What is the theatre workshop? 

The theatre workshop is a space on campus that is leased and managed by the Students Guild, in partnership with the technical theatre group Exetech. The workshop is used by Student theatre groups to enable them to fabricate flats, stage props and equipment used in their shows. 

Who can use the workshop? 

To be able to use the workshop you must be a member of a theatre group registered through the Students Guild. All workshop users must complete mandatory training before using the space.

How do I register my interest in using the space? 

To register you interest for using the workshop you must complete the form below. Once you have submitted the required information on the form you will be sent a link to the training, you must complete the course and achieve a pass rate of 20 points or more. 

Theatre Workshop Access Request Form - This form can be shared with members within your group to allow them to register their interest in using the workshop space. 

I have completed my training, how do I book the workshop? 

The workshop can now be booked through the Students' Guild room booking system. A link is below - you will need to select the resource "Theatre Workshop". All bookings are subject to review and approval by Exetech. 

Room bookings link

When creating a booking in the system you will need to populate the reservation with the following information. 

Title: Here you will need to enter the name of the society you belong to. 

Participants: Here you will need to add all the additional participants for the booking. The reason this information is required is that we will need to validate that all participants have completed the mandatory training - under no circumstances can users be in the workshop without completing training.   

There must be a minimum of two participants for a workshop booking, lone working is not allowed under any circumstance.  

Once you have submitted your booking it will be sent to Exetech, who will check the booking information and validate that training has been completed. If approved you will receive confirmation that your booking has been successful. 

To access the workshop a unique key code is generate which grants access to the workshop, this code is unique to your group and not to be shared amongst other groups. 

All bookings are subject to the Terms of Hire which can be read below: 

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