Fully equipped with all the industry standard Martin features; a compact, light, fixture with power and optical precision; the Mac 700 also combines a full CMY colour mixing system supplemented with an 8-position colour wheel and a gobo animation system for dramatic projection effects. The MAC 700 contains head and base temperature sensors to ensure that fan speeds are kept to a minimum, bringing noise levels right down to suit theatre and TV studio applications.
Stage Electrics is supplying all the lighting for the tour: the rig includes the 24 MAC 700s, plus 33 MAC 600s, six MAC 250 Wash, 12 Atomic Strobes, 110 scrollers, 150 generic lanterns controlled by a Wholehog II with Hog PC backup. Lighting is by Howard Eaton.
Starlight Express opened in London in 1984 and closed in 2002 after an almost 18-year run in the West End and at the time was second only to Cats as the longest running musical in British Theatre history. This current tour opened in February and is scheduled to visit 29 venues in the UK and also travelling to Dublin through to the end of 2007.
Chris Patton, business development manager for Stage Electrics, said: "Starlight Express is a great show and we are delighted to be supplying equipment and services to the current tour. Everyone involved with the production is very impressed with the Mac 700, both with it's range of features and it's extremely bright output. From a suppliers point of view the reliability of the fixture has meant extremely 'trouble free motoring' without a single unit being swapped out so far."
(Lee Baldock)
