Archive for the ‘Green Theatre’ Category

Building Sustainable Theatres (10 June 2008)

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The Theatres Trust is organizing a conference about sustainability and theatre:
10 June 2008, 09.00 – 17.00
Cottesloe Theatre South Bank, London SE1

Be part of reducing Theatres Carbon Footprint

How will new theatres be zero-carbon from 2019? What steps can theatres take towards adaptation, introducing renewables and improving energy performance?

The Theatres Trust’s Conference 08 aims to help theatres meet the environmental challenges of climate change and rising energy costs and understand what’s behind the new energy performance regulations that will affect theatre buildings

Building Sustainable Theatres will help you to:
Identify the best opportunities to make your theatre more energy efficient
Be more informed about sustainability as a client on building projects
Understand the environmental building and energy regulations for capital projects
Consider options for mitigation, adaptations and retrofitting your theatre
Make more environmentally sustainable use of existing resources

Chairs: Jon Snow, Nigel Hinds, Ruth Eastwood and Ian Blackburn

For more information, the full programme and list of contributors, or to register visit our website at www.theatrestrust.org.uk, email events@theatrestrust.org.uk or telephone 020 7836 8591

Book before 14 May 2008 for Early Bird discounts!

Rig plan for “the lady from the sea”

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Please find here some information about the lighting design of “the lady from the sea”:

- the Power Spread sheet: here
- the rig plan: here

Theatres Climate Change Action Plan – Mayor of London

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Please find here a summary of top practical actions theatres can take to reduce their carbon footprint, taken from a draft of the Theatres Climate Change Action Plan: Greening Theatres
If you have any feedback please email Anna Beech on anna.beech@london.gov.uk

Green TV

Friday, April 25th, 2008

A presentation of Arcola Energy on Green TV: Greening the theatre

Building Sustainable Theatres – Theatre Trust’s Conference

Monday, April 21st, 2008

How will new theatres be zero-carbon from 2019? What steps can theatres take towards adaptation, introducing renewables and improving energy performance?

The Theatres Trust’s Conference 08 aims to help theatres meet the environmental challenges of climate change and rising energy costs and understand what’s behind the new energy performance regulations that will affect theatre buildings.

The conference will take place on the 10th of June 2008, 09.00 – 17.00
Cottesloe Theatre South Bank, London SE1

For more information, the full programme and list of contributors, or to register visit Theatre Trust, email events@theatrestrust.org.uk or telephone 020 7836 8591.

Cal Arts Wiki

Friday, April 18th, 2008

A course wiki about Sustainable Theatre:
Theatre Cal Arts

Latitude Festival in Suffolk 17th – 20th July

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Teaming up with London’s Arcola Theatre, Latitude are working towards a greener festival. We will provide state of the art low energy LED lighting and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell to power the stage in the Theatre Arena.

For more information, please visit Latitude Festival. Or here download the press release.

Technical Forum on Tuesday 13th May 10.30am – 1pm

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

The Association of British Theatre Technicians and Ambassador Theatre Group are organising an event dedicated to environmental issues. A wonderful opportunity to network, share ideas and meet suppliers who are already producing energy efficient/environmentally friendly products and services.

This event will take place on Tuesday 13th May
New Wimbledon Studio, The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG
Tel: 020 8545 7900

Programme:
10.30am – Coffee and networking
11am – Welcome from ABTT and Ambassador Theatre Group
11.10 – 12am – Key Speakers
12am – 1pm – Questions and opportunity to talk to suppliers and contactors

Theatre Materials/Material Theatres April 17-18, 2008

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Conference at The Central School of Speech and Drama – University of London
“What is the theatre made of? What is its matter, and what is the matter with it?”

Sustainability will be a key theme of this conference organised by the Centre for Excellence in Training for Theatre (CETT).

For more information, please visit: CSSD

Kit list for “an enemy of the people”

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

An enemy of the people, directed by Mehmet Ergen

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**** The Guardian
**** The Independent
**** The Times
**** What’s On Stage
**** Time Out Critics’ Choice

“Far superior to the laborious spectacle the National gave us a decade ago. Greg Hicks as Stockmann brilliantly encompasses the hero’s duality. This is Ibsen stripped to the bone and delivered with rare urgency.” Michael Billington

“Hicks’ crusading passion makes for exhilarating drama” Benedict Nightingale

“Fierce and formidable, all guns blazing, Ergen’s production lights up with a cast that is never less than splendid” Rhoda Koenig

“A truly magnificent performance” Michael Coveney

“Lenkiewicz renders Ibsen elegantly for the modern stage” Jonathan Gibbs

We’re using the following from Selecon:

23 x 50w Aureol, 14 with “Beam Shapers” (loan)
19 x Acclaim Fresnels (mixture of 650w and 300w) (owned by Arcola)
2 x 90 degree Pacifics (with 1200w 80v lamps) (loan)
2 x Pacific Zooms (45 to 75 degree) (with 1200w 80v lamps) (loan)

2 of the Pacifics are also using “gobo rotators” on loan from White Light

For reference we’re also using the following ETC Equipment:

16 x Source 4s (various angles); 12 x 375w and 4 x 575w lamps

And to round things off we also have the following:

4 x 500w floods as house lights (not on full intensity!)
1 x 60w practical “oil lamp”

Sponsors: Selecon, White Light, ETC

Please find here the rig plan of an enemy of the people.