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What We Do

  • Equipment loans of NIDAs on-site equipment (via Cheqroom)

  • Advice on systems and equipment NIDA has and how it might be used within a production

  • Technical Specifications for venues, and guidance on keeping within the venue limitations

  • Provide guidance on how to integrate equipment into venue systems

  • Venue familiarisation & inductions into venues and processes e.g. Fly line Operation

  • System safety checks as required

  • Provide technical support on NIDA’s in-house equipment and venue-specific systems. Technical Operations are not on-call for show specific or externally provided systems

  • Counterweight fly system reweighting

  • Provide Camera System for SMD monitoring including IR monitoring

  • Comms Programming

  • Archival Recordings of Production

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  • Seating Bank installation, removal or modification

  • Screwing or bolting into wood structure (e.g. floor) with large fixings (e.g. larger than 10mm)

  • Screwing or bolting into non-wood structures of any size. e.g. brick, plasterboard, metal or concrete

  • Removal or installation of additional scaff pipe or rigging overhead

  • Modifications, installation or removal of standard lighting grids or booms

  • Modifications to flooring either via direct paint/scenic work or change to floor surface or structure (e.g. traps)

  • Modification or relocation of Operating Positions

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PARADE THEATRE

Modification

Details

Time and Labour

Tools Required

Orchestra Pit Moving

to move the Orchestra pit lift for either equipment movement or for show position. e.g. removal of A and B row seating.

Tech Ops staff ONLY

Hoist Controller

Motorised Hoists Moving

Reweighting of Counterweight Fly Lines

Floor Trap Installation or Removal

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PLAYHOUSE THEATRE

Modification

Details

Time and Labour

Tools Required

Vomitory Installation or Removal

Ligthting Boom Installation or Removal

Studio

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Removal, Installation or modification to Mezzanine of any kind

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STUDIO THEATRE

Modification

Details

Time and Labour

Tools Required

Removal or Installation to Mezzanine Handrails

Seating Bank Installation or Removal

Modifications to Mezzanine of any kind

Floor Traps Installation or Removal

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SPACE THEATRE

Modification

Details

Time and Labour

Tools Required

Masking

Side Walls Install or Strike

1 hour

1x Tech Ops Lead + 4 Student Crew

Hex Head Coffin Lock Key

3.5m Platform Ladder

Masking

Upstage Wall (moveable sections)

1 hour

1x Tech Ops Lead + 2 Student Crew

Hex Head Coffin Lock Key

3.5m Platform Ladder

Seating Bank

Full Bank install or strike

4 hours

1x Tech Ops Lead + 6 Student Crew

Hex Head Coffin Lock Key

Reg Grundy Studio

Modification

Details

Time and Labour

Tools Required

Reweighting of Counterweight Fly Lines

Removal or Installation of Fly Pods

Inductions

The following activities require specific process inductions (in addition to general venue inductions) before being undertaken:

  • Operate fly lines, counterweight or winch

  • Operate Sound door in Parade Theatre

The following activities require specific process inductions AND supervision by NIDA staff (Technical Operations Staff or relevant Course Leaders)

Under Supervision:

  • Reweight fly lines

  • Swinging Bars

  • Operate Pit Lift in Parade