"It became clear that our old desk was not up to the demands we were making of it," explains technical manager Gareth Chell. "We test drove a few consoles and decided that the Congo jr was by far the best of all of them. It's made a real difference to the quality of lighting at the theatre, and we're really proud that we got one of the first desks in Europe.
"We chose the Congo jr as it has all the features and more that we were looking for and has the flexibility to meet with the demanding needs of a very diverse building. We also like the fact that ETC is dedicated to the development of the console and updating the software on a regular basis."
Chell was speaking during a break in a training session being run at Lakeside by ETC's associate regional manager Jeremy Roberts for technicalstaff and freelancers from the theatre. They were joined by staff of BBC Scotland, who are about to take delivery of nine Congos.
(Jim Evans)
