L. Frank Baum's novel has been adapted into a hit MGM film, three silent movies, comics, a Broadway musical and countless other stage and amateur productions, so it was only a matter of time before The Wizard of Oz hit the West End. Wicked (the 'untold story of the witches of Oz') over the road at the Apollo Theatre grossed in excess of £30 million in 2010 and smashed the box office record at … [Read more...]
A little bit of lift for the Lyttelton
The Lyttelton's hydraulic lifts were installed around 30 years ago and have given the theatre a great many years of reliable service. However, when The White Guard was staged earlier this year, the National's systems engineering team found themselves in a quandary. The show required that they synchronise all three lifts and they quickly found that the existing system simply didn't have the … [Read more...]
PC Wing Takes Off!
PC Wing is Stage Technologies latest compact training tool, designed with versatility and simplicity in mind. The console enables students and automation technicians to learn to programme and operate state-of-the art automation technology off-line in a classroom environment. Using the Wing, trainees can work first hand on the same control interface used in some of the live performance industry's … [Read more...]
The Phantom Returns
It’s been ten years since that poignant day at the Paris Opera House, Christine has a secret and the Phantom lives on. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-awaited continuation of the story of The Phantom of the Opera has finally arrived in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre and fans have been looking forward to the revival of all the principal characters in a world of new hope and old obsessions. … [Read more...]
