Hampstead Theatre
Dates: 1962 - present
1962 - The Hampstead Theatre Club (founded in 1959 by James Roose-Evans) relocated from Moreland Hall, Holly Bush Vale, to a small studio in Swiss Cottage.
2003 - Purpose-built 325 seat venue was completed, close to the site of the old studio theatre.
Backstage Tour
Equipment
1971 (from The Stage Guide)
Electrics: 3 Strand Junior 8 with masters in box at rear of auditorium.
Dimmers - 16 x 1kW; no presets; no groups. Circuits - FOH 18; Flies 16; Stage dips 4. Socket types - 15A BESA.
Total capacity available to stage - 66A on 1 phase.
Special effects supply - 30A on 1 phase.
- Duet 2 - 70 channels, 110 memories, including Duet pin matrix system (listed for sale in ABTT News, April 1987)
- Arri Image - British Theatre Directory
Exhibits from this venue in the Backstage Heritage Collection
Links to information about equipment at Hampstead Theatre over the years
- Duet / Duet 2 (Strand)
- Junior 8 (Strand)
- Image (Arri)
