When lighting designer Chris Newman began planning the tour he wandered down to PRG's Melbourne warehouse to check out their latest gear and he came across the Vari*Lite VLX LED wash luminaire.
"I knew PRG had lots of new fixtures but I didn't want to go down the LED track as I didn't think they were a great light source," admitted Newman. "They're a good point source but I've never been that happy with the colour you get from LED fixtures. However, when I saw that they were a Vari*Lite fixture I thought that if anyone was going to get it right it would be them.
"They're a fairly lightweight fixture which is ideal for this tour as we are playing theatres where weight is critical due to fly systems," he noted.
For the Farnham show Newman is using 32 Vari*Lite VLX luminaires positioned overhead and upstage to deliver a stage wash.
(Jim Evans)
