Day 1 Wednesday 3 June 2026

Time	Preevue RoomSeminars	Clear-ComSilent Seminar Room	Harper TackleyWorkshop Room	BristowWorkshop Room	RB Health & Safety SolutionsWorkshop Room	Coffee ChatsStage	Careers Hub
10am							Lighting, Automation & Technical Theatre Nikki Scott, CEO, Avolites Stage Management, CV & Interview Prep, Training Gill Allen, Freelance SM / ABTT
10.30am
11am	What's Next for Health and Safety? Preparing for the Next Decade National Theatre / RB Health & Safety Solutions / Royal Ballet & Opera / Birmingham Hippodrome	LEDs in the Spotlight: What You Need to Know But No One Tells You! Robe UK Ltd	5 Ways to Fit a Radio Mic Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	Reactive Theatre: Harnessing Performer Tracking Technologies Flamingo Software	Breakaway Training: Personal Safety for Theatre and Live Events Staff RB Health & Safety Solutions	Ryan Metcalfe in conversation with Stuart Graham	Training & Technical Theatre Roles Sebastian Barnes Sound Design & Production Engineering Helen Atkinson, Sound Designer / ALPD
11.30am			5 Ways to Fit a Radio Mic Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
12pm	Martyn's Law Update: What the New Act Means for Theatres and Venues RB Health & Safety Solutions	Producing Theatre Sound: How Do the UK's Most Iconic Theatres Design Their In-House Systems? d&b audiotechnik				Ted Moore in conversation with Bryan Raven	General Management, Producing & Entry Level Clare Annamalai, Co-CEO, Get Into Theatre Getting Started, Sustainability & Inclusivity Gemma Swallow, Freelance Production Manager
12.30pm			Introduction to Wig Making ENO	All Change! Costume Support for Performance Royal Ballet & Opera	MAC and RAPP Tools: Manual Handling Risk Assessment Steeldeck / ABTT ★
1pm	SMA Stage Management Excellence Awards 2026 SMA	Future Proofing Your Seating: A Nod to the Past, an Eye to the Future Audience Systems	Introduction to Wig Making ENO				Lighting, Staging & Production Management Ben Stephen, General Manager, Steeldeck Rentals Apprenticeships & Early Careers Sarah Waterman, Apprenticeships Manager, RBO
1.30pm	SMA Stage Management Excellence Awards 2026 SMA
2pm	Technical Standards for Places of Entertainment — Updates for 2026 ABTT / The Fire Surgery / Arup ★	Continuing to Learn Beyond Education: Outcomes from the 2026 Make a Difference Conference University of Greenwich / GSA / ABTT ★	Checking Electrical Safety ABTT ★	Know Your Knots ABTT ★	Introduction to ABTT Automation Training RPS (Resolution Production Services) ★	Gary Pell in conversation with Gav Pell	Stage Management, Apprenticeships & Early Careers Jayne Gould, Work Experience & Apprenticeships Officer, RBO Routes In, Career Progression & CV Advice David Ripley, Trainer & Consultant Stage Management, CV & Interview Prep, Training Gill Allen, Freelance SM / ABTT
2.30pm			Checking Electrical Safety ABTT ★	Know Your Knots ABTT ★
3pm	Demystifying Apprenticeships Chichester Festival Theatre / Royal Ballet & Opera / Nottingham Playhouse	Dealing with the Legacy: Upgrading Automation Systems XM Automation				Gemma Swallow in conversation with Paul Handley	Sound & Video, Career Pathways Jonathan Moss, Head of Sound & Video, Glyndebourne Technical Theatre, Freelancing & Production Management Gary Pell, Head of Stage, National Theatre
3.30pm			From DMX to Data: Networking in Modern Lighting Systems ChamSys	An Introduction to Safe Manual Handling ABTT ★	All Change! Costume Support for Performance Royal Ballet & Opera
4pm	AI Won't Replace You — But Someone Using AI Will Preevue	Learning Light, Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow ALPD				Lucy Edelstein in conversation with Katherine Herzog Parsons	Training & Technical Theatre Roles Sebastian Barnes Apprenticeships, Training & Stage Management Sally Garner-Gibbons, Apprenticeships Manager, CFT
4.30pm	AI Won't Replace You — But Someone Using AI Will Preevue	Learning Light, Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow ALPD		Know Your Knots ABTT ★
5pm		Under the Skin of sACN and Art-Net Artistic Licence	Introduction to Wig Setting ENO	Know Your Knots ABTT ★	Breakaway Training: Personal Safety for Theatre and Live Events Staff RB Health & Safety Solutions		Lighting, Automation & Technical Theatre Nikki Scott, CEO, Avolites Sound Rosie Stroud, Production Sound Engineer / ALPD
5.30pm		Under the Skin of sACN and Art-Net Artistic Licence	Introduction to Wig Setting ENO

Day 2 Thursday 4 June 2026

Time	Preevue RoomSeminars	Clear-ComSilent Seminar Room	Harper TackleyWorkshop Room	BristowWorkshop Room	RB Health & Safety SolutionsWorkshop Room	Coffee ChatsStage	Careers Hub
9am	Education Breakfast: Sustainable Suppliers Theatre Green Book / Royal Ballet & Opera Sponsored by AudioLogic
9.30am
10am							Wigs, Hair & Make-Up, Costume Anette Ollerearnshaw, Founder, ABTT WHAM Early Careers, CV Support & Neurodiversity Caitlin Crosby, Head of Technical, The Albany
10.15am		Never Draw the Same Thing Twice: Reusable Content in AutoCAD cad4theatre
10.30am
11am	Sustaining Physical and Mental Health Backstage BAPAM / Backstage PASS / The Back Lounge / Hermes Health ★	'Behind the Curtain': Accessible and Inclusive Theatre Making Craidd / Sherman Theatre / PMF	Introduction to Weft Making ENO	Standby! How the RBO Stage Management Team Get a Show On Royal Ballet & Opera	Skills of a Scenic Artist Royal Ballet & Opera	Kat Ellis in conversation with Sam Garner-Gibbons	Training & Technical Theatre Roles Sebastian Barnes Early Careers, CV Support & Neurodiversity Caitlin Crosby, Head of Technical, The Albany
11.30am			Introduction to Weft Making ENO		Skills of a Scenic Artist Royal Ballet & Opera
12pm	Production Technician Upskill Training: What Are Our Needs Today? ABTT / Royal Central School of Speech & Drama ★	The Last Authentic Experience: Why Theatre Wins When Everything Is Automated Preevue / Line-Up				Chris Boone in conversation with Liv Garner	General Management, Producing & Entry Level Clare Annamalai, Co-CEO, Get Into Theatre Apprenticeships, Training & Stage Management Sally Garner-Gibbons, Apprenticeships Manager, CFT
12.30pm			5 Ways to Fit a Radio Mic Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	An Introduction to Afro Hair Styling: Curly and Textured Hair in Theatre Royal Ballet & Opera	Emergency First Aid for Theatre Staff: CPR, Defibrillators and Catastrophic Bleeding RB Health & Safety Solutions
1pm	Theatre Green Book: Practical Tools for Sustainable Theatre-Making in 2026 Theatre Green Book / Re-Source / TAZAAR	Audio System Design for Object-Based Mixing in the Performing Arts L-Acoustics	5 Ways to Fit a Radio Mic Royal Conservatoire of Scotland			Emma Wilson MBE in conversation with Anna Fox	Lighting, Staging & Production Management Ben Stephen, General Manager, Steeldeck Rentals Apprenticeships across all disciplines Vicki Morris, Theatre & Venues Lead, Creative Alliance Stage Management, Freelancing & Apprenticeships Bendy Ashfield, Co-Director, Theatre People
1.30pm
2pm	Launching the New ABTT Apprenticeship Network Chichester Festival Theatre / Royal Ballet & Opera / RSC / Birmingham Hippodrome ★	Power Fundamentals: Don't Lick It! LSC Control Systems / Robe UK	Checking Electrical Safety ABTT ★	Standby! How the RBO Stage Management Team Get a Show On Royal Ballet & Opera	Skills of a Scenic Artist Royal Ballet & Opera		Sound & Video Design, Accessibility & Technology Dominic Bilkey, Head of Sound & Video, National Theatre Leadership, H&S, Sustainability & Lighting Emma Wilson MBE, Director of Technical, Production and Costume, RBO
2.30pm			Checking Electrical Safety ABTT ★		Skills of a Scenic Artist Royal Ballet & Opera
3pm	Backstage Breakthroughs: How Innovation is Shaping the Future of Theatre ABTT VIP / Theatrical Solutions / Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	Responsive Design in Wigs, Hair and Make-Up: Meeting the Needs of Every Performer ABTT WHAM / Royal Ballet & Opera / Curls & Coils				Sara Beer in conversation with Michèle Taylor MBE	Training & Technical Theatre Roles Sebastian Barnes Freelancing, Training & Alternative Routes Nick Young-Wolfe, Founder, MUTI Live
3.30pm			Safe Use of Steeldeck and Its Accessories Steeldeck / ABTT ★	Venue Hire Made Simple Prospero Labs	Drape Handling and Care Drapemakers
4pm	Rethinking Theatre Design: Flexibility and Innovation in Modern Performance Spaces Clark Door Ltd			Venue Hire Made Simple Prospero Labs	Drape Handling and Care Drapemakers	Nick Young-Wolfe and Bendy Ashfield discuss how to future-proof your career	Producing, Directing & Getting into Theatre Paul O'Leary, Production & Theatre Adviser Routes In, Career Progression & CV Advice David Ripley, Trainer & Consultant Stage Management, CV & Interview Prep, Training Gill Allen, Freelance SM / ABTT
4.30pm
5pm

Also at the Show What else is on the show floor

Show Floor Challenge

Ask for details at registration and work your way around the floor. Submit your completed card at the ABTT stand to win a swag bag featuring contributions from every participating exhibitor, plus ABTT membership until January 2028.

Education Alley

All the higher education and training providers focused on theatre and live events — in one place on the show floor.

Careers & Professional Development Hub

Talk CV, career pathways, training and apprenticeships with industry specialists — all in one place.

Coffee Chats ★ New

Candid conversations with industry leaders on the Coffee Chats Stage.

Associations Area

Associations, unions and professional bodies here to support your career in theatre and live events.

ABTT Awards & Social

Join us on the Terrace from 6pm on Day 1 — sponsored by TAIT.

Also in the venue: Palace Suite (Robe Group) — workshops and demos throughout both days · KV2 Audio Roman Bar — live demonstrations all day, both days · Propared Demo Room — one session per day; see programme for times