Having first been performed on Broadway in 1956, My Fair Lady is widely regarded as one of the most iconic musicals of all time. Featuring a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, it tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a working-class flower girl who takes elocution lessons from the snobbish professor Henry Higgins in order to pass as a lady… The musical was recently...
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical tells the story of the life of singer-songwriter Carole King, who wrote some of the biggest hits of all time for some of the greatest artists, ranging from The Drifters to The Shirlees to Aretha Franklin, as well as became a superstar in her own right. The show originally ran on Broadway in 2014, followed by a West End run a year later; with both productions...
Having first played to international audiences back in 2019, Naomi Wallace’s powerful drama The Breach recently had its UK premiere at the Hampstead Theatre in London. Set in Kentucky, it’s an absorbing drama which focuses on a group of teenage friends and explores the consequences of what happens when trust and loyalty is put on the line. The lighting designer for the show is the Olivier and Tony...
Starring the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning Jodie Cromer, Prime Facie tells the story of a brilliant young barrister who, having worked her way up to the top of her game, suddenly finds herself confronting where the patriarchal power of the law truly lies. The play recently opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End and is the UK premiere of Suzie Miller’s award-winning play. It...
To mark its 60 th anniversary, Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) has created DIGITAL STAGES – five dynamic digital events celebrating the theatre’s history across the decades. The series will be released over CFT’s anniversary week in July for audiences across the globe. With a view to utilising the most cutting-edge, immersive production technology to bring this milestone occasion to life, CFT...
Widely regarded as one of the most iconic plays of all time, and one which propelled writer Tennessee Williams to international fame, The Glass Menagerie tells the story of a son recalling his stifled upbringing in St Louis, in what soon becomes a powerful meditation on the fragility of memory. It has recently been revived in London’s West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre and stars Hollywood...
Drawing on lighting fixtures supplied by White Light, Jai Morjaria’s lighting design for Wuthering Heights in the Lyttleton Theatre at London’s National Theatre brings some order and beauty to a production which is largely focused on the messiness of humanity, while also enhancing Vicki Mortimer’s evocative but tricky set design and Simon Baker’s haunting projections. Morjaria, who won the...
Located along the South Coast within the Devonshire Quarter , Eastbourne Theatres consists of three venues: the Congress Theatre, Devonshire Park Theatre and the Winter Garden . With a combined capacity of more than 3,500 seats, each venue plays host to a variety of in-house and touring productions each year and is part of Eastbourne Borough Council. The Theatres recently underwent a period of...
The 2022 Olivier Awards took place at The Royal Albert Hall, London last night. Presented by comedian Jason Manford, it was the first live Olivier ceremony to take place since 2019 and some of the most iconic and well-known industry names were in attendance. As the leading lighting supplier to UK theatre, White Light (WL) sponsored the Best Lighting Design Award, which was won by Tim Lutkin and...
Taking place within the magnificent surroundings of London County Hall, Witness for the Prosecution is crime-literary icon Agatha Christie’s compelling stage play which follows the court case of Leonard Vole who is standing trial for murder. This particular production offers audiences a one-of-a-kind courtroom staging, due to the fact that they actually sit within the Council Chamber of the...