Stage Electrics has reported another successful year as a leading supplier of technical equipment to the Edinburgh Festival. A dedicated team spent the duration of the festival in the cultural capital, on hand 24 hours a day to provide technical equipment and assistance to a variety of venues. Leading venues serviced by Stage Electrics included: Underbelly, Gilded Balloon, Universal Arts and … [Read more...]
White Light returns to the Minack
Following last year’s success, White Light kit was much in evidence again at the magical Minack Theatre near Penzance in Cornwall during the first week of August. On this occasion White Light was supporting the Shattered Windscreen Theatre Company’s stunning production of Coram Boy, adapted by Helen Edmundson from the original novel by Jamila Gavin. This dark tale set in the mid 18th Century … [Read more...]
ETC’s new iPhone app gives some Light Relief
When ETC introduced its iRFR (Radio Focus Remote for iPhone and iPod Touch) four months ago, Luke Delwiche from ETC Tech Services in London suggested that the profits be shared between Light Relief and its US equivalent, Behind the Scenes. At PLASA 09, Luke was delighted to present a cheque for £1,800 to Light Relief trustee Lesley Harmer. In thanking Luke for the money, Lesley said: “This is an … [Read more...]
Rosco’s gift that keeps on giving
Since 2003, when Rosco introduced #313 Light Relief Yellow to its Supergel range, the company has contributed thousands of dollars to the UK charity Light Relief, and at PLASA 09 one of the charity’s trustees, John Simpson, accepted a cheque for over $4,100 (approximately £2,500). Making the presentation, Mark Engel, President of Rosco, said: “This is the largest cheque we have presented to … [Read more...]
Launch of the First Night Riders
A group of bikers connected to entertainment on a long fun-ride raising money for good causes, the idea for The First Night Riders (motto Out of the Wings and into the Wind) came out of the tyre tracks of America’s Long Reach Long Riders. The initial event for the First Night Riders, in 2010, will raise money for The Theatrical Guild, one of the UK’s longest serving theatrical charities which … [Read more...]
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