Resources and facilities at East 15 Acting School's Loughton Campus.
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East 15, Loughton Campus: facilities
The Hatfields Campus consists of a beautiful Georgian dower house, set in
five acres of lawns, with orchards, flowerbeds and a small lake, providing
an idyllic atmosphere for study, relaxation and performance.
It is one of three East 15 sites in Loughton, the others being Roding
House and the Technical Unit.
Each site is just a five-minute walk from the nearest London Underground
station, Debden, at the east end of the Central Line and only thirty
minutes, by tube, from Liverpool Street. The Central Line provides access to
Central London and all the other major tube and mainline stations, including
Eurostar.
Facilities at the Loughton Campus
Studios
Studios at the Hatfields Campus include the Courtyard Studios (six large
rehearsal spaces, a radio studio and a screening room), the Orchard Studios
(providing three additional rehearsal spaces) and the Dance Studio (which
provides first-class facilities for ballet, jazz and other movement work).
The Radio Studio is equipped for the recording of radio plays and voice-over
work, while a Screening Room is used for the screening of films on both DVD
and VHS on a large screen, with stereo speakers. This is used for lecturing,
guest speakers and for the screening of films produced at East 15.
The Corbett Theatre
The Hatfields Campus is also home to the Corbett Theatre, named in honour
of Harry H Corbett, an important Theatre Workshop member and early
benefactor of East 15. The building is a medieval tithe barn that was
dismantled and transported to Hatfields in the 1960s. Its unusual origins
create a unique performance space with a special atmosphere. Combined with
full technical facilities, tiered seating for 125 people and fitted dressing
rooms, the theatre provides an excellent resource for public productions.
Lectures, rehearsals and technical classes also take place here, while the
adjacent and newly extended Theatre Foyer Bar and Cafe provides a social
meeting point for students and staff.
Computing facilities and the library
Computer rooms are based at the Hatfields Campus (there are also computer
facilities at Roding House and at the Technical Unit) which include
computers, internet access, printers and photocopier access. In addition
there is a new and growing library within Hatfields House.
Roding House and the costume department
Just a five-minute walk from the Hatfields Campus is Roding House, a new
£1.3 million facility with ten rehearsal rooms, a computer room, a green
room/cafe and sound recording studio. The costume department is based here,
which serves as an invaluable part of professional training.
The Technical Unit
The Technical Unit is a £1.5 million facility, near Roding House, which
houses the technical department and contains a workshop, paint shop, prop
shop, prop storage facilities and teaching spaces.