Lighting was designed and programmed by Tim Routledge of grandPA - the UK's first programming house for the grandMA control platform. He also specified grandMA video which supplies digital scenery and backdrops throughout the show, bringing to life a story recalling the creation of the planet, evolution and humanity's journey to the limits of technology and beyond.
Chief LX Graham Shearing is touring with the show and overseeing technicals. He first used a grandMA console on the previous 2007/08 season show, Beauty and the Beast which utilised a grandMA micro. He uses grandMA on PC for backup and plotting, plus grandMA remote software running on a PDA for focusing. "With all these elements combined you have a hugely flexible package," he comments.
(Jim Evans)
