LONDON — Henry V, the last of the five plays produced as part of the debut season of the Michael Grandage Company, was lit with White Light-supplied gear at London’s Noël Coward Theatre. The company provide lighting gear for all five productions at MGC West End for the 2012-2013 debut season.
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LONDON — More than 80 people were hurt, four seriously, in a ceiling collapse at the Apollo Theatre here on Dec. 19. The 775-capacity theatre, which first opened in 1901, was nearly full when the ceiling fell a little after 8 p.m., according to reports. The staged production, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, had been underway for about 40 minutes when it was halted amid the fallen debris and dust.
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BIRENBACH, Germany — TS Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, based here, recently expanded its existing Clay Paky inventory (14 Alpha Spot 300s) with 38 A.leda Wash K10s and eight Alpha Spot HPE 700s. The company, which had already owned a grandMA2 ultra-light, also purchased a grandMA2 light, a VPU light and a 4Port Node onPC from MA Lighting. Pictured here are Florian Daniel Tospann (second from right) with his team and some of the new products.
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SYDNEY — For Grammy Award winning singer / songwriter, actress and poet Jill Scott’s recent Australian tour, LD Martin Thomas of Relentless Lighting Design included Robe’s new Pointes in the rig. It was the first time the fixtures lit the artist.
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UK — Siyan, based here, supplied a floor specials package for British singer/songwriter Conor Maynard’s recent U.K. tour, where he opened for Will.i.am. LD Paul Smith from Edge of Blue Design specified Robe Pointe and LEDWash 600 moving lights among other fixtures.
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