LSI Projects responded successfully to a system design inclusive of all lighting, audio and AV integration, by theatre consultants, Drama by Design, who designed and specified all the technical systems for the theatre, worth half-a-million pounds.
Drama by Design's Andrew Stone comments, "The requirement of the College was to have a professional standard performance theatre - and that's why we opted for the PixelPars because they are professional standard, as opposed to some of the cheap alternatives. They offer bright, even light output. They are durable and they last. It is essential for technical theatre students to get experience of what they will find in the outside world."
The College is a Founder College of Creative & Cultural Skills (CC Skills) - the nationwide body that ensures training providers match the needs of the theatre, live music and events sector and produce 'industry ready' graduates - making it even more essential to provide professional-quality facilities.
The £102m new Campus replaced a Sixties building on Paddington Green, with tuition continuing in a temporary site across the road for the three-year duration of works.
The new theatre has been fitted with digital technical theatre equipment and systems built to withstand the march of progress. With this in mind, the DMX signal for the lighting control has been joined by ACN throughout the theatre.
(Jim Evans)
