Unexpected Twist is the re-telling of the Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist, by one of the best-loved figures in the children’s book world, Michael Rosen. The book combines two stories in one; Rosen’s story and the Dickens classic that inspired it. In a co-production between The Children’s Theatre Partnership and the Royal & Derngate, Northampton, it has recently been adapted for the stage...
The Olivier Awards 2023 took place at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday evening. Hosted by three-time Oliviers nominee Hannah Waddingham, the ceremony once again celebrated the very best of British Theatre. The biggest winner of the evening was the RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro which took home six awards, including the Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play, Best Director as well as Best Lighting...
First performed in 1986, Willy Russell’s classic one-woman show Shirley Valentine is the joyous, life-affirming story of a person who got lost in marriage and motherhood but who has a secret dream – as well as an airline ticket to Greece… The show has recently been revived at the Duke of York’s Theatre in a brand-new production directed by Matthew Dunster and starring Olivier Award and BAFTA...
Built in 1865, The City Varieties is a Grade II* Music Hall located in the heart of Leeds, West Yorkshire. Part of Leeds Heritage Theatres, it holds the Guinness World Record for Britain’s longest-running music hall, and has established an unrivalled reputation for presenting the very best in live music, variety and comedy, as well as hugely popular annual pantomimes which have entertained...
For the past fifty years, White Light (WL) has cemented a reputation of supplying the very latest theatre lighting. Whether that’s hiring fixtures to a smash-hit West End show or supplying the equipment for a venue’s brand-new lighting installation, the company’s experience and expertise means it is able to offer a technical solution to a plethora of diverse clients. Recently, the company was...
Yesterday saw two of the most significant award ceremonies across the theatre industry take place – The Offies along with the WhatsOnStage Awards. Both awards celebrate the diverse and eclectic talent that makes up the lifeblood of the sector – and both were sponsored by White Light. Organised by OffWestEnd, The Offies were created to recognise excellence, innovation and ingenuity in independent...
Christmas Cathedral by Mandylights at Christmas at Dunham Massey. Photo credit: Kat Gollock/Copyright: Sony Music For the past several years, White Light (WL) has worked closely with Culture Creative and Sony Music to supply the lighting and technical support for their renowned Christmas trails. Taking place at much-loved and famous locations across the UK, the trails feature trees and woodland...
Fresh from a sold-out tour of the UK and Ireland, Derren Brown recently brought his spell-binding show, SHOWMAN, to London’s West End at the Apollo Theatre. Known across the globe for his ability to astonish and amaze audiences, SHOWMAN further cements Derren’s reputation as the master of mind control and psychological illusion. The lighting designer for the production is Charlie Morgan Jones and...
Written by Anthony Neilson, T he Wonderful World of Dissocia is a darkly comedic play about a young woman, Lisa, suffering from dissociative disorder. Having first been performed in 2002, it was recently revived at the Stratford East Theatre Royal and starred BAFTA-nominated Leah Harvey as Lisa. The lighting designer was Lucía Sánchez Roldán who approached White Light (WL) to supply a range of her...
Good Luck Studio is the brand-new dark comedy from the award-winning Mischief , the team behind the global smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong and the BBC comedy series The Goes Wrong Show. It focuses on the final night recording of Wibble the Dragon – a show massively over budget and under written. With one hour to film 16 pages and an audience of children getting more and more impatient, the...