Presented annually by the Society of London Theatre, the Laurence Olivier Awards are presented to shows opening in the West End between 1 January and 31 December each year. This year, the awards are establishing a higher profile with a new website, a return to television - and a change of venue from a hotel ballroom to London's largest stage, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The team behind the new staging include producer Julian Stoneman, production manager Lee Batty, designer Morgan Large and lighting designer Ben Cracknell. White Light is supplying Cracknell with a rig centred around 18 of Martin's dramatic MAC III spotlights, with their high light output, low running noise, spectacular zoom and wide selection of beam effects. The fixtures are proving increasingly popular with lighting designers, with White Light also supplying the fixture to the new production of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium.
In addition to the MAC IIIs and the rig for the show itself, White Light will supply lighting for the red carpet walk-in to the show and, working with drapes specialist Blackout, starcloths to dress the stage.
(Jim Evans)
