The bulk of these have gone to the National Theatre, where lighting project manager Mike Atkinson and Lyttelton Theatre head of lighting Paul McLeish specified 76 Juliat 710SX 2000W 10/25 degree zoom profiles as part of the reworking of the lighting rig made necessary by the Lyttelton Theatre's change of format for the National's current Transformation season. The 710SXs have replaced many of the theatre's older Strand Cadenza lanterns, and have already been put to use in shows including The PowerBook, A Prayer for Owen Meany and The Adventures of the Stoneheads.
Elsewhere the baby Foxie 700W MSD followspot has proved popular with a wide variety of venues. The Theatre Royal in Stratford East has purchased two Foxies as part of their refurbishment; the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, which recently purchased a new Strand lighting console from White Light Sales, turned to White Light again when purchasing two Foxies, and the Nomads, the Surrey-based amateur dramatics group who built a new theatre with Lottery funding, have purchased a Foxie to add to their equipment stock.
At this year’s PLASA Show a number of new products will be introduced including the Buxie, a 575W MSR followspot for smaller venues, as well as new products for the architectural market.
(Ruth Rossington)
