Coll, An Cridhe | Touring Venue

ISLE OF COLL, AN CRIDHE

Feb 2014 Mick Andrew

General Information

Address: An Cridhe, Arinagour, Isle of Coll, Argyll, PA78 6SY.

01879 230000. Venue has full time staff.

Venue is in village on LHS of road as approaching from ferry pier. Car park available.
Built 2012.
Capacity 269 if stage used, 70-80 if performing on floor. Padded non-interlocking stacking chairs.
Limited mobile reception on some networks. Nearest payphone in adjacent bunkhouse. Wi-fi available at hall.
Coll has a General Store & fuel pumps, Hotel, Post Office & cashpoint (available during opening hours only), Café & craft/gift shops. Wednesday is closing day in winter. Banks and other services at Oban (via 3 hour ferry).

Hall Details

Hall Dimensions: 15.02M (49’3”) long x 8.95M (29’4”) wide (reduced by sports rebound boards to 7.88M (25’10”) wide). Rebound boards can be removed with advance notice. 3 ‘Glulam’ roof supports reduce width to 8.09M (26’6”) wide at these points if rebound boards removed. Height at side walls 4.27M (14’) rising to approx 6.5M (21’4”) at apex.
Stage: Pros opening 7.2M (23’7”) wide x 2.66M (8’9”). Height to stage trusses 3.2M (10’6”). Depth to back blacks 3.66M (12’). Wings 0.87M (2’10”) both sides. Height of stage 1.18M (3’11”). Access stairs at USR corner.
Décor: Floor light wood laminate with Badminton Court markings, walls birch ply clad lower, white upper with white roof. Black stage FOH tabs & full blacks, black back wall with black window curtain.
Get-in: good, 1 step outside emergency exit, 1 set double doors straight into hall, flat. Approx 6M from van loading to performing area. 1.55M (5’1”) wide x 2.11M (6’11”) high.
Acoustics excellent. Hall has acoustic panel treatment.
Blackout good. All windows have blinds or curtains.
Heating by underfloor system.
No Piano. Hall has 3 Smoke Detectors, possible to isolate by panel in entrance lobby.
3 part Xarges extending ladder available.

Technical

Power: 100amp 3-phase incomer. Distribution board in cupboard off stage right. 32amp 3-phase socket (with splits to 3 x single phase 32amp outlets) in same location. Note hall 13 amp sockets on 2 different 16amp trips split between stage end and rear end.
Stage lighting – Full rig available. Zero88 Jester 48 desk, 2 x patchable dual input Strand 6 pack dimmer packs (12 channels) for stage lamps & 2 x wall mounted Pulsar dimmer packs for FOH lamps. 6 x Quartet 22/40 profile spots on FOH perches. 6 x 650w PC fresnels on LX 1, 8 short nose 500w Par Cans on LX 2, 8 LED par cans on LX 1 & 2. DMX link to FOH.
Sound – full concert PA sytem available. Allen & Heath PA20 20-2-2 mixer. 2 x HK Elias PX 400 watt self powered speakers & 2 x W Audio 350 watt self powered monitor wedges. Multicore to FOH. Mics, stands and DI boxes available.
Houselights are switched or dimmable rooflights. Switches by hall entrance.

Backstage