Originally performed on Broadway in 1934, Anything Goes is one of theatre’s most renowned and iconic musicals. Featuring music and lyrics by Cole Porter, the show is set on a cruise liner heading from New York to London and as the audience is introduced to the characters on board, it soon becomes clear it will be anything but smooth sailing. The show has been recently revived at the Barbican...
Last month, the Palace Theatre in London’s West End played host to The Show Must Go On – a unique concert which celebrated the very best of the London theatre scene whilst raising vital funds for theatrical charities. The show featured select performances from over 18 West End shows, including The Lion King, Matilda, & Juliet, Come From Away, Back to the Future and many more, as well as having a...
The annual WhatsOnStage Awards took place at the Prince of Wales Theatre last night. Now in its 20th year, the Awards are the only major accolades in the UK where the audience choose the majority of winners. Alongside supplying the lighting equipment for the main ceremony, WL once again sponsored the Best Lighting Design Award which was won by Howard Hudson for & Juliet. This year’s WhatsOnStage...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for the UK tour of Poet in da Corner, following its critically-acclaimed run at the Royal Court Theatre. Poet in da Corner is a coming of age story inspired by Dizzee Rascal’s seminal album Boy in Da Corner. Written and performed by lyricist and poet Debris Stevenson, it originally ran at the Royal Court in 2018. This latest tour is a brand-new...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for Leopoldstadt; which opened at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End last night. Written by legendary playwright Tom Stoppard, Leopoldstadt tells the story of three generations of the same Jewish family living in early 20 th century Vienna. It is directed by Patrick Marber and features a lighting design by Olivier Award-winning Neil Austin...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for Holes which is currently touring venues across the UK. Presented by The Children’s Theatre Partnership, Holes is the creative new stage show based on the multi-award winning novel and Hollywood blockbuster. Adapted for the stage by the novel’s author Louis Sachar, the piece is set in a labour camp where a boy, Stanley, has to dig the same sized...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for Frankenstein which is currently touring the UK. Produced by Selladoor Productions, Frankenstein is based on the classic novel by Mary Shelley, telling the story of a young scientist who manages to breathe life into a gruesome body. This new production is adapted by Rona Munro and features a lighting design by Grant Anderson. Grant comments: “I...
White Light has supplied the lighting for Persona, which has reopened the newly-renovated Riverside Studios. Based on Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 iconic Swedish psychological movie, Persona tells the story of a renowned stage actress who relapses into total silence and is sent to a remote summer house where a nurse must break her silent spell. This production is the first to be performed in the venue’s...
White Light has recently supplied the lighting equipment for REDD; a brand-new dance show at the Barbican Theatre . Devised by the Olivier Award-winning hip-hop partnership Boy Blue, REDD is a piece of dance surrounding the five stages of grief. Told through the movements of nine dancers, it offers an introspective journey into loss and examines how we are affected by those irreversible moments in...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for the UK premiere of the Broadway musical Amélie , which recently embarked on a UK tour . Originally performed on Broadway, Amélie is based on the 2001 romantic comedy film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and tells the story of an astonishing young woman who lives quietly in the real world but loudly in her mind. This UK premiere is directed by Michael...