Theatre Production
Knowledge, Creativity & Guidance
Theatre is where we started. Creating a seamless performance is what we do best.
For a great production you don't just need great equipment — you need skilled advisors, practical thinkers and creative minds who have done this before. The team we have built can collaborate under the most immense time pressures whilst upholding our extremely high standards and aspirations.
Working with the knowledge of what can be achieved with what is available, all of us at 1stintheatre have delivered incomparable support with unending creativity time and time again.
Who we work with
Amateur dramatic societies
Schools and sixth-form colleges
Professional touring companies
Drama schools and universities
Community theatre organisations
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WHAT WE PROVIDE
Each discipline, covered in full.
A considered and well crafted design lives on long after the curtain falls, through photos and performance videos. With the support of our Lighting Technicians, it has never been easier to shape the image on stage into something to be proud of.
Our services cover the technical and artistic aspects of theatrical lighting from design to implementation, utilising skill and creativity to help you achieve your vision.
Achieving and maintaining a high quality of sound on every performance is important to us. Working with either the equipment at your disposal or advising on a suitable and affordable alternative, our Sound team have experience in a wide variety of production and venue styles.
From large-scale musicals involving live mixing of large quantities of cast and instrument microphones, to atmospheric sound designs for plays in intimate studio spaces.
Our Stage Managers work closely with you to ensure the smooth running of all of your performances, co-ordinating all of the technical departments and removing the stress involved by communicating your ideas to our production team.
We can create production paperwork such as risk assessments, hanging plots and microphone plots, alongside running production meetings, technical rehearsals and dress rehearsals — giving you the space and time to realise your creative vision.
Enhance your production with high-quality video content and projection. Whether it be designed by our team or your own creation realised by our technicians, there is no need for projection to be complicated.
Equipped with industry-standard video control software and high-output projectors, we offer content and system design as well as programming, video mapping and setup services.
When the moment calls for impact, we deliver it. From sharp flashes and flame bursts to controlled stage effects that hit right on cue, our pyrotechnic services are designed to elevate the biggest beats of your production.
We handle planning, risk assessments and on-site operation with safety at the forefront, giving you the confidence to create unforgettable finales — and moments your audience will feel as much as see.
From practical advice to equipment hire, lighting design and sound to stage management — they really are the full package. A totally reliable safe pair of hands from start to finish.
Tell us about your production.
We'll put the right technical team together.