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Busy Winter of Theatre for White Light
Already running are Ducktastic at the Albery Theatre with lighting by Patrick Woodroffe; Mary Stuart, which has transferred to the Apollo after an acclaimed run at the Donmar Warehouse with lighting by Hugh Vanstone; Otherwise Engaged starring Richard E Grant at the Criterion with lighting by Tim Mitchell; As You Desire Me starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Bob Hoskins at the Playhouse with lighting by Mark Henderson; and Heroes at Wyndham’s with lighting by Howard Harrison. These will soon be joined by the Old Vic’s pantomime, Aladdin, being lit by David Hersey.
White Light are also continuing their collaboration with Dutch rental company Flashlight, established with the Utrecht production of Mamma Mia, to supply the lighting rig to the London debut of the acclaimed Blue Man Group, whose show opens at the New London Theatre on 10th November. These shows join many other long-running shows that use White Light equipment, including The Producers, The Woman in White, Chicago, A Few Good Men, Les Misérables, Death of a Salesman, Richard II, and Billy Elliot.
On tour, new shows using White Light equipment include A Man For All Seasons, lit by Nick Richings and Twelfth Night, lit by Howard Harrison - these joining ongoing tours including Grease (lighting by Mark Henderson), Miss Saigon (lighting by Jenny Kagan) and Swan Lake (lighting by Rick Fisher). These productions will shortly be joined on the road by the British tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which will be lit by Mark Henderson, and the debut of Matthew Bourne’s new stage production of Edward Scissorhands, which will be lit by Howard Harrison.
In picture: Ducktastic photo courtesy David Pugh Ltd and Dewynters plc
3rd November 2005
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