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Cumbernauld Theatre
 Street address: Braehead Road, Kildrum, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire G67 2BN, Scotland, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 1236 737235
Fax: 44 (0) 1236 738408
E-mail: info@cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk
Website: http:/
Contact: Simon Sharkey Artistic Director
Contact: Debbie Murdoch General Manager
Contact: Bill Winter Technical Contact
Accessibility: Disabled parking, ramped entrance, full wheelchair access FOH, induction loop, large print material, provision for guide dogs, assistance available
 Founded in 1961 as a community theatre, Cumbernauld Theatre was later constituted as a charitable trust in 1979 and is supported by the Scottish Arts Council and the local authority. Housed in a series of 17th-century farm cottages, the theatre has always placed great emphasis on its audience and strives to bring the best possible quality arts and entertainment experiences to a wide range of audience and participants.Its vision and mission is 'to bring the artist and audience together in a shared experience that is of mutual benefit will change lives and shape our future.'
The theatre produces and tours medium scale theatre throughout the country. It is an award-winning company that has pioneered many methodologies and practices in theatre in a range of contexts – education, inclusion, enterprise, etc.
Theatre
Type of venue: Thrust stage theatre, adaptable to 'in the round'
Main use: Drama, music, dance, youth theatre, film, workshops and the best in popular entertainment
Seating: 306 seats total comprising 258 raked seats and 48 removable seats at floor level
Performing area: 7m W x 13.1m D x 5.5m H to grid, sprung wooden stage floor suitable for dance, 0.3m below auditorium floor, backstage crossover, stage heated, get-in via 2.2m x 2m understage double doors
Wing spaces: 5m W SR 5m W SL
Suspension equipment: 3 tab tracks
Soft hangings: House curtain, black tabs, traverse curtain, legs and borders, white cloth cyclorama
Lighting: Arri Imagine II memory desk, 96 x 2kW dimmers, 3-phase, operated from rear of auditorium, no supply available for temporary board; 22 spots, 30 fresnels, 20 pars, 8 floods, Strand Patt 764 followspot operated from FOH position
Sound: Soundtracks Solo Live 24:4:2:1 mixer operated from control room or auditorium, 5 x MHA Chameleon 2200S power amplifiers, 2 x Shermann Commando and 4 x Shermann Cub speakers, 6 x Shermann GX-312 monitors, various mics, 2 x Revox B77 reel-to-reel decks, Denon double cassette deck, Sony DAT machine Denon CD player, 2 x Tascam minidiscs, acoustics suitable for music and spoken word
Stage equipment: Tallescope, Steinway grand piano, SM desk at prompt corner SL, Strand intercom, 6 outstations, cue lights, show relay/tannoy to dressing rooms
Backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 20 persons total, wardrobe with laundry facilities, upright rehearsal piano; 2 technicians, advice given on accommodation, backstage facilities not accessible to disabled performers and staff
Studio
Type of venue: Multipurpose studio
Main use: Workshops, rehearsals and some performances
Seating: 60 removable seats on demountable rostra
Performing area: 7.1m W x 4.19m D x 2.7m H to grid, flat floor comprising hardboard floor tiles on plywood base
Suspension equipment: Overhead pipe grid for suspension of masking and lighting
Lighting: Strand M24 72-channel desk, 72 x 2kW dimmers, plus 2 x Pulsar 12-way manual boards, operated from control room, no temporary supply but 13A sockets available; 12 spots, 22 fresnels, 6 floods subject to availability
Sound: Soundtracs Solo Rack 12:2:1 mixer, 1 x Amcron DC300, 2 x Turner B302 amplifiers, 6 x EV S12-2 speakers, mics from theatre stock, Revox B77 reel-to-reel desk, Denon twin cassette desk, acoustics suitable for music and spoken word
Backstage: Facilities shared with Theatre |
