White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for the recent West End transfer of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin following its critically-acclaimed UK tour. Based on Louis de Bernières’ best-selling novel , Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is the world-famous story of romance in the face of the Second World War set on the idyllic Greek island of Cephallonia. The production marks the novel’s first major...
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This weekend marks the final performance of the iconic Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre in London’s West End. The theatre will close temporarily as it undergoes some much-needed restoration work. It will reopen on 18th December as the Sondheim Theatre with a brand-new production of Les Misérables as it embarks on its 35th world record-breaking year. It would be fair to say that Les Misérables...
With over twenty years’ experience, Dave Lee is renowned as both a lighting designer and programmer throughout the live music industry. He is currently the Lighting and Programme Operator on the Olly Murs UK tour which is currently playing sold out arenas across the UK. For the tour, Dave has drawn heavily on the Hog 4 console. As a Master Dealer for the product in the UK, we’ve spoken to Dave to...
White Light has continued to expand its expert team by appointing a range of staff who each have extensive experience within the live entertainment industry. Joining WL as Technical Account Manager is Carmelo Amenta, who will deliver a range of broadcast projects, large-scale award ceremonies and live music concerts. Carmelo explains: “I’m delighted to have joined WL at what’s a really exciting...
White Light has recently supplied the lighting equipment for the UK tour of Custody, a new-play looking at the issue of ‘stop and search’ within the BAME community. Custody was first created back in 2017 by theatre company Urban Wolf. The story focuses on what the mother, brother, sister and lover of a man that has been killed in police custody go through after his death. Due to its urgent issues...
The Director’s Dinner is the most revered event in the Science Museum Group’s calendar, attended by 375 international VIP guests representing every facet of the science and industry world. Following the recent launch of the Science Museum’s progressive new multi-purpose events venue, Illuminate provided a fitting location for the eighth annual dinner. As the in-house production partner at...
As sponsors to this year’s Media Production Show, disguise and White Light have teamed up to showcase the ground-breaking ‘SmartStage’ powered by the award-winning disguise xR (Extended Reality) platform. Located near the Broadcast Tech Theatre at London Olympia, this fully immersive production environment will showcase the latest developments in Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR)...
White Light recently supplied the lighting and staging for a private view and celebration event at the V&A, ahead of the official reopening of the museum’s William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery. The centrepiece of the refurbished gallery is Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet, which was purchased through the generosity of William & Judith, and Douglas and James Bollinger as a...
White Light has recently supplied the lighting equipment to West End Eurovision; an annual singing competition in which a range of West End shows compete against one another in a Eurovision-style contest in order to raise vital funds for the Make A Difference (MAD) Trust. The MAD Trust is an organisation which works with its partners to support HIV and AIDS projects both in the UK and Sub-Saharan...
White Light has recently supplied the lighting equipment for Ain’t Misbehavin’ which has recently opened at the Southwark Playhouse. Ain’t Misbehavin’ celebrates the legendary jazz musician Fats Waller and his energetic, exuberant and effervescent music. Set largely in the music halls of 1920s Manhattan, it is directed by Tyrone Huntley and features a lighting design by James Whiteside. James...