UK - The Association of British Theatre Technician's ABTT Theatre Show is gearing up to celebrate its 30th birthday in London's Royal Horticultural Halls, 11-12 June 2008.

Many new innovations on the lighting front will be showcased this year with an emphasis on energy efficiency in line with the Theatres Trust conference on sustainable theatres to be held on 10 June.

Selecon will showcase its new 80V Power Supply with direct DMX control.

ETC will highlight products that offer low cost of ownership and sustainable solutions. PRG Europe will highlight its products and services.

Zero 88 will demonstrate its new version 3 software for its Leap Frog 48 & 96 consoles. Its Jester ML series will be showcased.

Stage Electrics will premiere the QMaxz 575 moving head, which offers cost effectivity and high performance as the latest addition to its expansive rental fleet, says the company.KAVE Theatre Services gives the green light at the Show to highlight how theatres can ultilise sustainable techniques to reduce running and maintenance costs. A host of LED alternatives will be showcased as well as some of innovative software, including Lightfactory to assist lighting technicians.

Mushroom Lighting Technology and Mushroom Event Services will highlight its powerful combination to supply events with some of the most innovative LED displays and fixtures.

Clay Paky will debut its new Alpha Series of moving lights, which includes the Alpha Beam.With energy and creativity in mind, MGC Lamps will highlight its range of energy saving solutions with low energy lamps for a variety of applications.

A selection of gobos from Goboland will be displayed. Its high resolution glass gobos are available in both black & white and coloured dichroic.

PID will showcase its Catalyst Digital Media software Version 4. City Theatrical will debut its SHoW DMX, a wireless DMX system.

Avolites will be showing its Diamond 4 console, the Pearl Expert - recently used for Paul Weller's tour, and the latest addition to the Avolites family, the Pearl Tiger.

(Jim Evans)


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