Event production professionals based in Manchester, covering the North West and North Wales. Specialists in lighting, sound, and media for live events, and technical consultancy for new-build and refurbishment projects at schools, churches, and entertainment venues.

Case Studies → Schools & Education

St John Fisher & St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

BBTS staff were invited to consult on lighting a school production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

The ambitious production would take place in the school hall, but with the audience seated on two sides, with a performance area in the middle and further stages at each end of the hall.

The hall had no permanent stage lighting system installed, and no access to power sources larger than standard 13amp ring mains. Therefore, all lighting would have to be via temporary systems running off two 13amp ring mains.

BBTS staff worked closely with the production's director over a number of weeks before the week long run of shows, to realise his vision for how it should look. BBTS staff designed a simple, but effective ground-based rig to light the performance area from all sides, whilst creating forest like atmospheres through the creative use of gobos, coloured filters and haze. The entire rig was run from regular 13amp sockets.