Doctor Who: Time Fracture is a ground-breaking immersive theatrical experience which plunges a live audience into the world of the iconic British sci-fi series. Set within a central-London location, the show features a brand-new Doctor Who adventure and is produced by Immersive Everywhere and officially licenced by BBC Studios. Having worked on a range of immersive productions in the past, White...
I have to be honest and say that I normally refrain from getting involved in any sort of political commentary. With friends and family on various ‘sides’, I find that you will undoubtedly offend someone and I’m not one of those who can spend all day on Twitter trying to justify myself with less than 250 characters. That said, I felt compelled to write this blog as I feel politics has played a huge...
Sage Gateshead is an internationally-renowned music centre and conference and event venue located in the North East of England. In 2019/20, it welcomed 430,000 visitors, staged 500 concerts and events, supported over 200 musicians, worked with 20,000 children and young people and 20,000 adults through music-making, whilst an additional 6.6 million people heard its work via stream or broadcast. The...
Created by the Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre, Mischief Movie Nights recently made its much-anticipated return to London’s West End. Opening at the Vaudeville Theatre, this fully improvised show sees audience members suggest a film genre, location and title, which the Mischief team then use to bring the ‘live movie’ to life before their eyes. The lighting designer is David Howe who...
Ever since it was founded in 1972, the Bush Theatre has become renowned for staging ground-breaking work from some of the world’s most exciting artists. Located in West London, it recently re-opened with the world premiere of Overflow, written by Travis Alabanza, one of the UK’s most prominent trans voices. Performed in the venue’s main Holloway space, it features a lighting design by Jess...
Last night, we heard the sad news that award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley has died following a battle with cancer. Howell was one of the most prominent lighting designers on Broadway and in the West End, with recent credits including Come from Away along with Hamilton for which he won a Tony, WhatsOnStage and Olivier Award. Born in Winston-Salem, USA, Howell attended East Carolina...
Following the recent announcement of a strategic partnership with SFL, alongside its appointment of several new roles, WL is continuing to expand its Production department, offering its customers the highest level of complete technical service. With so much recent change within both the wider world and live events industry, WL saw this as the ideal time to look at its existing Production offering...
The events sector urgently needs government support to survive the COVID-19 crisis. Without major immediate support from the government, the entire live events sector supply chain is at risk of collapse. As such, #WeMakeEvents – RED ALERT is hosting a major outdoor event in London on Tuesday 11 August, calling on the government to “THROW US A LINE!” They are now looking for individuals to join...
Dear Stephen Alambritis, Local authorities across the country have been given a broad range of discretionary powers and considerable funding to support businesses that have been severely impacted by Covid 19. Many local authorities have recognised their duty to protect and support their local economies in this time of need, and by doing so they will give their residents (and the services they need...
Today, technical solution experts White Light (WL) and leading audio visual production supplier SFL have announced their intention to launch a strategic partnership – one which will see both companies broaden their existing offering and allow customers to receive the highest standard of full service technical production. The announcement of this strategic partnership is a natural progression for...