Dear Stephen Alambritis, Local authorities across the country have been given a broad range of discretionary powers and considerable funding to support businesses that have been severely impacted by Covid 19. Many local authorities have recognised their duty to protect and support their local economies in this time of need, and by doing so they will give their residents (and the services they need...
Today, technical solution experts White Light (WL) and leading audio visual production supplier SFL have announced their intention to launch a strategic partnership – one which will see both companies broaden their existing offering and allow customers to receive the highest standard of full service technical production. The announcement of this strategic partnership is a natural progression for...
The informal economy behind every theatre production is huge and incredibly important to London and the UK. The actor you see on stage is just the tip of the iceberg – hundreds of people rely on those performances for their livelihood. To demonstrate this, our friends at Origin8 Design & Photography have created the below graphic which shows the entire scale of who is exactly involved and...
In March, every single theatre in the UK was ordered to close as part of the government’s measures to help fight the spread of COVID-19. It’s a challenging time for all of us who work in the industry and we encourage everyone to look out for one another and stay in contact wherever possible and safe to do so. We also realise that, whilst theatre is a lot of our jobs, it’s also our passion and by...
Let’s be honest – this is a confusing and worrying time for the majority of those working in theatre. Whereas Sunday night should have seen us all come together to celebrate the very best of our industry, we instead found ourselves watching a highlights show on ITV (which was excellent, by the way). Similarly, we have no idea what the immediate future holds as venues remain closed and shows...
Across the entertainment and events industry, diaries abruptly emptied last month with thousands of events cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak; leaving a huge number of freelancers without work for the foreseeable future. Katharine Williams (a lighting designer who previously worked on Crew for Calais) and Jono Kenyon (a lighting designer whose partner works in ITU) came up with the idea of...
Earlier this month, every single theatre in the UK was ordered to close as part of the government’s measures to help fight the spread of COVID-19. It’s a challenging time for all of us who work in the industry and we encourage everyone to look out for one another and stay in contact wherever possible and safe to do so. We also realise that, whilst theatre is a lot of our jobs, it’s also our...
The ETC Source 4WRD is an attachment which changes the existing Source Four tungsten fixture into a white-light LED alternative. Rather than forcing existing Source Four users to dispose of their current equipment, it actively encourages them to be resourceful by simply adding this attachment which converts the HPL source into a white-light LED, resulting in a significant reduction in power...
White Light has supplied a range of new lighting fixtures to Mountview, following the drama school’s move to its new premises in South London. Mountview is one of the UK’s leading drama schools, offering vocational training at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate level in performance and production arts. Last year, after a 17 month build, it opened the doors to a new building in its new...
Salon International, the market-leading trade show for hair professionals worldwide recently returned to ExCeL London. For the seventh year running, White Light supplied all of the technical lighting solutions for its Salon Live shows. Salon Live is a series of six shows presented by leading hair experts from around the world, to showcase their latest products, styles and collections. Produced by...