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Rob Halliday

Rob Halliday

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Rob Halliday is a lighting designer and programmer

Recent Articles

Keeping theatre on the road – here’s to the touring circuit’s unsung heroes

Keeping theatre on the road – here’s to the touring circuit’s unsung heroes

Without truck drivers, the touring circuit would have no shows. It’s a job that requires huge amounts of care, concentration and attention
Two stars of technical theatre have left us too soon, but they will keep on inspiring me

Two stars of technical theatre have left us too soon, but they will keep on inspiring me

Remembering Michael ‘BigLad’ Burgess-Shaw of Theatre Royal Drury Lane and Jack Thompson, a long-time technical director of the Manchester International Festival
Want a career in technical theatre? Here are tips on the route forwards

Want a career in technical theatre? Here are tips on the route forwards

Lighting designer and programmer Rob Halliday offers advice on what the training options are if you are looking to pursue a career in technical theatre
When exactly do you become an ‘advanced’ lighting designer?

When exactly do you become an ‘advanced’ lighting designer?

Being brave and bold enough to follow your own vision is the key to becoming a great lighting designer, says Rob Halliday
Lax approach to cyber security is putting our technical systems at risk

Lax approach to cyber security is putting our technical systems at risk

Rob Halliday discusses the need to be more careful when it comes to cyber security and technical systems
People in performing arts shouldn’t be afraid to say we’re taking a holiday

People in performing arts shouldn’t be afraid to say we’re taking a holiday

Theatre workers seem to feel guilty, or worried for their jobs, if they take time off, says Rob Halliday
Not dark yet: are we seeing the final demise of tungsten lighting?

Not dark yet: are we seeing the final demise of tungsten lighting?

ETC recently announced that it would stop making most of its tungsten lighting fixtures, citing falling demand – this will have a huge impact on lighting designers
We need a party that will stop pitting us against each other and unite us

We need a party that will stop pitting us against each other and unite us

What I long for is a party of of soaring, lofty ambition, with plans for all of the big challenges and solutions to the smaller ones
No money in showbiz? It’s more a matter of how it flows through the industry

No money in showbiz? It’s more a matter of how it flows through the industry

The old adage no longer seems true when it comes to the backstage industry, but the distribution of that money is something to pay attention to
Leave your comfort zone: my last and lasting lesson from Richard Pilbrow

Leave your comfort zone: my last and lasting lesson from Richard Pilbrow

The challenge of producing a book took me well beyond my usual zone of expertise. This was yet another of the lessons I would learn from the late, great Richard Pillbrow
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