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...]
Lightfactor takes on exclusive UK dealership for D.T.S.
Lightfactor - leading UK professional lighting sales company - announced its exclusive UK and Irish dealership agreement for lighting products from Italian manufacturer D.T.S. at the PLASA exhibition in London, Sunday 13th September. Says Lightfactor's Peter Coles, "We wanted to team up with a progressive thinking partner that could offer a full, innovative, high quality range of LED, … [Read more...]
ETC lights Universal Arts venues at the Edinburgh Festival
For the third year running, ETC is supplying lighting control systems to Universal Arts in three of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's leading venues. In previous years, Universal Arts has been privileged to use ETC's Congo lighting control desks. However, at PLASA Focus in April, ETC launched Element. This new desk caught the attention of Universal Arts Production Manager, Anthony Newton, who … [Read more...]
PLASA Focus: Leeds 2009, post show
The inaugural PLASA Focus Show in Leeds on April 28-29 beat the headiest expectations and the credit crunch as exhibitors reached for superlatives to describe both the turnout and the organisation. With the show floor in both the Saviles Hall and the Royal Armouries Hall virtually sold out, anticipation had been high since PLASA Events announced its takeover of the show from AC Entertainment … [Read more...]
PLASA and ABTT announce joint initiative
The Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) and PLASA - the lead body for those working in the live events, entertainment and communication industries - have announced their intention to endorse each other's skills initiatives. The announcement, which came during the first day of PLASA Focus, the organisation's new regional event in Leeds, will see PLASA supporting the ABTT in … [Read more...]
