Technical solutions specialist White Light delivered the lighting solutions to transform the Royal Albert Hall for the glittering Olivier Awards 2023.
Image credit: Olivier Awards 2023 Hannah Waddingham (c) Christie Goodwin
This was White Light's (WL) tenth year providing the lighting for the prestigious event, which celebrates the very best of British theatre. Among the night’s winners was Jessica Hung Han Yun – Best Lighting Design, for the RSC’s production of My Neighbour Totoro, a show which WL has also supplied the lighting for.
Image credit: Olivier Awards 2023 Standing At The Sky's Edge performance (c) Christie Goodwin
For the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, WL worked closely with Lighting Designer – Ben Cracknell and Production LX – Cy Dodimead to substantially refresh the rig, with upgrades on fixtures and control equipment.
Image credit: Olivier 2023 Newsies
The show used a total of 348 moving lights and was built onto pre-rig trusses during a 4-day prep at WL’s Wimbledon HQ, in advance of going to site.
Image credit: Olivier Awards 2023 Hannah Waddingham (c) Christie Goodwin
Cy comments: “We were pleased to be able take advantage of the fixture upgrades proposed for this year’s awards, particularly making use of the newly stocked Ayrton Perseo’s and Martin Mac Aura XIPs. Both these fixtures proved to be versatile and reliable, something which is incredibly important to us given the tight install period and demanding schedule over the weekend. The level of service we have received from the team at White Light this year, and over the many years of their involvement has been great with very pleasing results for Ben and the design team.”