Designed to provide innovative control of the latest LED, Moving Head, and Video System technology, the ORB combines extreme flexibility, incredible capability, and contemporary styling to create a sophisticated control solution for theatrical performances.
Lighting Designer Chris Withers was approached to design the lighting for this gritty, yet sensitive production. With a tight timescale to program the show, Withers needed a lighting console that was easy to learn and could control a theatre-style show with a mixed rig of conventional and moving lights. While considering which desk to use Withers saw the ORB at its UK launch at the ABTT show in June. Withers and his programmer, MJ Urbanek, immediately knew it would be perfect for the show after receiving a product demonstration from Zero 88’s ORB specialist Richard Lambert.
“The ORB has all the features necessary to quickly program a show when you haven’t got time to learn a new desk. The functionality is simple, straightforward and yet very clever. I knew exactly what was happening within the Cues at any time,” stated Withers. Programmer, MJ added, “I was very impressed with the flexibility of the desk, with the programming being a very quick process.”
The plays combination of politics, humour, fantastic soundtrack, and heart breaking love story ensured that “What’s wrong with Angry?” has sold out almost everywhere it has played; and was described by Time Out magazine as “popular theatre at it’s best – a real crowd pleaser.” Though it tells of a time when things, in theory, were much tougher for young gay people, it still stands a celebration of the human spirit and determination to triumph, and in Patrick Wilde’s new shorter version, directed by the playwright himself, remains a poignant reminder of how recently things were very, very different.
“What’s Wrong with Angry” can be seen at the Kings Head Theatre until 15th August, 2009.
