Lighting duties for the shows, the first three directed by the Donmar's artistic director Michael Grandage and the last by Kenneth Branagh, are being divided between two of the Donmar's most frequent lighting collaborators, Paule Constable lighting Ivanov and Neil Austin the remaining three shows.
The two have designed a common core rig to serve all of the shows, White Light supplying the season with 11 1k Fresnels, eight 2k Fresnels, one 5k Fresnel, 32 CP62 PAR cans, 11 L&E Battens, 14 Selecon Pacific Zoom profile spots, and 12 ETC Source Four 26° profile spots along with eight Rainbow Pro colour scrollers. Additional Source Fours have been purchased for the season to subsequently become part of the Donmar's in-house stock.
Completing the rig are six Martin TW1 moving washlights and four ADB Warp moving spotlights, these newly added to White Light's hire stock for the Donmar season. Working with the lighting designers on the Wyndham's season are production manager Pat Maloney and production electrician Stephen Reeve.
The first play in the season, Ivanov, opened triumphantly in mid-September, with The Independent's Paul Taylor calling particular attention to "Paule Constable's exquisite lighting".
(Jim Evans)
