Join us for 'Design Beyond the Proscenium', presented by the ABTT’s Stephen Joseph Committee in collaboration with The Society of British Theatre Designers.

We will hear from a number of designers who have created exciting and innovative productions not using traditional staging. They will talk about some of their projects, the relationship between the audience and their environment and some of the practical considerations. 

This seminar is the fourth in a series of six and will be hosted by Dave Wybrow (Director - The Cockpit, Marylebone). This seminar is followed by a Q&A session where you will be able to pose your own questions to the panelists.

Volume 1, Sustainable Productions, was created during lockdown with the help of theatre-makers of all kinds. Available now, theatres are already using it to prepare their reopening shows. Paddy Dillon, Theatre Green Book co-ordinator, and Andrew Wylie, partner at Buro Happold, will explain the process that led to the initiative, take participants through Sustainable Productions, and answer questions.

Join David Ripley, AutoCAD expert, Tutor and Author of AutoCAD – A Handbook for Theatre as he looks at both new features in the latest release of AutoCAD – AutoCAD 2022 and some older ones you may have forgotten.

David will also be talking about AutoStage, a production plug-in for AutoCAD and accessing the software via the Charity Digital Exchange, if your organisation qualifies.

Plus Tom White, Vectorworks Industry Specialist, will be exploring how to create 2D plans and construction drawings from detailed 3D models, including schematic views of vertical lighting positions and other useful theatre production workflows.

Tom and David will also be providing an update on the exciting new ABTT Vectorworks online training course which is due to be launched soon.

An opportunity to consider the challenges of restart.

Participants at this session will have the opportunity to raise questions and share plans and strategies they have developed and adopted.

An introduction to the ABTT School Theatre Support Group (STSG), an established network of professional theatre technicians, designers and managers working in UK schools and colleges.

The School Theatre Support Group (STSG) supports staff working in schools and colleges, offering a community to this specialist yet important market. Our members are responsible for many professionally equipped small theatres, as well as training and encouraging the next generation of theatre practitioners.

Join us to find out about our conference and the STSG Performance Support Award. Plus we will be chatting about technical production and venue management issues in school venues.

The Theatre Green Book is a project spearheaded by the ABTT, the Theatres Trust and Buro Happold and led by Paddy Dillon. It has brought together theatre-makers and sustainability experts to create a common standard for making theatre sustainably.

The Theatre Green Book will have three volumes:

• Sustainable Productions
• Sustainable Buildings
• Sustainable Operations

The second volume of the Theatre Green Book, Sustainable Buildings, is nearing completion.

Many of the UK’s theatres are old; most are not fit for purpose in the context of the climate emergency. Sustainable Buildings will help theatre owners, managers and executive directors plan a route towards zero carbon, helping them understand the challenges, decide between priorities and work out how to achieve the most impact with the resources available.

Paddy Dillon and Andrew Wylie will take participants through the thinking, and share initial ideas about how Sustainable Buildings can help theatre adapt to the reality of the climate crisis.

Join us as we begin to design a future where the needs of historically excluded people are centred.

We want to listen to your experiences and hear your ideas. Tell us what you need, so we can build a dream performing arts venue that centres care and is open to everyone.

With the help of a panel of experts and thought leaders from the worlds of architecture, dance and theatre we will share the inspiration behind ‘Reimagined Futures’ and explore the current legislative frameworks which guide and shape the design of performing arts buildings. We’ll then work with our online audience to identify and discuss the access needs that are often overlooked, beginning a process of consultation with historically excluded artists and audiences across the UK.

Although the majority of performing arts venues are compliant with current legislation around accessibility, there is much more work needed if our cultural spaces are to be truly open to all. Our aim is to create a benchmark that will inform and inspire new architectural, institutional and cultural approaches to the design or refurbishment of public arts buildings, looking towards a future accessible to everybody.

‘Reimagined Futures’ is a collaboration between studio three sixty and Dan Daw Creative Projects (DDCP) in association with Adjaye Associates and the Association of British Theatre Technicians. It is being presented jointly  as part of ABTT Theatre Show Online and the  London Festival of Architecture.

Representing the work of the ABTT Wigs, Hair & Make-up Community, Anette Ollerearnshaw has invited guests to ruminate over the creative and technical aspects of their specialist field.

Hair & Make-up in Performance is a Live Art that is performed anew each time we are in front of an audience. It requires a lot of technical expertise, creative flair, emotional intelligence, as well as a dynamic understanding of the human body in relation to stage technologies and performance spaces.

Innovation often happens in front of our eyes and sometimes is simply a fleeting moment that makes theatrical magic happen. This webinar is a chance for us to reflect on the strides the WHAM community has made over recent decades, to share our experiences with each other and the wider Technical Theatre community.