We are heartbroken to report the death of our friend and client, Chahine Yavroyan.  As well as an incredibly talented lighting designer and collaborator, Chahine was the finest of human beings, gentle and wise.  We will miss him enormously.  Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Aline David is the choreographer and Samal Blak is the Set Designer of Dance Nation which runs at the Almeida Theatre until 6 October, full details here!
 
 

The RSC have announced their 2019 Summer Season which features As You Like It – directed by Kimberley Sykes and with movement direction by Ayse Tashkiran.
 
Full details here!

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The Lovely Bones – with sound design by Helen Skiera has opened to fantastic reviews. It runs at the Royal and Derngate until 22 September before a UK tour! Click here for more details.

Gecko’s ‘Missing’, designed by Rhys Jarman will play in the newly reopened Grand Hall at the Battersea Arts Centre.

Joanna Scotcher is designer of The Village at Theatre Royal Stratford East. It runs until 6 October, full details here.
 
★★★★★ ‘Outstanding, an enthralling production.’ Morning Star
★★★★ ‘An impressive, blood-stirring evening.’ The Guardian
★★★★ ‘A great piece of storytelling… flat-out wonderful.’ The Times
★★★★ ‘Relentlessly gripping… elemental and overwhelming.’ Time Out
★★★★ ‘Anya Chalotra gives a cracking performance.’ The Telegraph
★★★★ ‘Striking use of movement and music.’ Financial Times

Maxine Doyle has choreographed ‘Mari’ which will be screened at the BFI during the London Film Festival 18-21 October! Click here for more details and to book tickets.

Colin Richmond returns to the Abbey Theatre, Dublin to design Come On Home, a new play by Phillip McMahon. It runs until 4 August and full details are here!

Nick Powell is music and sound designer on The Lehman Trilogy, charting the history and legacy of the family business that collapsed and sparked a worldwide financial crisis. The production plays at the Lyttleton Theatre until 20 October. More details here.

Following sell out performances and critical acclaim in the summer of 2017, Jimmy’s Hall, designed by Colin Richmond returns for an Irish Tour. The Abbey Theatre production will play in Limerick, Galway and Cork. Full details can be found here.

Emily-Jane Boyle is movement director on Exit The King at the Olivier, National Theatre. This new adaptation by Patrick Marber of Ionesco’s play runs from 17 July until 6 October, book tickets here!

The theatre adaptation of A Monster Calls at the Old Vic Theatre features costume design by Katie Sykes and with puppetry by Laura Cubitt.  The production runs until 25 August, click here for further details.

Laura Wade’s new play Home, I’m Darling features choreography by Charlotte Broom. The productions runs at Theatre Clwyd until 14 July, it then plays at the Dorfman Theatre, 24 July – 5 September

Nina Dunn has designed the video for this new musical about the life and work of Joan Littlewood – Miss Littlewood . The RSC production runs at the Swan Theatre until 4 August 2018, for tickets and info click here.

Alyson Cummins returns to Opera Holland Park to design Mozart’s Cosa Fan Tutte. Performances run until 22 June, book tickets here.

Choreographing History (episode 3 of BBC Four’s Danceworks series) focuses on Shobana Jeyasingh’s new production: Contagion. Merle Hensel is designer and Nina Dunn is video designer on this dance piece which will explore the devastating effects of the Spanish Flu during the WW1.

This summer sees the revival of Kiss Me Kate directed by Jo Davies with set and costume design by Colin Richmond. Click here for details.

Lizzie Powell (Lighting Designer) and Andrzej Goulding (Video Designer) are part of the creative team for the theatrical adaptation of The Girl on the Train at West Yorkshire Playhouse. The production runs until 9 June, click here for more information.

Ayse Tashkiran is the movement director of the RSC production of Romeo and Juliet. The production will run in Stratord-upon-Avon until 21 September 2018 – it will then run at the Barbican Theatre 2 November 2018 – 19 January 2019. Click here for more details.
 
Reviews of Romeo and Juliet
★★★★ Evening Standard ‘wonderfully fresh’
★★★★ The Times  ‘bustles and charms and chances its arm and sometimes gets a bit louder or larkier than it should’.

Congratulations to our clients who have been nominated for the 2018 Drama Desk Awards!
 
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play
Natasha Chivers for 1984
 
The Hudson Scenic Studio Award for Outstanding Set Design of a Play
Lizzie Clachan for Yerma
 
Outstanding Projection Design
Andrezj Goulding for People, Places & Things
 

Get to theatre Clwyd to see Nina Dunn’s video design in The Assassination of Katie Hopkins! Click here for more information about this satirical new musical. The production runs until 12 May 2018.

Gary McCann is the designer for the Dutch Touring Theatre (Nederlandse Reisopera) production of The Flying Dutchman. Full details here.

This hilarious comedy of manners by Mary Pix is directed by Jo Davies and designed by Colin Richmond. The RSC production of The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich runs at the Swan Theatre until 14 June, click here for more info!

Natasha Chivers is the lighting designer for Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oedipus. The Toneelgroep production opens in Amsterdam on 8 April. For full details click here.

The revival of David Haig’s critically acclaimed Pressure will run at the Park Theatre until 28 April. The production has been designed by Colin Richmond and video design is by Andrzej Goulding. Book tickets here!

The 2018 RSC production of Macbeth features lighting design by Lizzie Powell and Aline David is movement director.
 
Click here for more details!
 
 

Jemima Levick is directing Bingo! – this hilarious new musical is a co-production between Grid Iron  and Stellar Quines.
 
DATES, VENUES AND INFORMATION:
6 – 17 March 2018     EDINBURGH     Assembly Hall
22 – 23 March 2018     STIRLING     Macrobert Arts Centre
27 – 28 March 2018     AYR     Gaiety
31 March 2018     MUSSELBURGH     Brunton Theatre
12 – 14 April 2018     GLASGOW     Tron Theatre
19 – 21 April 2018     INVERNESS     Eden Court Theatre

Congratulations to 59 Productions for their Olivier Awards best set design nomination for An American in Paris!
 
And congratulations to all the nominated productions that our clients have worked on, including:
 
Best New Play
The Ferryman –  Nick Powell (Composer & Sound Designer)
Oslo – 59 Productions (Projection Design)
 
Best New Musical
An American in Paris – 59 Productions (Projection Design)
 
Best Revival
Hamlet – Natasha Chivers (Lighting Designer)
 
Best Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre
Killology – Gary McCann (Designer)
 

Check out the National Theatre’s Summer season featuring:
 
Nick Powell’s compositions in The Lehman Trilogy – a play in three parts at the Lyttelton Theatre from 4 July.
 
The critically acclaimed An Octoroon designed by Georgia Lowe, which transfers to the Dorfman Theatre 7 June – 18 July.

The Circuit is an improvised, durational  movement piece  conceptualised by Moi Tran, presented by a group of dancers and a live musician. The Circuitous track represents continuum and journey, whilst the action of walking speaks of commonplace, everyday  rituals and behaviours that tend to be overlooked.
 
The Circuit will be performed at the Oval Space on Thursday 18 Jan from 6pm at Oval Space and on Thursday 23 Jan from 3pm at RootStein Hopkins Parade Ground.

Nick Powell is the composer for Nicholas Hytner’s production of Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre – 20 January-15 April. Books tickets here.

The Brothers Size returns to the Young Vic! The revival of  Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play is designed by Patrick Burnier and the movement director is Aline David.
 
Click here for more information.