Stage Technologies provided the production with a single-axis performer flying system, using a BigTow winch for counter weight assist and a Juggler control console. In a play where nymphs, fairies, royalty and common folk all clash on stage in their frantic search for love, the production needed an automation solution that would allow the bower’ (a large upside-down umbrella) to fly with none, one or two cast members on board, a movement that needed to be subtle enough not to distract the audience from the storyline. The theatre’s production manager Brod Mason was delighted with the solution commenting that the effects created: "Looked like nothing because they worked so well! The production was not about special effects but rather a seamless magical flow, Stage Technologies performer flying solution proved perfect for this!"
Ted Moore, head of Stage Technologies Rental, commented: "We offer all of our clients, from multiple axis West end musicals to single axis short run plays the ability to produce accurate, reliable and technically seamless productions. By mechanising the moving of scenery and performers, productions can create effects which are often impossible using manual systems."
(Lee Baldock)
