 5.05m 

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