
Billy Elliot is a funny, heart-warming and feel
-good celebration of a young
boy’s dream - a gripping tale of triumph over adversity. The film captured
the hearts and minds of the world in 2000.
The original creative team; director Stephen Daldry and writer Lee Hall, were
joined by Elton John to create “Billy Elliot the Musical” for the stage. The
Australian premiere took place in late 2007 at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and
has since received rave reviews.
Australian version
Renowned lighting designer Rick Fisher, with twenty years of theatre
experience behind him including a current tenure as Chairman of the
Association of Lighting Designers, spent several weeks in Sydney preparing
the lighting for the Australian version of the stage show along with Associate
Lighting Designer Richard Pacholski.
For this production the decision was taken to use sixteen Martin MAC TW1™
tungsten wash fixtures as well as eight MAC 700 Washes™ and fourteen
MAC 600™ washlights. Chameleon Touring Systems supplied the Martin
gear, acquiring it from Show Technology.
LD Rick Fisher
“
The TW1s on Billy Elliot at Sydney's Capitol Theatre were a new addition to
the rig, replacing a variety of other conventional and moving fixtures,
”
explained Rick Fisher. “I was very pleased with their flexibility and, most
importantly, the quality of the light and subtle color mixing that blended in
MAC TW1™ Lights “Billy
Elliot the Musical”
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with the other units in the rig. I was also impressed by their silent operation
which is essential in a book musical like Billy Elliot. I look forward to
expanding their presence in the upcoming Broadway production at the
Imperial Theater in autumn 2008.”
Rick notes that he is a big fan of a tungsten light source for basic light on
people, and thinks it fabulous to have a wash unit that offers flexibility when
rigging space over the stage is becoming increasingly precious.
”
With near silent running, the MAC TW1 is a wonderful new addition to the
lighting designer’s box of tricks,” he adds.
Associate LD Richard Pacholski
Richard Pacholski backs up Rick’s comment, adding, "The TW1 narrows on
Billy Elliot were great, proving themselves to be a rock solid unit with
absolutely no problems during a long and grinding load in. They worked
straight out of the box. We used them in 'silent' mode giving us complete
control over fan noise. For a show that requires minimum moving light noise
they were a perfect choice. Performance-wise they are a formidable unit.
They have great punch and smooth color mixing plus the choice of
mechanical and electronic dimming made for flexible programming. The Martin
TW1 has been worth the wait."
P R O DU CT S I NV O L V E D
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2015 Martin Professional
Olof Palmes Allé 18 • 8200 Aarhus N • Denmark • Phone: +45 87 40 00 00 • Fax: +45 87 40 00 10 • www.martin.com
Images contained in this brochure have been converted to CMYK and
are not necessarily representative of actual colors. Specifications are subject to change without notice