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Selecon at the Young Vic

The Young Vic Theatre began life as an offshoot of the Old Vic in 1970 - a temporary, experimental theatre set in the round aimed at providing inspiration for a new generation of young performers, directors, writers and technicians under the guidance of Laurence Olivier.

Wrapped around a butcher’s shop, the only building left standing in the immediate vicinity after the Blitz of WW2, decorated in what was saved of the original 1930’s white ceramic tiles, decorated borders and meat hooks and constructed from breeze blocks the theatre’s expected life span was a mere five years.

In 2004 the Young Vic went on tour, across the UK and internationally for 22 months while the theatre was rebuilt before returning to a re-designed theatre that has retained the provisional aesthetic and perfect auditorium proportions and gained improved technical infrastructure and backstage facilities, and two smaller flexible spaces as well as welcoming public areas.

Northern Light carried out the main technical theatre Installation specified by Charcoalblue whilst Stage Electrics in London won the contract to supply the loose equipment, all working closely with Phil Gladwell, Young Vic technical manager, to achieve the best result from the budget. Fittings include 126 Selecon units (24 Acclaim 650W Fresnels, 60 Rama 1200W Fresnels and 30 Rama 1200W PCs and 12 Arena 2500W Fresnels).

The renewal of this iconic theatre ensures that future generations of audiences, actors and production teams together with the thousands of schoolchildren from the local boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark will continue to be supported and inspired by the theatre, a much greater legacy left by Olivier than he ever may have imagined.

In picture: Selecon 1200W Rama PCs illuminating the new stage at the Young Vic. photo: Philip Vile

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Selecon at the Young Vic

1st November 2006

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