hiring the cornerHOUSE

The cornerHOUSE welcomes hirers whose objectives are compatible with its own. We have a strong record of enabling artistic endeavours of all types and hope to be able to provide exciting facilities at realistic costs.

The main cornerHOUSE performance space is an auditorium with raised and sloped stage, stage lighting system and PA facilities (a full specification is available on request). The auditorium seats up to 140 and has been used in a variety of configurations, some of which limit the seating capacity. The centre has a good range of loose seating including around 70 theatre seats with arms and tippable seats. There are also around 70 bench seats on retractable raking. With the raking closed, around 80 people can be seated at cabaret tables. The space has been configured to enable performances in the round, in promenade, on catwalk and so on.

There is a smaller studio space which is a basic four-wall set-up which seats around 40. Staging blocks are available, as is lighting and sound. (This space doubles as the dressing room for larger productions on the main stage).

The centre also has a box office and foyer area which has lighted exhibition areas and a licensed bar with further lit display spaces.

Initial enquiries about availability of the cornerHOUSE should be made using this form.

Details of the costs of hire and the conditions on use can be found in the longer document here.

The stage and auditorium

The diagram below is of the stage and auditorium. Click here to download a PDF version.