SCENERY PAINTING
FOR THE AMATEUR MUSICAL THEATRE and PANTOMIME |
OKLAHOMA! The Mill Page two |
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FLYING |
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Ever since I saw my first Pantomime, which was in the Bournemouth Pavilion (probably 1946) I was besotted with all things to do with the stage. I made scrap books and my father built me a beautiful model theatre. The first book I ever bought was an illustrated "Behind the Scenes (literally) at the Theatre" . One aspect which fascinated me was the Fly Tower and the ability to fly scenery up off the stage and out of sight in the grid above. Now, for the first time ever, I've built and painted scenery for a theatre with the ability to fly. And here is a photo of it happening. |
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You can tell it's flying by noting the feet underneath on the left! Thanks Alan Clarke and his stage crew of the Theatre at the Mill... You've made an old man very happy! | |
The theatre has 47 separate counterweighted fly bars |
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Some of the props leaning against the cages holding the flying ropes. You can just make out some of the yellow counterweights at the bottom. I was rather taken aback when asked the weight of the scenery I was bringing. I've never been asked that before. | |
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