C Venues

HSL supplied lighting equipment for all the C venues theatres at the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With over 170 shows from 150 companies, this is the largest programme of theatre on the Fringe.
Project manager Mike Oates says, “It’s great to support the vibrancy, energy and enthusiasm of new theatre, and Edinburgh is a world showcase for some of the best and most innovative future comedy, dance, theatre and musicals.”
Lighting for C venues was co-ordinated by production manager Gareth Edwards and Head of Technical/Chief LX Andrew Grant. Lighting designs for all the different spaces have been created over the years by C venues artistic director (and freelance lighting designer) Hartley T A Kemp and by lighting designers James Whiteside and Richard Williamson. They are based on flexibility and adaptability, with each venue hosting several different shows – from drama to dance to physical theatre.
Each space has a basic rig of ETC Source Four profiles, Juniors and PARs, plus Acclaim fresnels, with 18-48 dimmer channels. Eighteen moving lights are deployed across the three largest theatres. Other equipment installed includes: Robe ColorSpot 1200E ATs; Robe ColorSpot 250E ATs; Robe ColorWash 250E ATs; ETC Ion consoles and a 48-way Avolites ART dimmer rack. HSL also supplied a Zero 88 Fat Frog desk to control everything in the Urban Garden.
Eighteen MBI floods – white, green and magenta - are used for up-lighting the walls and other natural elements, with 8 SGM Ribalta LED battens also positioned to feature light specific areas.
Andrew Grant comments, “Dealing with HSL has been brilliant throughout. The gear arrived extremely well prepped and in very good condition, all the road cases were precisely marked up with which venue they were destined for, which saved lots of initial time.”     www.hslgroup.com