Based in Horsham, The Capitol is a unique multi-arts community venue which comprises a main theatre, two cinema screens, a studio theatre and a gallery space. It first opened in 1936 as a cinema and today prides itself as an accessible and diverse building, accommodating a variety of performance arts. It’s 410-seat main theatre space is one which regularly plays hosts to UK touring shows, concerts...
At the end of last year, White Light, a d&b solutions company, supplied the lighting on Cy Baby at The Royal Academy of Music. The show was a celebration of the work of legendary theatre composer Cy Coleman, whose notable work includes Barnum, On the Twentieth Century, City of Angels and Sweet Charity. The lighting designer was Charlie Morgan Jones who has written a blog about what it was like to...
It was with enormous sadness that we heard, and now share, the news of the passing of a true giant of theatre, Richard Pilbrow. Richard was one of the key figures in establishing the profession of lighting design in the UK, from the creation of his company Theatre Projects in 1957 through to his work lighting shows at the new Chichester Festival Theatre, for the new National Theatre at the Old Vic...
Written in 1892, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is widely regarded as one of the most important pieces of feminist literature, as well as a classic work of horror fiction. Over the years, it has been adapted into various mediums, from film to audio dramas to stage plays. It was most recently reimagined as an opera by emerging RPS Award winner Dani Howard, with direction from the...
The Architect is a celebratory and stirring immersive theatrical experience, taking place entirely on a London bus. Commemorating the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence 30 years on, and inspired by his ambition to become an architect, the show uses performance, music and spectacle to explore the lives of Black Londoners, imagining the potential of uninterrupted Black lives and the hopes...
First performed to critical acclaim in 2007, That Face is a hard-hitting, explosive play that explores the secret lives of the rich with anarchic humour. It’s now making a highly-anticipated revival at the Orange Tree Theatre in a production directed by Josh Seymour and starring Niamh Cusack. It also features a lighting design by Jamie Platt who approached White Light (WL) to supply his lighting...
In what’s regarded as one of the most epic fantasy stories ever written, J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is a sweeping saga, centered around a hobbit named Frodo, who must undertake a treacherous mission though middle Earth to destroy an evil, magic ring. The literary masterpiece has been reinterpreted numerous times over the years, from cartoons to films to even a West End musical. First...
The Macula system in use on Chichester Festival Theatre’s new musical, Rock Follies The world renowned Chichester Festival Theatre has recently upgraded its follow-spot solution with a pair of new Macula remote follow-spot systems, combined with a pair of Martin MAC Ultras, all supplied by White Light (WL). Macula is a brand-agnostic system in terms of the moving heads it can control, with an...
Last month saw the opening of the Lavender Theatre – a brand-new, open air 250-seat theatre space located in the Mayfield Lavender Fields in Surrey. The theatre, which also features a coffee bar, shop and full glasshouse restaurant, offers audiences a unique live performance experience in a picturesque setting; with its inaugural production being a revival of the musical classic Annie Get Your Gun...
In what can only be described as a timely and insightful production, Disruption shows audiences the ways in which technology – in particular Artificial Intelligence – is not only shaping the world we live in but also our very selves. Written by Andrew Stein, it focuses specifically on tech genius Nick who believes he’s cracked the code for ultimate happiness via a revolutionary algorithm so...