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Click here to download a PDF file (504KB) showing the Ariel Centre seating layout and stage area dimensions. Although 328 seats are shown, the licensed capacity of the theatre is 326 for a fully seated audience, or 300 on the ground floor and 100 on the first floor balcony when the rake is retracted. Equipment list follows below images.
NB Any proposed use of 'smoke' machines or the like must be discussed with Ariel Centre technical staff.
All information on this page is subject to confirmation and subject to change.
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The full central rake, desk position variable	Main audience entrance bottom right	Two balcony rows of soft bench seating
Furthest seats only 14 rows back	Flexible staging area sight lines best with stage	Grand piano on floor

Equipment

The Ariel Centre has a high level of technical equipment for sound and lighting, including a 32-channel Allen & Heath mixer and corresponding multicore. Check with venue technical staff for full details. A range of microphones is available, but users are advised bring their own microphones wherever possible.

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