A.C. Rigging, a division of A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd., has supplied a high specification Kinesys motion control system to Northern Stage Theatrical Productions in Newcastle for their Christmas production of Peter Pan and other future shows. The venue is the largest producing theatre company in the North East of England and regarded as one of the top-ten UK producing theatres. Featuring a stellar cast, Peter Pan ran throughout December and rediscovered the charm of the original timeless children’s story.

When Northern Stage were looking for a fast moving, variable speed system to fly scenery during the show, they initially considered renting in a motorised winch system but this option proved very expensive. They therefore approached A.C. Rigging to find a more cost-effective solution as A.C. had previously supplied and installed the theatre’s complete lighting technical facilities for all three performance stages as part of a multi-million pound refurbishment programme in 2007.

UK based LED lighting manufacturer i-Pix announces DLC Dubai as its new Middle East distributor.

This follows an increasing awareness of and interest in i-Pix' landmark BB range of products in the region over the last 2 years, together with their use and specification on several high profile projects by leading lighting designers including Svend Pedersen, Mark Cunniffe and Billy Aidie.

DLC Dubai was formed in 1993 and will be supporting all companies in the region who are using i-Pix products for shows, events, permanent and temporary installations and those working on the numerous government projects.

NEXO is hosting its first-ever UK Demonstration Day on Thursday 25 February, marking the arrival of a GEO S12 demo rig in the country.  The event, which will be staged at the Redditch HQ of SSE Audio Group, is still open to interested parties so please contact Gareth Collyer of NEXO UK to book a place.

A testing examination of NEXO speakers will be conducted, including the GEO S12 popular compact line array modules, and the new PS-R2 Series.  The systems will be demonstrated with different consoles, a Digidesign Profile and a Yamaha M7CL, so as to provide a direct comparison.

Visitors to HQ will also be able to check out NEXO’s new RS15 Sub, and maybe even the new RS18 – becoming the first people from outside NEXO’s Paris factory to do so!  Other technologies to explore include the powerful NEXO NXAMPs, and the remote control/monitoring program Auvitran EtherSound Monitor.

Perks of the day include a tour of SSE’s ever-impressive facilities in Redditch, and a look at their range of flightcases.  Lunch is provided.

On 15 September 2008, capitalism came to a grinding halt. As sub-prime mortgages and toxic securities continued to dominate the headlines, in spring 2009, London’s National Theatre asked David Hare to write an urgent and immediate work that sought to find out what had happened and why. Helping to illustrate his story was G-LEC Phantom 30. A 17m by 3m tall screen flown in and out using four chain hoists showed video, original computer graphics, green screen images, text and still photographs.

Al Parkinson, the production manager for The Power of Yes, explains: “We knew that we wanted to make this show look as high tech as possible and while we’d used projection before, we’d never used LED screens. We used the internet to research a number of companies’ products and then invited them to demonstrate them.

Liverpool based rental company ADLIB supplied Lighting, AV and PA to the latest hugely successful UK tour by award winning comedian Jimmy Carr.

ADLIB has worked with Carr for the last 4 years and they have also been enjoying a spurt of comedy tours in recent months which included Russell Howard's pre-festive arena tour.

The company has perfected the specific requirements of this entertainment genre when it comes to technical production and enjoys a long standing relationship with the Carr camp.

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The lighting rig was designed and operated by ADLIB’s Tim Spilman.