The lighting design for the final arena tour of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation was created by Tim Routledge, in the process adding his own distinctive stamp to the stage adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1898 classic sci-fi masterpiece … with a little help from Robe’s new BMFL Spot fixtures. When Tim took over lighting the epic live show in 2010, it … [Read more...]
XL Supplies Final Arena Tour of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds
XL Video supplied impressive 100ft widescreen projection and an IMAG camera system for the final 3 week arena tour of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, a show inspired by H.G Wells’ 1898 classic sci-fi novel and based on Jeff’s classic double album which has sold over 15 million copies for Sony Music worldwide. This epic, modernized, live stage adaptation starred Jeff Wayne … [Read more...]
DPA mics invade Jeff Wayne’s epic production
A large quantity of DPA microphones supplied by R G Jones have been used for Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds, which has just completed a sell-out UK tour. Front of house engineer Simon Honywill specified a total of 37 DPA mics across the orchestra. These were a mixture of 4061 miniature mics, featuring low sensitivity and large dynamic range, on violins and violas, and … [Read more...]
