Backstage Heritage Collection


Documents


Best Boy Wash Standard Load Gobo Wheel 
[19.03Mb PDF]
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Bordoni system at Beaulieu Theatre
Bordoni system at Beaulieu Theatre
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[2Mb JPEG]
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Controls at Beaulieu
Controls at Beaulieu
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[2.86Mb JPEG]
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Controls at Beaulieu
Controls at Beaulieu
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[2.81Mb JPEG]
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Detail of the controls at Beaulieu
Detail of the controls at Beaulieu
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[2.35Mb JPEG]
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Detail of the dimmers
Detail of the dimmers
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[2.47Mb JPEG]
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Dimmers
Dimmers
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[2.11Mb JPEG]
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Main intake at Beaulieu
Main intake at Beaulieu
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[2.54Mb JPEG]
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Master faders at Beaulieu
Master faders at Beaulieu
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[2.42Mb JPEG]
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Multiset Brochure 
[12.69Mb PDF]
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Overview of the system at Beaulieu
Overview of the system at Beaulieu
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[2.45Mb JPEG]
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Siemens Bühnen-Wechselstromsteller 
[293kb PDF]
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Tracker wires
Tracker wires
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[2.9Mb JPEG]
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Tracker wires to counterweights (at bottom)
Tracker wires to counterweights (at bottom)
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[2.71Mb JPEG]
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Tracker wires to the dimmers
Tracker wires to the dimmers
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[2.32Mb JPEG]
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Yamaha SPX90 Manual 
[808kb PDF]
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TM Datasheet  (September 1965)
Courtesy of Ian Grey
[654kb PDF]
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Royal Television Society Journal vol.11 no.12  (1967)
[2.58Mb PDF]
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TC8 Provisional Operating Instructions  (1967)
[2.06Mb PDF]
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Tandberg Price List
Tandberg Price List (January 1967)
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[657kb JPEG]

Tandberg 3000X Datasheet  (April 1970)
[1.6Mb PDF]
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Advert from Drama 1970 Autumn: Electronic Traveller
Advert from Drama 1970 Autumn: Electronic Traveller (August 1970)
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[700kb JPEG]
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(1972)
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Advert from Drama 1972 Autumn: BBC Sound Effects
Advert from Drama 1972 Autumn: BBC Sound Effects (August 1972)
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Advert - Theatre Crafts May/June 1975
Advert - Theatre Crafts May/June 1975 (May 1975)
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[1.58Mb JPEG]
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Zero 88 Eclipse Manual  (1985)
[7.1Mb PDF]
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Gemini Operators Manual  (November 1985)
[15.03Mb PDF]
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Advert - Siemens Sitralux - The Times
Advert - Siemens Sitralux - The Times (November 1986)
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[775kb JPEG]
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Advert from Lighting & Sound International
Advert from Lighting & Sound International (July 1988)
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Golden Scan advert  (July 1988)
[1.9Mb PDF]
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MicroVision Datasheet  (1990)
[1.04Mb PDF]
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MicroVision User Manual v1.1  (1990)
[3.18Mb PDF]
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Digital Light Curtain Datasheet  (August 1991)
[987kb PDF]
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Vari*Lite Brochure 1994  (1994)
[2.58Mb PDF]
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LDS User Manual  (1995)
Courtesy Rob Halliday
[2.69Mb PDF]
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Newsletter 1995  (December 1995)
[1.18Mb PDF]

Vari*Lite Price List  (1996)
[263kb PDF]
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VL5 Arc Wash Luminaire Datasheet  (April 1997)
[162kb PDF]
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VL5 Wash Luminaire Datasheet  (April 1997)
[148kb PDF]
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VL5B Wash Luminaire Datasheet  (April 1997)
[137kb PDF]
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Virtuoso Datasheet  (1999)
[254kb PDF]
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Express 125 & 250 User Manual v.3.1  (June 2001)
[3.88Mb PDF]
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Express 24/48, 48/96, 72/144 Two Scene Preset manual  (June 2001)
[3.95Mb PDF]
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Express 125-250 Console Datasheet  (2006)
[707kb PDF]
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Express 72-144 Console Datasheet  (2006)
[871kb PDF]
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Best Boy Wash Standard Color and Gobo Wheels  (2014)
[772kb PDF]
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Best Boy Wash Luminaire Data Sheet  (March 2014)
[700kb PDF]
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Mac 250 Entour Datasheet  (2015)
[160kb PDF]
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Mac 250 Wash Datasheet  (2015)
[161kb PDF]
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Mac 700 Profile datasheet  (2015)
[162kb PDF]
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Light Console room at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Light Console room at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (January 2019)
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[275kb JPEG]
SL Wing wall
SL Wing wall (January 2019)
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[290kb JPEG]

Patt 123 Design Evolution  (September 2020)
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Magic Lantern History & Interview by Rob Halliday  (November 2020)
[177kb PDF]
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Compton Strand Story by Kingsley Herbert  (2021)
[2.22Mb PDF]
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Catalogues / Price Lists / Journals


Basic Stage Lighting & Equipment by EE Faraday
[, 48 pages]

Stage Lighting and Engineering Pocket Catalogue
[68 pages]

Programme - The Peep Show
[1921, 12 pages]

Our World Was the Stage by Percy Corry
[1984, 84 pages]

Lights Vol.6 No.1
[1995, 16 pages]

Lights World News 1
[1995, 4 pages]

Lights Vol.6 Issue 2
[1996, 24 pages]

Strand News
[2002, 6 pages]

Strand News
[2002, 10 pages]

Strand News
[2003, 12 pages]

Strand News
[2003, 13 pages]

Exhibits from this Collection in the Backstage Heritage Collection


Akai S1000 Sampler  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Arri Image  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Arri Mirage  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Avolites Pearl 2000  (2000)
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Berkey Colortran ColorTrack  
At Electrokinetica

Celco 60 Major Control Desk  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Compact from St Martins Theatre  (1978)
At White Light

Duet  (1978)
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Duet Fader Wing  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Express 125  (1996)
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Flame Flicker Effect  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Galaxy 2 Backup Module  
At Electrokinetica

Galaxy 2 Effects Module  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Galaxy 2 Preset Masters  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Galaxy Backup Module  
At Electrokinetica

Galaxy Effects Module  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Galaxy Nova  
At Rose Bruford

Galaxy Preset Masters  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Gemini  (1984)
From the Queens Theatre, London - thanks to Delfont Mackintosh Theatres.
At Electrokinetica

Gemini 2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Golden Scan HPE  (1995)

Heavy Duty Connector  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Impressario Automation Control Desk  (1999)
The first Impressario desk built by AVW Controls in 1999. Later used on Phantom of the Opera in Madrid, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo.
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Junior 8  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Level 18 Plus  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Lighting Stencil: Selecon  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Pattern 252 Effects Projector  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Card Assembly Tester  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Channel Module  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Circuit Controller  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Faders  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Indicator Panel  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LC23 Power Supply #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LC23 Power Supply #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LC26 Power Supply  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD103 File Selector #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD103 File Selector #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD11 Timer #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD11 Timer #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD11 Timer #3  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD111 Dimmer Driver #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD111 Dimmer Driver #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD111 Dimmer Driver #3  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD125 Master Control module #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD125 Master Control module #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD22 Channel Controller #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD22 Channel Controller #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD41 Read Amplifier #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD41 Read Amplifier #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD51 Core Driver #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD51 Core Driver #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD51 Core Driver #3  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD51 Core Driver #4  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD51 Core Driver #5  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD73 Fade Processor #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD73 Fade Processor #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD73 Fade Processor #3  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD82 Core Processor #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD82 Core Processor #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File LD83 Core Processor #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Main Control  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Mimic  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Plug Matrix Unit  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Spare Fader #1  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Spare Fader #2  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File Unknown Power Supply  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Q-File X1029 Card Assembly Test Power Supply  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Riggers Remote  
At University of Exeter Drama Department

SP/40 Control Desk  (1971)
From the former Northcott Studio Theatre, Exeter
At University of Exeter Drama Department

Stage Management panel  
Cue light panel from the Hampstead Theatre, London
At University of Exeter Drama Department

System C  
Original installation still in place, unused, above the BBC EastEnders studios.
At BBC Elstree Centre

Yamaha SPX90  
At University of Exeter Drama Department