Features
Cape Breton is very proud of its fine cultural and entertainment facility, Centre 200, which was built to celebrate Sydney’s two hundredth birthday. Centre 200 is a versatile convention, exhibition, sports and entertainment facility that provides additional flexibility to meet special requirements. Notable features include:
- Obstruction free sports arena that seats 5000 people
- Expandable seating to 6500 for concert hall purposes
- Meeting rooms with seating capacities of 100 per room
- West concourse area boasts a display and activity area of 3000 sq ft
- South concourse has 7000 sq ft to accommodate 650 sitting theatre style up to 400 banquet style
- The main arena has exhibit space of 17000 sq ft with the possibility of another 3000 sq ft upon removal of telescopic seating.
- Our in house Vari-Theatre allows for variable seating capacity of from 500 – 6500 people
- Our unique lighting grid and state of the art sound system compliments the theatre and ensures uncompromised sound quality for all events
- Our full modern kitchen can serve up to 1000 for your function
- The box office can accommodate any ticket sales and the services of other ticket outlets
The Vari-Theatre System
The versatile Vari-Theatre can be set up in an enormous variety of configurations to accommodate many productions. In the Vari-theatre’s standard set-up, it consists of a moveable stage and four 48’ moveable Thomas trusses from which theatrical lighting, a curtained proscenium, curtained legs, and a cyclorama are hung. It is dedicated front-of-house audio system, a Renkus Heinz Smart System, is effective to a maximum crowd size of approximately 2000 people, before additional equipment must be brought in. The Vari-theatre can be configured to play to a range of crowd sizes from 6500 seats (Centre 200’s capacity), to the smallest position of approximately 500 seats.
- New high steel Rigging grid, upper and lower, all safety lined.
- New Fiberglass ice covering.
Standard Vari-Theatre Truss Configuration
- Truss #1: Front of house lights
- Truss #2: Proscenium arch, downstage curtains and upstage lights
- Truss #3: Curtained legs, upstage curtains and cyclorama lights
- Truss #4: Cyclorama and upstage lights
Vari-Theatre Stage Specifications
| New Stageright stage | 72' x 40' up to 60'. |
| Number of Moveable Stage Sections | 72 |
| Individual Section Size | 4’ x 8’ |
| Possible Stage Heights | 8”, 16”, 24”, 32”, 48” |
| Maximum Stage Width | 72’ |
| Maximum Stage Depth | 40’ |
| Stage Accessories | 2 – 48” High Stairways 2 – 16” High Stairways Safety Railing Cloth Skirting 4’ x 8’ stage sections can be used individually as risers |
| Proscenium Height | 32” from arena floor |
| Max. Proscenium Width | 40’ |
| Bottom of Truss to Floor | 34’ |
Stage Draperies |
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| Front Travellers | 2 - 26’w x 30’2”h flame retardant blue velour traveller operated from S.R. |
| Upstage Travellers | 2 – 26’w x 30’2”h flame retardant black velour traveller operated From S.R. |
| Legs | 2 – 10’w x 30’h flame retardant blue velour |
| Borders | 2 – 4’ x 48’ (1 blue, 1 black) flame retardant velour |
| Cyclorama | 80’ x 30’h Off White Cotton |
| Wings | Extended over remaining arena floor and seating area to block off Backstage to audience |
Lighting |
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| Lighting Concole | Strand Century “Lightboard M” Fully Automated 48 channel AMUX Console with Remote Control |
| Console Location | Sound room overlooking the arena, fourth floor Mezzanine |
| Lighting Packs | 5 Strand Century CD-80, 24 – dimmer |
| Lamps | 24 Strand Century Par 64 Fixtures 18 Strand Lighting Lekolight 2206 Variable Focus Spotlights 12 Strand Lighting Leikolight 2212 6 x 12 Spotlights 6 Strand Lighting Leikolight 2213 8 x 13 Spotlights 8 Strand Lighting 5913 IRIS 3 Cyclorama Lights |
| Follow Spots | 4 Super Trooper 1600w Zenon |
Loading Areas
Southeast Loading Dock
Height of Dock Platform 40”
Trucks with a 10’ high box or less
East Loading Door
Height 14’ Width 12’
Northeast Loading Door
Height 15’ Width 12’
Offers option of driving unto arena floor