Iontas Theatre : Space and technical specification

The Full Auditorium Space


When the space is configured as a full theatre it has 308 fully upholstered seats.

The Half Auditorium Space

It can also be configured as a 100-seat theatre since there is a folding acoustic wall across the middle. 5 rows of seats are movable and therefore can be placed in front of that wall. Those 5 rows of seats are divided into 3 sections and can be placed in any way on the floor. Since all the seats are retractable the space can have any configuration that any director desires, whether it is thrust stage, room for an orchestra in a kind of pit, theatre in the round etc.

The Rear Auditorium Space

When the acoustic wall is in place the space behind this can form another auditorium.  Movable staging is used so that any configuration can be achieved in that space. The back auditorium as we will call it, will probably have a different acoustic from the front one, and might be more suitable for live unamplified music. Using the five movable rows along with loose seats the number of configurations is infinite.

The Full Floor

All the seats are retractable and the folding wall in retractable into its own space. When this is done it leaves 250 sq metres (approx 2,700sq feet) of sprung junkers floor, which can be used for dance, cabaret, a traditional session etc.

The Stage

That 250sq metres includes the stage area, which is behind the proscenium arch.  The proscenium arch is 11 meters across by 5.3 metres high and there is 1.7-metre wing space on each side. The stage manager’s corner is on stage right. There are stage gantries at a metre above the proscenium arch. The stage is 8.95 metres deep (29.36 feet). There is a fly tower 13 metres high and the rigging is as follows:

Iontas over-stage measurements bar to bar

 

Wall to edge of gantry                                              80 cm

Gantry to cyc ``                                                          40cm

Cyc to back tabs                                                       36 cm.

Back tabs to Cyc bar                                                100cm

Cyc bar tro back border                                           40 cm

Back border to LXR 3                                              80 cm

LXR 3 to border                                                        25cm

Border to flying truss                                                 45cm

Truss to mid tabs                                                      35 cm

Mid tabs to LXR 2                                                     105 cm

LXR 2 to border                                                        60 cm

Border to front flying bar                                           80 cm

Flying bar to LXR 1                                                   70 cm

LXR 1 to border                                                        45 cm

Border to Pros Arch                                                 60 cm

 

Lighting and Sound Controls

Lighting and sound can be controlled from the control boxes at the rear of the main auditorium, from a facility panel on the rear walkway and from positions in front of the acoustic wall.

Lighting

There are 192 circuits throughout the theatre, wired back to a patch panel in the dimmer room. This patch panel goes from 180 x 2.5 kW circuit into 90 dimmers of 2.5 kW and 6 dimmers of 5 kwatts. This is controlled by an Express 125 desk in the control room.

There are 32 DMX points wired back to a patch panel and thence into an 8-way electronic splitter.  The lanterns available are:




 Sound


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