Above the Chandelier - Video, 2020
Title
Above the Chandelier - Video, 2020
Date
25 September 2020
Description
Short film showing people inside the roof-space of the Theatre Royal Nottingham, released online during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
What's the story?
On 23 March 2020, the Theatre Royal Nottingham, like other UK venues, was forced to close due to the government imposed national lockdown caused by the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. At the time of writing in September 2020 the venue still remains closed.
Staff were forced to leave offices and work from home and theatres and arts companies began to create more work online for their audiences.
To mark the Theatre Royal’s 155th anniversary, since it first opened its doors in 1865, the Theatre Royal released this short film on 25 September 2020.
The video takes viewers inside the roof-space of the venue, where you can see some of the original beams from when the theatre was first built, the mechanism that operates our iconic chandelier and the cramped space that technicians have to sit in to focus the lights.
The video was presented by David Longford, the venue’s Creative Learning Manager and Dave Guy, Technical Director. It was filmed by Margaret Spooner, Social Media Officer.
Staff were forced to leave offices and work from home and theatres and arts companies began to create more work online for their audiences.
To mark the Theatre Royal’s 155th anniversary, since it first opened its doors in 1865, the Theatre Royal released this short film on 25 September 2020.
The video takes viewers inside the roof-space of the venue, where you can see some of the original beams from when the theatre was first built, the mechanism that operates our iconic chandelier and the cramped space that technicians have to sit in to focus the lights.
The video was presented by David Longford, the venue’s Creative Learning Manager and Dave Guy, Technical Director. It was filmed by Margaret Spooner, Social Media Officer.
Type
Video
Location of item
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Rights
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham
Contributor
Researcher: David Longford
