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...]
PLASA09 education & learning programme unveiled
PLASA Events has confirmed some of the industry names that will headline its 2009 PLASA Education & Learning Programme, which runs throughout the PLASA Show from 13-16 September at Earls Court in London. Leading the programme will be the 2009 Gottelier Masterclass presented by last year's Gottelier Award Winner, John Stadius of Soundtracs/DiGiCo. Stadius is a highly respected name in audio … [Read more...]
ALD awards honorary memberships
The Association of Lighting Designers presented two new Honorary Memberships to Brian Croft and John Simpson at the recent ABTT Theatre Show. This category of membership is to recognise individuals who have supported the work of Lighting Designers and no two individuals could better represent service to the lighting industry and designers more than Brian and John. Brian’s career took … [Read more...]
5 Star rocks at ABTT 09
5 Star Cases reports a healthy response and another very successful ABTT event in spite of the London Underground strike clashing with both days of the show! On display was a selection of cases including the new Arena road trunk, launched recently to fill the gap between cheap, low quality imported cases and the high spec touring grade units for which 5 Star is renowned. The Arena range is … [Read more...]
ABTT Technician Of The Year 2009
The Association of British Theatre Technicians has announced that freelancer John Tapster is the ABTT "Technician Of The Year 2009". Originally planning to teach primary school mathematics, ‘Tappy’ (as he is affectionately known) was enticed to switch direction to the theatre, after a visit in 1996 to see Phantom of the Opera at Manchester’s Opera House, and being bowled over by the technical … [Read more...]
