The Royal Shakespeare Company, a major British theatre in the UK, has selected ETC control and fixtures to upgrade its flagship Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST), including Apex 10 and Apex 5 consoles, Eos Apex Processor, Eos Programming Wings and more.
The theatre, which is owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), is a leader in creative technologies and digital development. The RSC recognized the urgent need to upgrade the lighting equipment in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, to increase the theatre’s environmental sustainability and efficiency for the future. ETC dealer Stage Electrics supplied the new equipment to the venue. This upgrade has been made possible with the support of Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme.
Together, the teams at both the RSC and Stage Electrics identified the technical requirements and, following several conversations and hands-on time with Eos Apex, determined that it was the right choice for the venue. The award-winning Eos family of products were selected for their powerful features, color tools, and the access it gives to a wide network of highly skilled theatrical programmers.
In addition to the new consoles, the RSC also has a range of the latest fixtures from ETC including an extensive use of Source Four LED Series 2’s in both the RST and Swan theatres, Source Four LED Series 3, Source 4WRD II, and Halcyon Titanium moving lights. They also use Response Mk2 DMX Gateways for networking and a Gio @5 for control in the RSC’s visualization suites.
Head of Equipment Sales at Stage Electrics Paul Roughton comments: “We have a great, long-standing relationship with the RSC and they were confident in choosing more ETC products – particularly the Apex consoles – after already experiencing high quality with the products they have. We’re really excited about the level of investment and faith they have put into Stage Electrics and ETC for this project and look forward to seeing it in action.”
ETC Associate Regional Manager for UK & Ireland, Matt Cowles adds: “We’re really excited to see the RSC’s iconic venues join the Eos community and for their new consoles to be controlling such an extensive range of ETC fixtures. Thanks to the RSC and Paul Roughton at Stage Electrics for their efforts and collaboration in making this project come together. I can’t wait to see all the new gear in use.”
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