White Light has recently supplied the lighting on Teenage Dick; the critically-acclaimed production which is currently running at the Donmar Warehouse. Making its UK debut, Teenage Dick is a darkly comic take on Richard III and is directed by the Donmar’s Artistic Director Michael Longhurst. Set in an American high school, it tells the story of Richard who, after years of torment due to his...
White Light is supplying the lighting equipment to more than 25 pantomimes and Christmas shows this festive season. For many theatres, Christmas marks their busiest time of the year, as stages up and down the country fill with dames, beanstalks, ugly sisters and flying carpets. A firm favourite in the panto world is Peter Pan and WL is supplying productions at Birmingham Rep, Brighton Metropole...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for [BLANK] which recently ran at the Donmar Warehouse. [BLANK] is a theatrical provocation which marks 40 years of Clean Break; a theatre company that works with women affected by the criminal justice system. Featuring over 100 unnamed scenes, [BLANK] sees the director Maria Aberg choose thirty of these in order to create a unique production...
White Light has overseen a brand-new lighting upgrade at the Highbury Theatre Centre in Sutton Coldfield. Having opened in 1942, Highbury Theatre Centre is one of the oldest, most established amateur theatres in the country. Through its resident company The Highbury Players, the venue annually presents a ten month season, which includes seven main stage productions and three studio plays. It is...
White Light has recently supplied the lighting equipment for Mamma Mia – The Party; an immersive theatrical dining extravaganza based around the music of ABBA. Created by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia – The Party transports its audience to the island of Skopelos where taverna owner Nikos and his family present their story in a glorious night of song, dance and feasting. Running for four hours...
White Light has recently taken on its latest batch of apprentices; following a year in which the company received two separate awards for its apprenticeship scheme. As a company, WL is passionate about developing the next generation of talent. Since 2011, WL has overseen 57 apprenticeships, with all of those who have completed the course going on to work in the industry. The company has recently...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for the critically-acclaimed Baby Reindeer, which has recently opened at The Bush Theatre following its award-winning run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Written by Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer is a chilling personal narrative that looks at what happens when a kind gesture and trivial interactions results in much wider...
White Light has supplied the lighting for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, which has recently opened at Trafalgar Studios in London’s West End. First performed in 1967, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg tells the moving and heart-warming story of a couple trying to keep their family together whilst raising their only daughter who has cerebral palsy. Directed by Simon Evans, this latest revival stars...
A few weeks ago, Birmingham Hippodrome raised the curtain on its first ever home-grown youth production with a dynamic re-imagining of West Side Story. Opening to a sell-out audience, the show was the centrepiece of the venue’s 120 th birthday and featured forty local young performers. The show’s Lighting Designer David Howe takes us through his design for the show and the role it played within...
White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for Falsettos which is currently running at London’s Other Palace Theatre. Originally performed on Broadway in 1992, Falsettos is a double Tony Award-winning musical which offers a poignant look at the life of one family as they live through the AIDS crisis. Despite other productions across the globe, this is the first time the show has been...