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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Plasa Show 2015 round-up by Rob Halliday

When the Plasa Show took over Excel London’s exhibition centre last week, Rob Halliday took a look at the entertainment technology showcase…

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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Rob Halliday: Move forward but don’t forget the dyeline days by Rob Halliday

So, what the great computer death of 2015 (see last month’s column for the gory details) also revealed is that I’m a

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Rob Halliday: How to survive when your technology gives up by Rob Halliday

My laptop died. A weird, sudden, unexpected, unexplained death – ie, one which didn’t involve either physical trauma or spilled coffee. I

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Backstage: How Glasshill Studios revived the rehearsal space by Rob Halliday

It’s curious that for a city that prides itself on its live performance arts, London for so long had no proper spaces

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Rob Halliday: Leaving Manchester was possibly my biggest error by Rob Halliday

I generally try not to have regrets. It feels like there’s enough to get on with in life without worrying about what

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Rob Halliday: Don’t underestimate the complexities of lighting by Rob Halliday

You join me shortly after the opening night of London’s latest musical – and so after 10 weeks of the concentrated work

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Rob Halliday: New tech can dampen even the noisiest lights by Rob Halliday

People often overcomplicate this craft of lighting programming, but at its core it comes down to four tasks: select and position lights,

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Rob Halliday: Who’d be a production manager? by Rob Halliday

I’ve done quite a lot of the jobs in theatre over the years (as I think most of us have), but there

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Rob Halliday: How do you cope when things go wrong? by Rob Halliday

It sounds obvious to say, but part of being good at what you do is really knowing your stuff: how things work,

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Rob Halliday: Ask for what you want in the build-up to elections by Rob Halliday

It’s been a funny old month in the life of this perpetual programmer. It started as the first time Mrs H and

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic