The roles of the Production Manager and the Technical Director can vary depending on the needs of a particular production, but also on the size and complexity of the organisation.
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Women in Production Management
A forum held at the ABTT Trade Show, June 2018, organised by the Production Managers Forum (UK).
External Links
Discussion Forums |
| Podcast: Production Meetings Essential listening |
Equipment |
| Ironclad Performance Work Gloves [Los Angeles, CA, USA] |
| Pockit Utility holsters & accessories for your tools [USA] |
| Setwear Gloves, belts, bags [CA, USA] |
Health & Safety |
| RU Safe? information and guidance about safety in small venues [UK] |
| The Purple Book - The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events [UK] |
| The Yellow Book - ABTT Technical Standards for Places of Entertainment Safety standards and guidelines for venues. [UK] |
Jobs |
| Gallowglass Event Crews in UK & Mainland Europe [UK & Europe] |
| Parents & Carers In Performing Arts [UK] |
Resources |
| Allan Chapman & James Insurance Public Liability Insurance etc. [UK] |
| Birkbeck-Jerwood Space London Rehearsal Room Survey 2016 |
| Crew Cover Insurance Public Liability Insurance etc. [UK] |
| La Playa UK Public Liability Insurance etc. [UK / USA] |
| Production Managers Forum - Conversations About Production Managemetn Series of Videos |
| Theatre Digs Booker Touring Accommodation Finder [UK] |
| Wrightsure Insurance Public Liability Insurance [UK] |
Software |
| AutoCAD Viewer |
| Autodesk AutoCAD |
| Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD Free for students & startups |
| Bluebeam Markup, annotate and share drawings [USA] |
| CAD 4 Theatre CAD training [UK] |
| Capture Lighting Visualisation Software [Sweden] |
| Gantt Project Free Gantt chart and project planning |
| Modelbox CAD drawings of UK venues [London, UK] |
| Omnifocus To Do List management |
| ShoFlo Collaborative Show Calling Software [USA] |
| Theatron Planning Software for Productions [Finland] |
| TurboCAD range 2D and 3D CAD |
| Vectorworks |
Unions / Associations |
| AAPTLE Alliance of Associations & Professionals in Theatre and Live Events [UK] |
| ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) Training, Advice, Membership [London, UK] |
| Actors Equity [American actors and stage managers] [USA] |
| BECTU Broadcasting, Entertainment & Cinematograph Trade Union (UK) [London, UK] |
| IATSE International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees [USA] |
| LPA Live Performance Australia |
| NCDT (National Council for Drama Training) [London, UK] |
| PLASA UK Professional Lighting & Sound Association [UK] |
| Production Managers Forum Support Network & Professional Development [UK] |
| USITT United States Institute for Theatre Technology [USA] |
