Backstage on a Friday…

Friday – the end of the week for a standard, 9-5 office dweller; for the panto lot, however, it begins 3 days of two shows per day in another busy run of performances. In the calm before the storm this morning I took a sneeky peek behind the scenes to get some shots before the [...]

Backstage at Birmingham Hippodrome with special guest blogger Grant Barden from Welsh National Opera

My name is Grant Barden and I am Welsh National Opera’s Technical Manager. I am responsible for planning and staffing the backstage elements of our tours. What follows is a glimpse into the backstage processes that we will go through in order to stage our season at the Hippodrome during the week of June 6th. [...]