Tallinn’s Nuku (Puppet) Theatre is world renowned for its inventive and creative programming and staging of around 650 performances a year across three venues, which will typically including eight new productions during each season. Located right in the heart of the charismatic Estonian capital’s Old Town area, the Theatre underwent extensive renovations in 2015/16, which resulted in the … [Read more...]
Stockholm International Congress Centre Chooses Robe
Stockholm International Fairs and Congress Centre (Stockholmsmässan) is a large and modern expo and conference facility in Älvsjö a southern suburb of Stockholm, with four huge halls, the longest of which stretches 365 metres, and a frenetic schedule of events. They own a substantial amount of rigging and production technology and have a full time staff of 25 Riggers, overseen - together … [Read more...]
HSL Appoints Two New Theatre Specialists
HSL continues to strengthen its dedicated Theatre and Performing Arts division with the appointment of Ben Payne as Key Account Manager (Theatre) and Jo Sunners as Business Development Manager (Theatre). Both join HSL after working together for 18 months at a previous rental and production company. They will be based in London and the scope of their work at HSL will focus on supporting and … [Read more...]
Pining for Robe
Leading UK theatre lighting designer Johanna Town made the most of Robe’s new DL4S Profile fixture when lighting “Pine” at the Hampstead Theatre in London. The setting for Jacqui Honess-Martin’s new festive tragi-comedy is a Christmas tree retailer and the action spans a month over December from early morning to midnight. The witty and incisive narrative incites laughter and tears as a … [Read more...]
Robe Installed at Slovensko Ljudsko Theatre in Celje
The Slovensko Ljudsko Gledališče (The Slovenian People’s Theatre) in Celje, Slovenia’s attractive third largest town is an active and well respected producing and receiving house that has recently invested in five of Robe’s LEDWash 600 moving lights for its main 380 seater auditorium. Celje is an important commercial and cultural centre in the Lower Styria region of Slovenia, and the … [Read more...]
