Backstage Blog
James Delaney – Technical Swing/Automation
by Priscilla
Aug.06, 2010
I am on the loading platform above the stage and I clip on the performers for the performer’s fly in. I also clip in all the set that gets flown in and out. This show has a lot of fly-ins…
Melissa Hadley - Wardrobe Assistant
by Priscilla
Jul.22, 2010
I do probably about 9 or 10 washes a day in the machines and probably about an hours worth of hand washing. After that there’s the tumble drying and for the things that are too delicate to tumble dry we…
Matt Roper – Lighting Supervisor
by Priscilla
Jul.14, 2010
The lighting supervisor controls all the lighting for the show; the lights on the bus and the generic rigs around the stage. We make sure it stays as the designer wanted it to look. We also look after smoke and…
Leanne Angus - Dresser
by Priscilla
Jun.10, 2010
I look after Don Gallagher who plays Bernadette. Before that I looked after John Bowe who plays Bob, the ensemble boys and Benji. You have to almost perform a dance backstage when it comes to the costume changes. It is…
Becky Sayers - Deputy Wardrobe Mistress
by Priscilla
May.24, 2010
I run the dept in absence of the wardrobe mistress. I do a lot of technical work for the show regarding the costumes and the costume maintenance. There’s a lot of checking for safety issues, as some of the headdresses’…
Ron Mungaroo – Palace Theatre Box Office
by Priscilla
Feb.04, 2010
Working in the box office can be simple when people know exactly what they want, because you just try to give them the seats they require. For people that are not regular theatregoers it’s more about advising them what’s available,…
Paul Allen – Sound Operator 2
by Priscilla
Jan.12, 2010
The sound operator is in charge of mixing both the cast vocals and the band live throughout the show. In the teching period we’ll have sound operators on stage furiously running around fixing mic positions, as well as people on…
James Varley - Lighting Electrician
by Priscilla
Dec.23, 2009
I have responsibilities for operating the onstage show electrics (plugging up the catwalk and the Venus truck, the fans for the wind in the Aria, the lighting ladders that provide the side lighting, the smoke effects etc). I’m also involved…
Peter Thomas - Stage Door Keeper
by Priscilla
Sep.30, 2009
I’m Peter Thomas Stage Door Keeper of The Palace Theatre
I’m responsible for the general security of the whole theatre during the day and in the evening I’m mainly concerned with security backstage. The front of house team come in for…
Sandra O’Brien - Wig Mistress/Deputy Make-Up
by Priscilla
Aug.25, 2009
I basically do everything from getting pins, buying stock and setting up the wig team. I make sure that everyone is happy and it is all working according to plan. There are 5 people in the wig team and around…
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