The next generation of South African theatre lighting designers have got hands on with Philips Selecon's industry-leading PL range of LED luminaires as part of a two-day seminar focusing on the future of LED technology at The Savoy theatre in Adcockvale.…

Entertainment lighting specialist White Light has supplied lighting solutions and support for Barry Manilow’s 2014 UK Arena Tour. The American pop superstar – known for the hit songs “Mandy�? and “Copacabana�? – visited arena and stadium venues throughout the UK including Manchester’s…

Emmy Award nominee and go-to lighting designer for the music industry, Patrick Dierson, specified new Showline SL NITRO 510C strobe luminaires as part of his dramatic concept lighting for Brit rapper Tinie Tempah's UK 'Demonstration' Tour.…

There’s a new workhorse gaining popularity behind the scenes on the West End. ETC’s Eos Titanium (Ti) lighting control system has been taking over the programming duties on a growing number of London’s top shows, with more lighting professionals choosing the power and flexibility that the…

On the eve of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference 2014 (ITEAC 2014), taking place this Sunday until Tuesday (8-10 June), the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) looks forward to welcoming leading experts in the backstage arts, to London for ‘one…

The Technical Theatre Awards, which celebrates the outstanding achievements of people working behind the scenes, has announced that voting for the 2014 awards will open during the ABTT Theatre Show with a special launch on the Philips Entertainment…

The Redditch Palace is a 1913 Grade II listed theatre, with new foyers and front of house areas, and a studio developed on the front of the building in 2006. The auditorium was also renovated at the time, although no works were carried out backstage on the workshop, stage house or…

A Birmingham firm has been fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries in a two-metre fall from a ladder while constructing scaffolding for the set of a television programme.

Craig Shakespeare,…

With new personal protection equipment (PPE) and chain bags added to its range, Unusual Rigging has launched its first ever sales brochure, which will be available at ABTT this year.

Known principally as a solutions and rental company, Unusual…

The Association of British Theatre Technicians and the Stage Management Association have announced that 2014 Olivier Award-winning actress Lesley Manville will be attending and presenting their joint awards at this year's ABTT Theatre Show. The ceremony takes place at the close of the first day…

White Light is returning to the annual ABTT Theatre Show for 2014, after many successful years at the show. The leading lighting supplier for West End and touring theatre will exhibit on stand 70, showcasing the latest in lighting, AV, and effects equipment from…

The summer Broadway season is heating up and the Tony® Awards are just around the corner. Both long-running shows and new productions are getting accolades for their incredibly ambitious and striking lighting designs that are created with the latest…

The ambitious Closing Ceremony of Sochi's Winter Olympics was a "bright and emotive" event featuring 7,000 performers under an 'LED Forest of Light'. This was made up of 204 LED tubes, each one 12-metres high with a 360-degree viewing angle, and powered by an Avolites Ai S6 Server and Tiger…

The stars of ETC’s stand (number 53) at this year’s ABTT show, 11-12 June in London, will be ETC’s newest lighting system, Cobalt, along with the Source Four® LED Series 2 luminaire. Stand visitors will also be able to take the opportunity to see a range of other new and improved products…

On the 19th of May Avolites announced a restructuring of the board of directors, with Managing Director Richard Salzedo stepping back into the role of Director, and Steve Warren ascending to the role of Avolites Group MD.

Founder shareholders Steve Warren, Richard Salzedo and Financial Director Meena Varatharajan…

Students at London's Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance have used an Avolites Sapphire Touch and Tiger Touch II to stage a concert as part of a specialist module on lighting design for live music. The students opted to take 'The Concert…

Following the success of the inaugural Technical Theatre Awards last year, the event to recognise the best that technical theatre in the UK has to offer returns to PLASA London again this year. Support last year was huge, and we at :entertaining…

Martin Professional and LighthouseHolland have announced the release of Martin ShowDesigner 6â„¢.



Martin ShowDesigner 6 is a real-time 3D visualizer, and its newly designed 3D engine provides photorealistic rendering in real-time using the latest DirectX technology. On MSD 6’s user-friendly timeline control you can create complex presentations including lighting, video, animated scenery, camera motion and animated smoke…

Opened in 1881, the Savoy Theatre in London has become notable in lighting circles for being the first entirely electrically-lit public building in the world. One can only imagine the feelings of Richard D’Oyly Carte’s customers as they stepped into this palace of entertainment –…

Not every theatre can go all LED, but Sunnyvale Theater in California has made the bold choice to do so. Thanks to a lot of careful research, the right conditions and the features of ETC’s LED luminaires, the theatre’s new LED-only lighting system has been a major…