Venues & Facilities

The Arts Centre

The Arts Centre is the perfect venue for most events. With a large extension built in 2006 and a brand new kitchen installed in 2008, we can accommodate most functions - from plays to parties and from meetings to lessons.

Main Hall

The Main Hall is an excellent venue for small theatre productions, cabaret, live music, dances and rehearsals. It consists of a level floor, with a brand new raised stage area (with wing space), installed in August 2007, at one end. Level access is provided from the car park, and through to the Critics Club bar.

Meeting Room

The Meeting Room can be set up for a variety of different uses. These include committee meetings, presentations, lectures, and even small rehearsals. It has immediate access to the wings of the main stage in the hall, making it an ideal dressing room. In addition, a removable partition wall allows it to be opened up into the Critics Club bar during functions, to accommodate larger numbers. The room has its own independent lighting, and is equipped with a whiteboard, flipchart, and digital projector.

Facilities Available Include

• Stage lighting equipment, with full coverage of stage and hall areas
• Sound / public address system
• Stage with wing space and brand new manually operated tabs
• Piano
• 100 matching upholstered chairs (linkable)
• Variety of tables (round, square & rectangular)

Hall Dimensions

• Floor (without apron stage extension): 10.5m x 7.4m
• Floor (with apron stage extension): 9.3m x 7.4m
• Height (not including apex): 4.2m

Stage Dimensions

• Usable width (allowing for wing space): 4.7m
• Depth (without apron stage extension): 3.3m
• Depth (with apron stage extension): 4.5m
• Proscenium height (above stage): 2.7m
• Stage height (above hall floor): 0.65m

Note: The apron stage extension extends the stage forward into the hall by 1.2m and offers a useable apron the full width of the hall (7.4m).

Hall Capacities

• Standing (e.g. for a dance): 135
• Seated* without apron stage extension: 100
• Seated* with apron stage extension: 80

(*Auditorium layout with linked chairs)

Please be aware that we don't allow dogs onto our premises (except guide dogs)