As we move into December, many buildings and landmarks across the country are now being transformed as part of the festive season. One of these includes Covent Garden and, in particular, the iconic Covent Garden Christmas Tree. Having become a staple of London’s festive celebrations, the Tree has returned once again in 2020, situated in the Covent Garden Market’s Piazza. Having supplied the lights...
Back in September when it was announced that theatres could play to socially-distanced audiences, this saw a range of venues prepare for their re-opening. One of these included the Charing Cross Theatre which re-opened with the world premiere of GH Boy. The lighting designer was Tony Simpson, who approached White Light to supply the lighting equipment. GH Boy is a brand-new piece of writing which...
Now in its 22 nd year, the AV Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals, companies, projects and technology across the AV, events and production sector. This year’s ceremony was held virtually and, following a challenging year, the organisers felt it was vital to still recognise the outstanding achievements of this creative, talented and innovative industry. Having been crowned...
White Light has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ 2020. The report recognises the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)*, highlighting the regional and sector diversity of the UK’s SMEs and the entrepreneurial spirit shown by these companies. This is the second year running in which WL has been...
Yesterday marked the #WeMakeEvents Global Day of Action in which countries from across the globe came together in solidarity to highlight the plight that is currently facing the worldwide live events industry. The evening featured a range of creative responses, such as lighting iconic buildings in red to highlight how the industry is in red alert as well as beaming shafts of white light into the...
The past few months have seen the whole of the UK trapped underneath a cloud of uncertainty. Even now, as a company who works largely in events and theatre, we are still very unsure of what the future holds and when we’ll be able to return to some form of normality. One thing we are certain of though is that the world will be a very different place once we are through the other side of all this...
White Light has supplied the lighting for Magic Goes Wrong, which recently opened at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End. Created by the award-winning Mischief Theatre and magic legends Penn & Teller, Magic Goes Wrong focuses on a hapless gang of magicians trying to host a charity fundraiser – with hilarious results. It features a lighting design by David Howe, who is lighting several of...
At WL, one of our proudest assets is our staff. We pride ourselves on offering our clients a level of customer service they simply wouldn’t receive anywhere else. We’re fortunate that a lot of our employees have chosen to stay with the company for a long time; with one of these being our Quality Manager Paul Talbot. Paul has been with the company for 24 years now so we thought we’d take this...
As a company, we have a reputation within the Broadcast industry of pioneering the very latest technology alongside delivering award-winning projects across the globe. Following our recent win at the AV Awards for Broadcast and Media Project of the Year, we thought this would be a great time to speak to some members of our Broadcast Team and find out more about their roles and what they can offer...
Regarded as the unrivalled badge of excellence for the AV industry, the AV Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals, companies, projects and technology across the sector. This year, WL was awarded with not one but two AV Awards: Broadcast and Media Project of the Year and National Integrator of the Year. WL’s Managing Director Bryan Raven comments: “It’s an absolute honour to...