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White Light supplies Shrek musical

Shrek opens in London this week (photo: White Light)

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Continuing its busy spring season of new shows, entertainment lighting specialist White Light has been chosen to supply the lighting to Shrek, the musical adaptation of the hit Dreamworks Animation film that has already been greeted with acclaim in New York and on its current US tour.

The stage version of Shrek has been created by an experienced theatrical team, including directors Jason Moore and Rob Ashford, choreographer Josh Prince, designer Tim Hatley and lighting designer Hugh Vanstone. Shrek marks White Light's second 'green' collaboration with Vanstone this year, having also supplied the lighting equipment for his design for The Wizard of Oz!.

Vanstone is once again making full use of White Light's extensive lighting rental stock, his rig

D.A.S. Audio double on China club circuit

Details: 14 March 2016

China - Hangzhou Chuangda Stage Facilities, the D.A.S. Audio dealer in Eastern China, has coordinated the installation of new sound systems at two popular Chinese clubs in late 2010. With both projects, Jiang Chao, the company's general manager, and Xiao Zhao, their technical representative, determined that D.A.S. active (self-powered) systems were an appropriate choice.

At owner Ping Ge's IN-Bar in Taizhou, Zhejian, 24 D.A.S. Audio Avant 15A powered, two-way, compact full-range loudspeakers were deployed. A combination of six LX-218A powered, high performance subwoofers - three enclo

The Arena Group supplied a series of temporary media structures

Arena supplies media facilities for Royal Wedding

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The Arena Group managed the UK media compound and supplied a series of temporary media structures around Buckingham Palace and The Mall for the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

The Department of Media and Culture planned and implemented a wide ranging transformation of the capital city to host the Royal Wedding, engaging the Arena Group months ahead to manage the temporary media structures for host broadcasters, the BBC and ITV.

Arena Group senior project manager David Moynes worked with 'built asset consultancy' E.C Harris to plan the design and positio

XL Events installed two large LED screens in London's Trafalgar Square

XL Events' screens show Royal Wedding

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - XL Events installed two large LED screens in London's Trafalgar Square to facilitate one of the main public viewing areas for live TV transmission of the UK's royal wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

XL was working for marketing and event producers Jack Morton Worldwide, who co-ordinated four similar format/concept sites across London for the wedding. An estimated 1m people lined the streets to catch some of the action, which was broadcast worldwide to a global audience of approximately 2bn. It was the most important UK Royal event for 30 years.

The screens

Showsec wins Rockness contract

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Showsec has been awarded the contract to provide security for the entire Rockness festival, building on five successful years supplying specific elements of this popular Scottish event.

Rockness, the recently announced winner of the 2011 NME Awards for Best Small Festival, is committed to achieving the highest levels of customer service for the 30,000 festival goers expected across the weekend of the 10-12 June. 2011.

Showsec area manager Scott Anderson says, "We are excited to be working with Rockness for the fifth year and we believe the decision to

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