Corpach, Kilmallie hall | Touring Venue

CORPACH, KILMALLIE HALL

June 1999 Mick Andrew

General Information

Address: Kilmallie Hall, Station Road, Corpach, Fort William, Argyll PH33 7JH

Venue is in middle of village on road to station from main A830. Car park at venue.
Built approx 1960’s and refurbished 2012.
Capacity 240 if stage used, up to 150 if performing on floor. Non-interlocking, stacking, padded chairs.
Mobile reception good.
Corpach has a convenience store + cashpoint, Post Office, pub and café. All other services at Fort William (4 miles).

Hall Details

Hall Dimensions: 10.26M (33’8”) wide x 16.08M (52’9”) long. Height at side walls 5.49M (18’) rising to approx 6.4M (21’) at apex.
Stage: 7.26M (23’10”) wide x 6.4M (21’) deep. Height of Pros arch 3.5M (11’6”), height of stage 0.89M (2’11”). Wings 1.83M (6’) both sides. Crossover behind back drape. Access treads of both sides of forestage.
Décor: floor light wood laminate with Badminton Court markings; walls cream; roof white. FOH tabs dark blue, stage drapes light blue.
Get-in: through fire exit by stage, double doors, flat, straight into hall. Approx 5M from van loading area to stage. 1.47M (4’10”) wide x 1.96M (6’5”) high.
Acoustics slightly reverberant.
Blackout good.
Heating by wall-mounted red-glow quartz heaters.
No piano. Smoke detectors unknown.
Small A-frame steps available.

Technical

Power: 3-phase incomer in switch room off kitchen in foyer. 63amp single phase socket in lighting dimmer cupboard in stage left wing.
Small stage lighting rig – 4 x 500w profile spots, 4 x 500w fresnels, 6 x 150w floods, 3 8-way flood battens, 2 x Junior 8 dimmer packs (very old). 2 FOH perches & 2 LX bars on stage. This equipment has possible been upgraded since 1999.
No sound equipment
Houselights are switched fluorescents. Switches by hall entrance or stage left wing.

Backstage

2 small dressing rooms off stage left wing which lead into larger function/committee room.
Kitchen available.
No separate toilets.
Lesser Hall available.