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Luci della Ribalta Lights Up Muni Theatre: LED Upgrade Centered on Astro 600

UK – The Muni Theatre, a British venue managed by Pendle Leisure Trust and based in Colne, Lancashire, has completed a full transition to LED for its lighting rig, drastically reducing energy consumption and ensuring decade-long reliability. Relaunched by technical manager Martin Worrall after years on hold, the project secured funding in July 2025. Luci della Ribalta Srl (LDR) products featured prominently in the installation, supplied by White Light (London) via Prolight Concepts (UK) Ltd., one of LDR’s UK distributors.

Bradley Jeffrey of Prolight Concepts (UK) Ltd provides context: “The venue had started some years ago to make the move to LED however, with a change of staff, the project had been put on hold for a number of years. Since Martin Worrall, the current TM had joined the team, he had pushed to complete the changeover with Pendle Leisure Trust and was finally granted the funds to complete the transition back in July 2025.”

White Light’s brief called for a cost-effective, durable lighting package, replacing 1000-1200W fixtures and problematic Strand Cantata 1200 MSR followspots, whose lamps were scarce and expensive. The winning choice: Luci della Ribalta Astro 600.

White Light explains: “We looked at a number of manufacturers of followspots, however my experience of LDR units at other venues has always been a positive one. Price-wise the Astro 600 fitted the budget so there was no need to spend ridiculous amounts of money on something that wasn’t going to be every day. This unit provided all the versatility they needed with the onboard dimmer, also they particularly liked the option to connect to the lighting console so that they could program the fixtures into cues.”

These LED followspots feature integrated dimmer and console connectivity, ideal for manual or programmed cue operation. The rig is now fully LED, with moving lights including 12 Elumen8 Evora CMY300 Zoom Spots as the backbone.

Bradley Jeffrey of Prolight Concepts (UK) Ltd praises LDR: “We have been working with LDR for a number of years, the support and commitment to ensuring quality products suitable for each application is second to none. We work closely with them to find solutions for customers even if it means tweaking products software and hardware to ensure the customer is happy."

Thanks to Luci della Ribalta Astro 600, Muni Theatre now has an efficient, versatile system, emblematic of LDR reliability.

6th March 2026

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