Sections of the floor are locked together to ensure the floor surface moves without opening up gaps or creating trip hazards.Ī fully sprung floor is common in many theatres, and is an entirely wooden structure where the floor is supported by long joist beams across the stage, so the floor naturally flexes. This kind of floor is common in rehearsal studios and sports venues (it's also known as a Sports Floor, and is termed 'semi-sprung' if it has rubber pads). Usually, a permanently installed wooden floor which has rubber pads underneath it to enable the floor surface to absorb the shock of a performer dancing or jumping on it. The line on the stage where the fire curtain drops, usually a short distance from the downstage edge of the stage, is known as the FIRE CURTAIN LINE and cannot be obstructed by any fixed scenery.Īlso known as FIRE CURTAIN, IRON or ASBESTOS. The musical Billy Elliot uses a false iron as a scenic device with a pair of doors in it, which would not be permitted for a real iron. Some Safety Curtains are painted - the iron at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane has a beautiful design with the text "For Thine Especial Safety". Usually made from sheet metal and electrically operated, these curtains were originally of iron construction faced with asbestos and lowered by gravity using a hydraulic damping system. The regulations also require that it is raised and lowered at least once in view of each audience (usually during the interval). A fireproof "curtain" that can be dropped downstage of the house tabs in a proscenium theatre to separate the audience from the stage in the event of fire.Ī Safety Curtain is required by most UK licensing authorities for theatres of traditional design.
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