The Alban Arena is a well established entertainment venue, based in the centre of St Albans, with a busy programme of National Touring Shows, Rock and Pop Concerts, Comedy, Films, Large Scale Exhibitions and the region's most popular Christmas Pantomime.
Technical Specifications
Stage information
Proscenium stage with no rake. Proscenium opening is 45ft/13.7m, maximum masking opening 38ft/11.6m. Depth from front edge to back wall is 30ft/9.3m. Apron 50ft/15.2m x 8.5ft/2.6m. Orchestra pit has two main sizes 45ft/13.7 x 10ft/3.04m or 21ft/6.3m x 10ft/3.04m both 1ft/0.3m deep. Prompt corner is DS/L with house tab remote, cue light controller, cans, backstage paging, and safety curtain control. Crossover in corridor behind white cyc wall. Load in through bay with lift US/R. Lift doesn't normally slow us down.
Flying system
23 x double purchase counterweight bars, 250kgs spread and 6 electric winch bars 500kgs spread. The aluminium scaffolding barrels are 42ft/14m long and have 4 pickups. There are no hanging points or access to grid, so for trusses and heavy point loads contact the Technical Manager for solutions. L/X bars have IWB's, see the lighting section for further details.
Catering space
Fridge, freezer, oven with hot plates, 3 hot cupboards, double sink and hopefully in the summer a new dishwasher! It's not a kitchen.
Power Information
- DS/L
- 125A 3ph C-Form (On-site adaptor available down to 3x 32A 3ph C-Form)
- 63A single ph C-Form (On-site adaptor available 2x 32A Y split C-Form)
- DS/R
- 200A 3ph Cam-locks, these will be changed in the summer, ring to confirm
- FOH roof void
- 3x 32A single ph (On-site adaptors 3x 32A down to 4x 13A RCD'd sockets)
- Servery at side of Auditorium
- 32A 3ph C-Form (normally oven)
- Either but not both of the following:
- 32A 3ph C-Form
- 3x 32A single ph C-Form (on site adaptors above)
- Others
- Plenty of 13A sockets around venue and in towers
- Also see lighting specs for dimmers and independants
- On request only
Lighting specification
Control
- ETC 48/96 Express desk
- 72 x 2kw Betapack
- 5 pin DMX to house dimmers and 5 pin DMX fixtures line to FOH, S/R gallery and S/R floor.
- 2 x 1kw CID Patt765 followspots + 3 way colour changers all located in Projection room.
Luminaires
- FOH
- 12 x 1kw Furze fresnels
- 1 x 2kw Furze fresnel
- 13 x Source four zooms profiles
- 8 x Parcan CP62
- Stage LX No. 1 bar
- 10 x 1kw Selecon rama fresnels
- 2 x Cantata
- 6 x parcans on booms
- Stage LX No. 2 bar
- 10 x Parcan CP62
- 2 x Cantata
- Stage LX No. 3 bar
- 10 x Parcan CP62
- 2 x Cantata
- Stage Lx No. 4 bar
- Stock
- 4 x Patt 123's
- 4 x Patt 23's
- 6 x 500W Noctures
- 4 x Parcan
NB. (Luminaires may not always be in positions stated)
Circuits
- FOH 24+6 (FOH or Fly circuit)
- LX bar 1 & 2 & 4: 24 circuit patch to 20 sockets on bar 1, 16 sockets or bar 2 and 4 sockets on bar 4
- LX bar 3: 9 circuit patch to 16 sockets.
- Dip sockets 9 total ways: paired 3 MS/R & MS/L, paired 3 US/L, US/R & DS/R, paired 3 wall mounted prompt corner to O/P corner
Sound Specification
Mixers
- Soundcraft K1 8 mic + 2 stereo (projection room)
- Soundcraft K3 28 mic + 3 stereo to 8 to 2 (hire charge)
- Spirit folio 6 mic to 2
Processors
- BSS Varicurve & Omnidrive on main
- KT/Yamaha graphics on monitors(4)
Amplifiers
- C audio on main
- H/H MOSFET on sidefills and monitors.
Speakers
- Main
- Turbosound TCS system with sub base.
- Monitors
- 2 x Turbosound and 4 x other wedges
- 4 x EV S40 small monitors
Effects
- Yahama SPX990
- 4 stereo Drawmer compressor/limiters.
Mics
- Assorted AKG 451's with various capsules and accessories
- 6 x AKG D310's
- 4 AKG Tripower (various)
- 4 x Crown PCC's
- 3 x Shure SM58
Sundry
- Denon minidisc
- Denon CD
- Marantz CD
- Tascam cassette
- Tascam DA30 DAT,
- Revox A77 (h/speed)
- Technics turntables.
- Senheiser I/R system for hard of hearing
Film Equipment
- 2 x Westrex 7000 35mm Projectors (24/18fps)
- Dolby cp55 sound with surround
- Standard gate and lens sizes: 1 1.33, 1 1.66, 1. 1.85 and 1 2.35 scope
- Harkness flown frame screen with side and top masking opening to 12ft/3m high x 28ft/8.5m wide
- Roll down screen DS of proscenium for interval adverting
- OHP and carousel slide projector plus portable screen available.
Contact Information
To ask questions or send tech specs, please fax to 01727 865755 or to email via the admin dept CLICK HERE
External Links
Alban Arena
