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...
White Light has recently supplied brand-new LED lighting packages to two ATG venues: Aylesbury Waterside and the Grand Opera House York. With its heritage in theatre lighting, WL has formed an unparalleled reputation for supplying venues across the world with the very latest lighting technology. Therefore when Stuart Graham, Head of Technical Operations at Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), was...
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...
White Light is supplying the lighting equipment for the iconic musical HAIR which is currently touring the UK. Having first debuted Off-Broadway in 1967, HAIR has gone on to become one of the theatre’s most iconic musicals, following a group of youngsters in New York’s East Village as they begin to question the world, authority and the American flag. Having been revived several times on both...
White Light recently provided the lighting equipment for Gently Down the Stream which has opened to rave reviews at London’s Park Theatre. Set at the turn of the 21st century, Gently Down the Stream is a delicate examination of the relationship between Beau; a 62 year old piano accompanist from New Orleans, and Rufus; a 28 year old bi-polar lawyer, set over the course of thirteen years in Beau’s...
White Light has provided the lighting equipment for Arthur Miller’s The American Clock which recently opened at the Old Vic Theatre, London. The American Clock portrays the devastation that American citizens experienced when the stock market crashed and the Great Depression began in 1929. The play uses an ensemble cast to explore the lives of several families across several cities. It is directed...
White Light recently supplied the lighting equipment for Disney’s Broadway-smash musical Newsies which recently had its UK premiere at ArtsEd. Set in turn-of-the-century New York, Newsies tells the story of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenage ‘newsies’. When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies the newsies together...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for Leave to Remain at the Lyric Hammersmith, which features a lighting design by Anna Watson. A new play featuring songs by Matt Jones and Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, Leave to Remain explores the story of a young gay couple whose marriage begins to fracture both of their families. It is told through a blend of movement, drama and 14 original tracks...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment on the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q which is currently embarking on a UK Tour. Avenue Q is a laugh-out-loud musical featuring puppets who tell the story of recent college graduate Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment on Avenue Q. Here, he meets a range of colourful characters who help him discover his true purpose in life. The...