Talk:Edinburgh Playhouse

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''The front of house sound position is somewhat unusually located at the rear of the Dress Circle. Another oddity is the motor hanging points for the advance truss, which are not parallel with the line of the front of stage. The Auditorium Left point is about 500 mm further into the auditorium than the centre and house right.''

''Towards the rear of the stalls, there is 41 mm unistrut Product 221-724 fixed to the ceiling to facilitate the hanging delay speakers. In the Gallery there is also a winch bar across the full width of the auditorium to again facilitate the hanging of delay speakers.''

I'm sure the above is all correct but as someone you doesn't work in the theatre or live music fields, I've no idea what the hell it means. Can anyone translate if into plain English?86.0.203.120 (talk) 22:26, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

haunted
Edinburgh Playhouse, Greenside Place: Haunted by Albert, a grey-coated man who appears on level six bringing a sudden chill to the air.

He is said to have been either a stagehand who died in an accident or a night-watchman who killed himself. http://news.scotsman.com/features/Why-youve-more-than-a.2578441.jp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.208.26.179 (talk) 12:45, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

UK's largest theatre?
The Hammersmith Apollo, which is a similar building, has more seats, but it is only used for concerts, not for musicals.

This is debatable. The Apollo may not host as many non-concerts as the Playhouse but it definitely happens on occasion. The Royal Variety Performance in 2016. The End of the World Show with Brian Cox and Robin Ince in 2012. Penn and Teller in 2010. Even more relevant - the American Idiot musical in 2012, which also played the Playhouse.

Also, what is this sentence supposed to mean - "UK's largest working non-sporting theatre in terms of audience capacity"? If it's a "non-sporting theatre", what on earth is a "sporting theatre"? And what does "working" mean in this context? Barry Wom (talk) 15:26, 21 January 2022 (UTC)


 * With no comments forthcoming I've gone ahead and made amendments to the lede. Barry Wom (talk) 12:47, 1 February 2022 (UTC)