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Curtin Theatre

Available for hire internally and externally this magnificant building is one part of the exciting opportunities that exist for students at John Curtin College of the Arts.

The Curtin Theatre is a magnificent blue-glass pavilion building which sits just above the City of Fremantle, with commanding views of Cockburn Sound, Rottnest Island and the Indian Ocean. It is Western Australia's newest theatre, seating 470 people facing a large and flexible proscenium-style stage.

                  

Superbly equipped, The Curtin Theatre offers opportunities for a wide range of uses in theatrical and musical performance and for conferences, seminars and other presentations.Located on the perimeter of the John Curtin College of the Arts campus, within five walking minutes of the Fremantle CBD, it offers easy access to rail and bus public transport and the metropolitan highway system, with ample, secure on-site parking.

The fully air-conditioned Curtin Theatre incorporates expansive naturally lit foyers, function room, servery kiosk, large dressing rooms and free access to surrounding promenades, lawns and small amphitheatre.

 Read about what performances are coming up at John Curtin College of the Arts in the July to December Performance Season.

Seating Layout

Click here to download the PDF version of the seating layout (104kb)

Venue and Technical Specifications

Below are the current technical specifications for the Curtin theatre. You can also download the Curtin theatre technical specifications.

Auditorium Seats

Auditorium Seats Available
Seats Number
Stalls 337
Circle 49
Side Gallery - Stalls 30
Side Gallery - Circle 38 
Auditorium Capacity 454
Wheelchair Access - 4 wheelchair positions available. Row L seats 1 and 2. Row L seats 24 and 25
Slips downstairs Prompt and OP 		 

Stage Width

  • Wall to Wall 21.85 m
  • Between Upper Galleries 15.95 m
  • Side Wall to Line of Galleries 2.45 m

Stage Height

Upper limit of Batten Drift 7.9 m

Stage Depth

  • Proscenium to Line of Cyclorama 11.3 m
  • Forestage Apron to Proscenium 2.2 m
  • Forestage Apron to Cyclorama 13.5 m
  • Cyclorama to Rear Wall 1.35m

Stage Surface

  • 6mm Masonite painted dark grey over 18mm ply
  • Rake - None
  • Maximum Loading - Point Load 400kg

Stage Access

Doors Prompt and Opposite Prompt from Dressing Rooms and Loading Dock to stage.

  • Height 2.9 m
  • Width 1.55 m

Proscenium

  • Proscenium Height 6.0 m
  • Proscenium Width - Variable between 10.2 and 15.9 m

Traps

No provision for traps

Loading Dock

At rear of Building. Entry from the main Car Park for trucks up to 8 tons. No paved access. Fixed height loading bay at 1.2 m

Crossover

Crossover to rear of cyclorama and via corridor to dressing rooms

Stage Drapes

Stage Drapes
Item Quantity Dimensions
Black Wool Leg 1 pair 2.3 m width x 7.34 m drop
1 pair 2.5m width x 7.34m drop
1 pair 2.7m width x 7.34m drop
Black Wool Return Leg 2 pair 1.5 m width x 7.34 m drop
1 pair 1.2 m width x 6.2 m drop (dead hung beneath cross stage bridge and used in conjunction with tabs
Black Wool Tabs 50% fullness Also used as a pair of legs
Black Wool Border 4 15.0 m width x 2.5 m drop
Black Wool Smother 1 7.34 m drop ( 3 pieces cover stage width)
House Curtain 50% fullness 1 Butterfly or French Action. Motor control Butterfly action. Manual control French action
Cyclorama 1 White filled cloth
Sharks Tooth Gauze- black 1

Treads and Rostra

Treads from Stage to Auditorium can be supplied at additional cost. Various rostra available at additional cost.

Dressing Rooms

Large air -conditioned dressing room to rear of stage for up to 50 performers.
Dressing room dividable for Male and Female separation.
Additional studio space available for dressing for larger casts.
Male and Female toilet and shower facilities.

Wardrobe

Five large mobile wardrobe racks and ironing facilities.
Note : Washing facilities are not currently available on site.

Rehearsal Room

Fully sprung mirrored multi purpose rehearsal / dance studio 15 m x 11 m included in hire costs unless otherwise specified. May be utilised as additional dressing room.

Catering

Bar / Café facility equipped with fridge, urns, microwave oven, food warmer, dishwasher, crockery, glassware and cutlery. Hirers may obtain a liquor licence for specific events.

Bar may be operated by the hirer or The Curtin Theatre.

Box Office

Mobile box-office / reception counter relocatable to any foyer location. Counter may be staffed by up to three people

Flying System

The theatre does not have a fly tower so full drop cloths and scenery cannot be flown out of sight of the audience. All bars can be lowered to stage level for rigging purposes.

There are five flat truss bars in the theatre dedicated to scenery and drapes. Other bars are allocated to lighting or scenery specific to each show.

Batten Loading

Each batten has a maximum distributed load of 350 kg

Piano

Yamaha G1 Baby Grand Piano.

Audio Visual

  • Various camera positions around auditorium patchable in bio-box.
  • Hitachi CP-X 1250 long throw data projector
  • Motorised lecturer projection screen 5080 mm
  • Program monitor relay to dressing room, rehearsal studio and stage manager's corner. 

Stage Management

Dedicated Stage Management Console x 1

Program audio relay to dressing room and backstage areas controlled from Bio-box.

Dressing Room and Auditorium paging from Stage Manager's Console.

FOH Camera and Prompt Corner monitor available.

Comms

1 x Jands Ezi-Comm 2 Channel Master Station 
9 x Wired Belt Packs and Headsets
2 x Comms loops available

Stage Lighting System

Lighting Positions

4 x flown onstage overhead bars
2 x midstage fixed bars
1 x downstage fixed bar
1 x flown orchestra bar
2 x front of house bridges (over and under positions each bridge)
FOH 2 to line of Proscenium at floor level 12.45 m
FOH 1 to line of Proscenium at floor level 8.2 m
8 x onstage booms floor to Gallery One - relocatable as required

Additional capability for side lighting positions from gallery handrails front of house and back of house

DMX

Reticulated to various points around theatre
2 x streams 512 channels each


Patch Outlets

2 x Front of House Bridges 12 outlets each
4 x onstage bars 12 outlets each
36 x outlets distributed to onstage bridges
40 x outlets to galleries Prompt and OP
12 x floor outlets Prompt and OP stage level

Control

  • ETC Express 250 Console - 2 x 512 channel DMX streams
  • 72 x Jands FP 2.4 kW Dimmers
  • 60 x Jands FPX 2.4KW Dimmers
  • 12 x LSC iPak 2.4 kW Dimmers

3 Phase Power

1 x 40 Amp outlet gallery level one prompt side
1 x 40 Amp outlet gallery level one opposite prompt side
2 x 40 Amp outlet gallery level two prompt side

House and Worklight Control

Controllable from Bio-box and various panel control locations around the theatre.

Lantern Inventory

Lantern Inventory
Lantern Model Wattage Quantity
Selecon Rama HP 175mm Fresnel 1200 66 
Selecon Acclaim Axial 18 / 32 Zoomspot 600 42
Selecon Pacific Zoomspot
  • 45/75 lens tubes x 12
  • 14/35 lens tubes x 6
1000 12
ETC Source 4 19 degree 750 10
ETC Source 4 36 degree 750 18
ETC Source 4 Jr 26 degree 575 8
ETC Source 4 Jr 36 degree 575 20 
ETC Parnel 750 49
Selecon Lui 4 Way Groundrow batten 1000 6
Selecon Aurora 4 way Cyc Flood  1250 6
Selecon Performer Follow Spot 2000 2

Accessories

Top Hats, Floor Stands, Limited range of Gobos and holders, Irises, Groundrow cover.

Audio System

Mixing Desk

Allen & Heath GL 3300 24 Channel

FOH Speakers

  • Electro-Voice SxA100 (L-C-R Configuration) x 6
  • Electro-Voice SxA180 Subwoofer x 2

Foldback

Electro-Voice Sx 300 x 4

Playback

1 Marantz RMD510 Dual Cassette
1 American Audio DCD- Pro600 Twin CD Player
1 Denon DVD700 DVD Player

Effects

1 ARX EQ60 Graphic Equaliser

1 EV DX38 Parametric

1 Lexicon MX 200 Reverb/Delay 

Microphones

  • Shure Beta 58A x 4
  • Shure SM 57 x 5
  • Audiotechnica ATM 33A x 4
  • AKG SE 300 B Program Mic x 1
  • JTS CM 502 x 2
  • Shure SM 58 Cordless and Receivers x 4
  • Sabine SM Cordless Headset Mics and receivers x 8 
  • EV Re 200 Condenser mic x 4

Accessories

  • Peavey EDB-1 D.I x 6
  • Peavey PS2C Phantom Power Supply x 1
  • Long Mic Stands Konig & Meyey x 7
  • Short Mic Stands Konig & Meyer x 6