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Royal
Theatre  General
Information
The Royal Theatre opened in 1913 as a privately built and operated
roadhouse. It has seen many of this century's great performers
on its stage, including Sarah Bernhardt, Carlos Montoya, Mikhail
Baryshnikov and Luciano Pavarotti, in spite of having been used
in part as a cinema from 1917 until 1981. The Royal Theatre was
designated a site of national historic significance in 1987, and
received a commemorative plaque from the Historic Sites and Monuments
Board of Canada in 1990. The original foyer has been augmented
by lobby extensions completed in 1991, while the auditorium retains
its original Rococo/Renaissance Revival style decor. Extensive
technical upgrades, restoration work to the auditorium, and refurbishment
of the dressing rooms took place in 2002. The award winning exterior
renovations were completed in 2006.
The Royal is home to the Victoria Symphony and Pacific Opera
Victoria, as well as being Vancouver Island's premiere venue for
touring attractions.
The Royal Theatre operates as a licensee/rental venue, under the
administration of the Royal & McPherson Theatres Society.
Location:
805 Broughton Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1E5
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Seating Capacity: 1,434
Main floor: 754 (709 with full orchestra pit)
Balcony: 642
Loges: 24
Boxes: 14
Wheelchairs: 10
Total capacity: 1,434 (1,389 with full orchestra pit)
Seating
Holds:
- The
RMTS holds 14 house seats, plus 14 seats in reserve.
- Use
of the full orchestra pit requires the removal of 45 seats (main
floor rows AA & BB).
- Use
of a rental or touring sound system normally requires 14 holds
near the stage for obstructed sightlines, and 14 seats (back
of main floor, centre) for production equipment.
- Additional
holds must be arranged for video camera positions, etc.
- Wheelchair
areas (back of main floor, left and right) are not available
for production equipment.
Configuration:
- Proscenium
theatre, conventional seating, four aisles.
- One
balcony, six loges at the front of the balcony, two side boxes
at balcony level.
- Wheelchair
seating at the back of the main floor only, left and right sections.
Box
office:
Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Saturday, and from two hours prior to any performance
until one half hour after showtime. Tickets for the Royal Theatre
are also sold at the McPherson Playhouse box office.
Front
of House staff:
Box office attendants, ushers, ticket takers, concessionaires,
bartenders and coat check attendants are provided. Merchandise
sellers and security personnel are available by arrangement.
Normal
performance times:
2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Normal
length of intermission:
20 minutes
Front of
House equipment:
- 1 -
42" plasma monitor for latecomers and/or presentations
- 1 -
Portable display board, lights 9'4"W x 6'4"H (2.84 x 1.93m)
- 1 -
Fixed display board 17'10"W x 3'9"H (5.45 x 1.15m), located
in west lobby
- 3 -
Folding display easels
- 5 -
8'(2.44m) folding tables
- 2 -
6'(1.8m) folding tables
- Tablecloths,
skirting - Billed back to user
- 1 -
blonde oak finish lectern - Shared with stage
- 2 -
Portable PA systems
- Sennheiser
infrared hearing assistance system, 20 headset receivers
- Lobby
public address system - Includes paging mic, recall bells, CD
player
- Emergency
paging system
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