Barbican Hall
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room description
With its superb technical resources, intelligent design and excellent acoustics, the Barbican Hall is justifiably acknowledged as one of the country's finest auditoriums.

Its breadth of facilities and size, seating from 500 to 1989 people, make the Hall the ultimate venue for large conferences.

As you might expect, the Hall's technical resources are exceptional. Professional technical support, combined with an extensive range of all-inclusive staging facilities, provides clients with unrivalled levels of service.

Its flexible configuration makes the Hall ideal for corporate conferences, AGMs, product launches, award ceremonies and international congresses.
floor plan

Capacity

Total - 1,989
Stalls - 897
Circle - 771
Balcony - 321

Wheelchair positions
Rear of Stalls - 18 + 18 escorts
Rear of Circle - 4

hall information
Ventilation
Air Conditioned
Auditorium Lighting
Tungsten downlights - dimmable
technical
Stage Dimensions
  Area 199.4 sq.m (2147 sq.ft)
  Width front 20.1m (66')
  Width rear 9.8m (32'5")
  Depth 12.4m (40'9")
  Stage Height 0.91m (3')
  Clearance front 10.3m (33'10")
  Clearance rear 6.7m (22')
Stage Lighting
Control room - rear stalls
168 ways of Production Lighting
ETC Expression II control desk
Sound
Control room - rear stalls, open window to auditorium
32-8-8-2 mixing desk. Left-centre-right cluster speaker system with additional front fill and sub-bass systems. Centre rear stalls mixer position available. Comprehensive tie lines from stage and auditorium to Control room and stalls mixer position.
Access

Side steps from auditorium
Doors centre back stage - high and low level, each approx 1.06m wide x 1.98m high (3' 6" x 6' 6")
Stage lift:1.83m x 3.05m (6' x 10')
Piano lift: 1.83m x 3.05m (6' 10')
Sets, through front of house doors
1.45m wide x 2.06m high - 2.53m diagonal.
(4' 9" x 6' 9" - 8' 4") Length - almost unlimited.
 Screens
"Perlux" perforated roller front projection screen  with painted top and bottom masking and variable side masking
Size: 12.19m wide x 5.18m high (40' x 17')
"Perlux" non perforated roller front projection screen with variable side masking
Size 40' wide.
Suspension Points
Please discuss your requirements
Power

13 amp
3 phase available to quote
Tabs
Black, rear, sidewall and screen
Masking drapes available.
Risers
8 mechanical risers on rear half of stage