LONDON – For 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards ceremony, held March 13 in the 2,200-capacity Theatre Royal Drury Lane, White Light provided a lighting rig centered around 18 Martin MAC III fixtures and worked with drapes specialist Blackout Ltd. to dress the stage with starcloths. The team behind this year's production include producer Julian Stoneman, production manager Lee Batty, designer Morgan Large and lighting designer Ben Cracknell.
White Light also supplied lighting for the red carpet portion of the show, the first since 2003 to be held in a theatre instead of a ballroom. This year's ceremony was also broadcast live on BBC TV and BBC Radio 2.
Presented annually by the Society of London Theatre, the Laurence Olivier Awards recognize those involved with shows opening in the West End between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 each year.
Of the nominees up for top lighting honors this year – Neil Austin, Paule Constable, Mark Henderson and Hugh Vanstone – all happen to have worked with White Light-supplied gear.
For more information, please visit www.olivierawards.com and www.WhiteLight.Ltd.uk.
