Theatre Availability and Hire Rates
Great Hall is only available to hire during our school holiday periods. We particularly welcome non-profit and charitable organisations for young people.
Theatre Availability
Lettings are usually taken in weekly blocks, but we are happy to consider longer or shorter periods to suit your production. One-night events are also welcome, although priority will be given to longer bookings. We generally avoid Mondays, as that gives us a day to prepare the venue for the next event.
Next available dates:
We are currently taking bookings until August 2024. Please enquire to discuss your proposed dates from the above list. * Some of the above dates will be reserved for our regular clients on a “first refusal” basis (shown in italics).
Theatre Hire Rates
These rates are for performance hires of the main theatre, including front-of-house areas, dressing rooms and stage/technical facilities as listed in the Technical Specification. Use of ancillary spaces such as the Middleton Studio, Dance Studio or the John Harding Drama Centre may incur additional costs.
We offer Great Hall as a ‘dry-hire’ venue – which means you are hiring only the space and facilities. You will need to provide your own stage / technical crew and front-of-house staff / ushers, as well as organising your own marketing and publicity.
We have partnered with a local bar company to provide a theatre bar for your performance (subject to availability). Use of our Box Office is also optional.
A duty technician is provided to oversee the building and assist with our technical systems (see below for details of Technical Support).
- The above rates are valid only for suitable charitable / non-profit / educational organisations. Proof of status may be required.
- Performance includes a reasonable time before/after the performance, plus the ‘Get-out’ after the final performance (no later than 01:00 or specified time, after which a penalty rate is charged).
- Any time over 12 hours in one day will be charged at the full hourly rate. We discourage long working days for the health and safety of not just our staff but also for your crew and performers.
- A surcharge of £35 per hour applies for any Sunday working.
- A non-refundable 25% deposit is required to secure your booking. For bookings over 1 year in advance this can be paid as 10% immediately and 15% payable 6 months beforehand.
- Additional charges may apply for certain technical equipment and services, to be agreed in advance.
- We are not VAT registered.