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The State Theatre Company of South Australia’s production of The 39 Steps, is a silly spoof on Hitchcock’s classic thriller, where four actors perform 139 roles in 100 minutes at breakneck hilarity. Equal parts farce, clowning masterclass, and heart-stopping noir, this was one of the hottest shows to hit Adelaide in years. Gavin Norris, State Theatre’s Production Manager, designed the …
Not very long ago, in a galaxy very close to home, stage lighting used incandescent lamps and the precious 3200k colour temperature and flicker-free operation was lauded for camera work. Fast-forward to today and almost everything you need for stage lighting is available in LED. “We’ve been a big user of LED products since, in my opinion, LED became a …
ADDITIVE have had a busy end of the year topped off with a purchase of an MA Lighting MA3 Compact XT, as well as one of the first MA3 command wings into Australia from Show Technology. ADDITIVE is a design and technical production house made up of three friends and long time collaborators who want to see your project …
We’ve all heard of the Day On The Green concerts that cater to those of us in the big cities – but have you heard of Tunes On The Turf? Dunedoo’s Tunes On The Turf is an annual music event held in the grounds of the Dunedoo Sports Club. The event is held on the lush green lawns of the …
Legendary Italian-duo Al Bano & Romina Power recently played in Australia wowing sold-out audiences at the Margaret Court Arena and Sydney’s State Theatre. At Eurovision they admirably represented Italy with two top 10 finishes in 1976 and 1985. Because of their individual careers it appears this could have been their last appearance together in Australian soil. David Thomas from Crystal …
Harry the Hirer’s Lighting team are stoked to have recently added the PROLIGHTS Air5Fan to their ever increasing lighting arsenal. On paper, the Air5Fan is a moving LED linear bar light with 5 x RGBW 40 Watt chips and a tight 2° beam angle but once its fired it up offers so much more! “The Air5Fan gives a real point …
Sydney Dance Company celebrated 50 years of defining contemporary dance with a thrilling double bill from Rafael Bonachela and Gideon Obarzanek, choreographers who have, in their unique ways, defined the art form and helped take Australian dance to the world. The first piece was Rafael Bonachela’s award-winning 6 Breaths, an emotive piece that was breath taking, and the second was …
Shawn Mendes: The Tour hit the road at the beginning of March on a 9-month, 105 date world tour under a lighting rig which originally comprised of Ayrton Khamsin-S, Ayrton Bora-S and Ayrton Mistral-S fixtures as the major components. Lighting designer, Louis Oliver, avoided the use of follow spots or remote tracking as part of his design intent for the …
Shire Christian School is an independent non-denominational Christian co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located in Barden Ridge, a suburb in the Sutherland Shire area of Sydney. The School opened in the 1980s and features a large multi-purpose hall which hosts a multitude of events including musical and theatrical productions, exhibitions, assemblies and sports games. Until recently this …
Melbourne-based WooHah Productions provide a one-stop-shop solution for professional audio visual equipment and to be able to do that, they have an extensive inventory of equipment particularly large range of LED Screens. All of this expensive gear needs to be protected – as do the talented staff – and so the WooHah crew started looking to expand their back-end infrastructure …
