Attempts On Her Life
| Attempts On Her Life | |
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| Production Information | |
| Performance Dates 30th October - 3rd November 2018
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| Venue Chandler Studio Theatre
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| Creative Team | |
| Director Guy Hollands
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| Designer | |
| Lighting Designer | |
| Sound Designer | |
| Production Team | |
| Production Manager Kevin Murray
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| Production Electrician | |
| Deputy Production Electrician | |
| Lighting Programmer and Operator | |
| Stage Manager | |
| Deputy Stage Manager | |
| Assistant Stage Managers | |
| Stage Supervisor | |
| Deputy Stage Supervisor | |
| Sound Operator |
Stage
THE GRID
The main technical challenge was to create a 7000 x 7000 grid which we would use to hang a 'cloud' of items from. To do this I used a box truss configuration with a combination of tensioned drifts and cord. Below is how the grid was hung and the equipment used.
HANGING THE TRUSS
The equipment used to hang the grid was:
6x Loadguard LG50 Chain Hoist (SWL 500kg)
6x 1m Strop
6x 4m Strop
12x 3 1/4T Bow Shackle
The strops were chocked over the top red beam of the catwalk, this let the motor hang just below the bottom catwalk beam.
MAKING THE WIRE GRID
The wire grid needed as many places to hang items from as possible, therefore a lot of rigging was required to make the grid squares as small as was reasonably possible.
The final solution was a bottom layer of horizontal drifts tensioned by a turnbuckle. The vertical lines were 6mm braided cord tensioned with a truckers hitch. This solution had minimal sag and gave us an ideal amount of hanging points to work with.
Equipment used:
21 x 6m Drift
42 x 2.5m 6mm Braided Cord
44 x 0.5m Strop
22 x Turnbuckle
54 x 1T Bow Shackle
12 x 1.5T Bow Shackle
The items were then hung from the grid with 1000m of braided cord. A combination of 1mm, 2mm, and 4mm was used depending on the weight of the item. Heavier objects were hung from multiple points to prevent any failures.
SEATING
The seating for the show was arranged in a random scattered pattern. For fire safety reasons we tethered the chairs to the floor. To do this we took cord under the seat of the chair and attached each end of the cord to the floor with a screw and penny washer.
Below is the risk assessment for the scattered seating. This risk assessment was revised a few times to make sure that Venues were happy it met the Chandler's health and safety requirements, and that my production manager was happy it allowed us to achieve what the director wanted.