Fifteen awards were announced on the Theatres Trust stand in the midst of the PLASA hubbub.
Sponsored by AVW Controls, dbs Solutions, Load Cell Rental, Mayflower, Philips Entertainment, PLASA, Production Resource Group (PRG), StageBitz, Stage Jobs Pro, The Fifth Estate Ltd and Triple E, the TTAs are also very kindly supported by Lighting&Sound International and The Theatres Trust.
Host for the evening was prolific multi award-winning lighting designer Rick Fisher, perhaps best known for his work on Billy Elliot the Musical and An Inspector Calls. Recent credits include Great Expectations at Bristol's Old Vic, The Herd at The Bush Theatre, and Inside Wagner's Head at the Linbury Studio Royal Opera House, to name but a few.
A team of industry professionals assisted Rick in presenting the awards and first up was the 'Stage Jobs Pro' Award for Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management, which went to Jason Benterman. Jason started working in Stage Management in 1991 with The Oxford Stage Company and has since worked on various productions ranging from Children's theatre to Musical Theatre through to many Shakespeare productions at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
The 'dBs' Solution Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound went to top sound designer Paul Arditti who specialises in the design of sound systems and sound scores. His recent work includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Audience, Feast and Dr Dee.
International lighting designer Tim Routledge took the 'Philips Entertainment' Award for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting. Tim is an experienced lighting designer and programmer and the past 12 months have seen him work on the biggest shows in the UK. He was associate lighting designer for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace and lead lighting programmer for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
The 'AVW' Award for Outstanding Achievement in Automation went to Ben Philips. Ben's automation experience spans over six years, in which time he has opened and worked on a number of major West End and touring shows including: The Sound of Music (Palladium), We Will Rock You (UK Tour), Legally Blonde (Savoy), The Wizard of Oz (Palladium), The Bodyguard (Adelphi) and most recently Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The 'StageBitz' Award for Outstanding Achievement in Prop Making went to Jonathan Hall. Jonathan has recently worked on The Lord of the Rings at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, White Christmas the Musical and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium and on the UK Tour.
The 'PRG' Award for Outstanding Achievement in Education went to Chris Layton of LIPA. Chris teaches on the sound technology and the theatre and performance technology degree programmes and on the foundation certificate programme.
The 'IOGIG Ltd' Award for Outstanding Achievement in Wardrobe went to Megan Cassidy.
The 'Load Cell' Rental Award for Outstanding Achievement in Flys and Rigging went to Adam Searle. Adam founded industry acclaimed rigging company 'Rigging Team' and now spends his time working on a multitude of shows. Recent projects include flying Heidi Klum for the MTV EMA's in Frankfurt, several permanent installations and production rigging for Derren Brown's Svengali tour and the Michael Grandage Company season at the Noël Coward Theatre.
The 'Theatres Trust' Award for Outstanding Achievement in Wigs and Makeup was won by Stefan Musch who is currently the Head of Hair, Wigs and Make-up for 'The Book of Mormon' and the Wigs and Hair Supervisor for 'The Phantom of the Opera', in London. He also teaches Wig and Hair Work at the Delamar Academy.
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