The show opened in the West End's Gielgud Theatre in October last year and runs into the middle of January. The tale of crime is told against changing scenes with lounge sofas, coffee tables, dining room and patio furniture moving on automated trucks, sliding quickly and smoothly into position to completely changing the setting for the drama.
Stage Technologies' Illusionist control desk has been installed in many fixed venues in the UK and America but this is the first time it has been used as a simple rental solution for automating a small number of axes. The Illusionist control desk brings the cost of simple automation down, opening new doors for theatre productions.
Patrick Stanier, the automation operator for this production, says: "The Illusionist control desk it so easy to use and program thanks to the training and support from Stage Technologies show department."
(Lee Baldock)
