Rob is delighted to be part of theatre maker Russell Lucas’ 300 Thoughts for Theatremakers on-line series of discussions - which can be found here.
The full range of talks take in every aspect of theatre making, each conversation with a fascinating person - quite the company to be amongst!
Rob’s talk was about lighting in a world after both Brexit and Covid. In many ways, it continued, updated and expanded on the session Russell organised and Rob led about the effect the EU’s lighting regulations would have on smaller theatres back in 2018. Here Rob talked about the final version of the EU lighting regulations and how entertainment lighting had won many of the concessions it required - but how many of those concessions are likely to be rendered irrelevant as manufacturers discontinue specialist theatre light bulbs through lack of demand. He also talks about how the work on this regulation had fuelled a discussion about a need for an organisation representing every part of the entertainment industry in discussions with Government - something that had was ultimately not put into practice, but which would have been invaluable in the Covid emergency.
Rob and Russell’s conversation can he found here: [link]
A trailer for the whole series can be found here: [link]