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REHEARSAL FACILITIES This month TPi takes a look inside some of the UKs leading rehearsal facilities to talk through some of their spaces and the advantages they bring to those hitting the stage and the crew behind the curtain.
Set within the Worcestershire countryside, it is easy to relax and enjoy your rehearsals. The nearby Arrow Valley Lake offers a scenic and calming distraction, boasting running circuits and cycle routes around the lake. The town itself is very close and offers a variety choice of shops, restaurants and bars. www.flybynitestudios.co.uk
FLY BY NITE STUDIOS Located just South of Birmingham in the UK, FBN Studio is a state of the art, purpose built production rehearsal studio. This world class facility, purpose built from a blank canvas in 2015, offering major domestic and international acts the best incentive to see the UK as the starting point for European tours. It provides a vast, highly specified rehearsal space for concert touring, theatrical productions as well as television and film projects. It has the floor space, height clearance and rigging capacity to rival any European arena sized concert venue. This is, quite simply, the closest you can get to a full on rehearsal space for a large scale tour. It is ideally served by the main national motorway networks (M5, M6, M40, M42), and benefits from being a stone’s throw away from Birmingham International Airport and national train hub - you can get to London on average in an hour and a half. It has a floor space of 138’ x 130’ (42m x 40m) and a true clearance of over 60’ (18m) to the underside of the fully enclosed roof space. There are 6 x 400a 3ø power services, and multiple Ceeform outlets in all corners of the Studio. The roof has a weight capacity of over 500 tonnes, and there is under floor heating in the Studio to ensure comfort in even the coldest months. There are 4 loading docks – 3 of which are sunken to allow a push right onto the studio floor. In addition to the impressive technical specification, the studio also offers three fully equipped production offices (WiFi throughout as standard), five dressing rooms, a wardrobe/green room, laundry facilities, rooftop terrace, gymnasium, sauna and 21 on site, en-suite bedrooms. 2019 sees completion of the Helipad – the cherry on the cake! 66
