Unusual Rigging’s work on the Wizard of Oz wasn’t just unusually big, it was also unusually heavy. The show uses two scissor lifts in the basement, which weigh in at four tons each, while the steelwork which was installed in the basement to support the set weighs an incredible 20 tonnes. “We went in to the theatre to begin the three week fit-out, installing the mother truss with 40 chain hoists … [Read more...]