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MacRobert Arts Centre
 Mailing address: University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 1786 467155
Fax: 44 (0) 1786 466600
E-mail: macrobert-arts@stir.ac.uk
Website: http://www.macrobert.org
Proprietor: University of Stirling
Contact: Liz Moran Artistic Director
E-mail: e.a.moran@stir.ac.uk
Contact: Bill Armitage Operations Director
E-mail: william.armitage@stir.ac.uk
Opening hours: 10.00am-11.00pm Mon-Sun, will open later if required
Accessibility: Wheelchair access FOH and backstage, disbaled parking, assistance available, induction loop, audio guides occasionally, large print material, provision for guide dogs
 MacRobert is a well-established arts centre, located at the heart of the University of Stirling campus. Originally opened in 1971, the facilities are exceptional, having recently undergone a major £6.3 million refurbishment. MacRobert produces and presents a programme of film, theatre, dance, music and comedy, with particular emphasis on work with and for young people. Facilities include mainhouse - a refurbished middle scale theatre with seating for 466 people; filmhouse - a state of the art cinema; arthouse - a children's art gallery with projection facilities for animation and other film work produced by children; playhouse - Scotland’s first dedicated, professional children’s theatre; treehouse - a fully supervised crèche, involving children in arts activities, workhouse - a workshop and rehearsal space; wallace's den - a children's room; a café/bar with video projection and performance space for comedy and live music; and a dedicated babycare centre.Main Theatre
Type of venue: Theatre
Main use: Drama, concerts, opera, dance, children's shows, exhibitions
Seating: 466 seats total including space for 14 wheelchairs
Proscenium opening: 9.75m W x 5.5m H
Performing area: 18.28m W x 9.45m D x 14.63m H to grid, flat sprung wooden floor suitable for dance 1m above auditorium floor, safety curtain, crossover available, black and grey lino available, stage heated, get-in via scene dock, dock doors 2.85m x 2.3m
Forestage: Optional 9.75m W x 2.75-4.27m D apron/2.85m D orchestra pit lift accommodating 22 musicians in front of proscenium
Wing spaces: 4.6m W SR, 3.6m W SL
Suspension equipment: 31 single purchase hemp and counterweight lines, max load 225kg each tab track, 2 boom boxes, 2 lighting bridges over auditorium
Soft hangings: Blue house curtain, black tabs, legs and borders, white painted back wall, cyclorama
Lighting: ETC Expression 3 board operated from control room at rear of auditorium, 174 x 3kw dimmers, 36A 3-phase and single-phase supplies available for temporary board, 48 spots, 30 fresnels, 30 pars, 15 floods, 2 follow spots operated from rear of auditorium
Sound: Allen & Heath ML4000 desk operated from control room at rear of auditorium, D&B, Crown amplifiers, D&B speakers, SM58, AKG mics, radio mics, CD and minidisc players, cassette desk, facilities for recording and editing
Film / video equipment: 35mm projectors, 4 x 2500 lumens video projector, flown cinema screen
Stage equipment: SM desk at prompt corner SL with cue lights, talkback, headsets, show relay and tannoy to dressing rooms; Steinway concert grand piano, 1 upright piano, 2 smoke machine, 2 dry ice machines, pyrotechnics, 25 stage weights, 8 masking flats
Backstage: 8 dressing rooms accommodating 34 persons total, green room, laundry, accessible by wheelchair; accessible toilet
Climate control: Air-conditioned and heated
Play House
Type of venue: Studio theatre
Main use: Drama, concerts, opera, dance, children's shows, exhibitions
Seating: 100 seats total, space for 10 wheelchairs, 20 standard seats lost through use
Performing area: 5.9m W x 4.6m D x 6.7m H to grid, Canadian maple semi-sprung floor, crossover available, black lino 4m x 4m
Lighting: ETC Express 24/48 board, 35 x 2.5k dimmers/circuits, 30 lanterns
Sound: Soundcraft 8:2 mixer, 2 speakers. 2 minidisc players, CD player, cassette tape deck
Backstage: 2 dressing rooms accommodating 6 persons total, green room, laundry, accessible by wheelchair; accessible toilet available
Climate control: Air-conditioned and heated Other facilities Other facilities: 8.5m x 8.5m dance/rehearsal studio |
