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Basic Information
Venue Eden Court Theatre
Building Type Theatre owned by Highland Council, built in 1976
Address Bishop's Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA
Region Inverness & Nairn
Council area Highland

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Promoter
Promoter Eden Court Theatre
Booking Contact Colin Marr
Best Time to Contact daytime
Position Director
Address Bishop's Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA
Phone 01463 239841
Fax 01463 713810
Email admin@eden-court.co.uk
Website www.eden-court.co.uk

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Travel
Directions in Inverness
Buses none
Trains Inverness Station, 10 mins

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Playing Area
Space Proscenium stage with fixed raked seating
Performers usually play on the stage
Max seats stage 810
Sprung sprung
Stage width (metres) 15
Stage depth (metres) 17.4
Height above floor 1
Pros 12.40m wide x 5.80m to 8m high
Wings SR 5.8m, SL 6.5m
Apron 13.09m down to 6.76m wide x 4.19m deep
Pit possible
Max seats floor 0

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Technical Questions
Tech Name Bob Shanks/Graeme Watt/Gordie Grant
Tech address as above
Tech phone 01463 239841
Tech fax 01463 713810
Tech email admin@eden-court.co.uk
Best time to contact anytime

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Lighting
Power supply 1 x 315A 3-phase camlock DSR. 2 x 100A 3-phase, 1 x 400A 3-phase.
Lighting rig tech spec available - mostly ADB fresnels/profiles
Lighting bars 4 in a fixed rig
Lighting desk ADB Vision 10, dimmers 192 circuits
House lights dimmable
Fuses intake room and dimmer room
Operation light and sound in box, rear centre stalls

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Sound
Acoustics good out front, odd on stage
PA d & b system, Soundcraft Vienna FOH
Speaker positions uniform coverage over auditorium
Piano 1 grand piano, 1 baby grand piano , 2 upright pianos, tuned when required

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Hanging
Rigging steel grid 18.27m above stage. Ladders by prior arrangement.
Masking yes

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Get-in
Access times stage door opens 8.30 Monday to Saturday
Access at back, off car park. Flat load in onto stage (about 10m), doorway 2.4m x 3.4m
Get in help yes, possible recharge depending on how much help required
Help run yes, possible recharge depending on how much help

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Facilities for Companies
Company parking Theatre car park, free
Accommodation list Yes
Mobile phones yes, but not One to One
Payphone 3 x FOH, 1 backstage
Food Tesco's, 5 min walk
Eat theatre restaurant meals at lunch and teatime
Cash point Royal Bank, 5 min walk
Launderette facilities in theatre
Filling station nearest 1 mile, 24hr station 2 miles
Display areas outside poster boxes, venue will take care of this. Inside large number of poster boards and leaflet racks
Merchandise yes, for a charge

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Backstage
Dressing rooms 9: 8 up 2 flights of stairs, one small on ground floor
Toilets male and female at end of dressing room corridor (upstairs). No fully accessible
Showers yes, and bath at end of dressing room corridor
Laundry facilities yes
Level access no, dressing rooms and green room on 1st floor upstairs
Level crossover yes, depending on set. Option of understage corridor downstairs

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Health & Safety
Fire equipment full fire equipment in venue
First aid several throughout
Fixed seats yes

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Facilities for Audience
Patrons parking Theatre car park
Sell tickets in advance Yes
Run a box office Yes
Licensed bar Yes
Refreshments Yes
Wheelchair access Yes
Disabled toilet Yes
Wheelchair users should book in advance, can come on their own
Hearing system Yes
Guide dogs welcome Yes

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Further Information
BPAY Yes
Sketch plan Yes
AutoCAD No

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