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ABTT 2012 Theatre Show Awards
15th Jun 2012
The Association of British Theatre Technicians
(ABTT) 2012 Theatre Show Awards, sponsored by two of the organisation's Silver
Industry Supporters Group members, Stage Electrics & Triple E, took place
following close of show on Wednesday (13 June).
With judging taking place throughout the day and
final decisions made late in the afternoon, winners were presented with their
hook-clamp trophies in the Truman Brewery's Corbet Place Bar, in front of
exhibitors, guests and ABTT members.
The winners are as follows:
ABTT 2012 Theatre Show Engineering Product of the Year : Metool Reels -
Multicore Contactless Reeler
Judges' comments: We are pleased to find a method of feeding
multicores on a drum that does not use slip rings. The panel was impressed by
the tool-less cable installation and ability to run Ethernet on a cable reeler.
Eric Marks-Oldham, Sales Director, Metool Reels, replied, "It's obvious
we've offered the perfect solution to a reeling problem to the right audience.
Thank you ABTT".
ABTT 2012 Theatre Show Sound Product of the Year : d&b Audiotechnik - V
Series Speakers
Judges' comments: The award goes to a speaker system that uses four
separate drivers in a single box without electronics. The judges recognise that
no time-alignment is required in the Digital Signal Processing chain. Back-to-basics
with a single amplifier system.
Phill Coe, Market Manager, d&b Audiotechnik UK, replied, "It's a
great honour to receive the award for Sound Product of the Year. Coming to ABTT
is always a pleasure for d&b; unlike other exhibitions, contributing to
this vibrant community can be quite intoxicating. Winning this award makes the
visit even sweeter".
ABTT 2012 Theatre Show Lighting Product of the Year : ETC - Source 4 LED
Lustr+
Judges' comments: Awarded this year to an LED profile with good light
output, flat beam, crisp imaging and the ability to change colour. The panel
recognises that LED profiles have undergone a step change and this product is a
good example of that.
Fred Foster, Chief Executive Officer, ETC, replied, "ETC is proud to
have our new Source Four LEDTM recognised as the ABTT 2012 Lighting Product of
the Year. This new member of the Source Four family combines sustainability
with the qualities that lighting designers demand".
ABTT 2012 Theatre Show Widget of the Year : Bristol UK Ltd - Aqua-Service
Portable Wash-up & Recycling Water Unit
Judges' comments: This award is to a genuine theatrical
product that requires no plumbing, is robust & moveable and comes straight
off the back of a lorry, to be put to work immediately. If we had an award for
the sustainable product of the year, this would win that category too. The
product recycles water by means of a flocculation process and provides separate
areas for washing paint from brushes and rollers. It is also the largest
‘widget' to receive an ABTT Award.
Mark Chapman, Managing Director, Bristol Paints, replied, "Having
already established itself as an essential product in the scenic market, we
have been delighted with the enthusiastic reaction we have received from our
first ABTT product showing. Bristol Aqua Service looks forward to helping
future customers meet their sustainability needs and requirements".
ABTT 2012 Theatre Show Stand of the Year : Point Source Productions
Judges' comments: This year's award goes to a company whose stand
looked like a well-organised hire shop or that of an unbelievably neat theatre
electrician's storeroom. The judges were most impressed by the layout, which
made full use of the space available and felt they could walk up and say, "I'll
have two of that, three of those and six of them".
Stephen Capel, Managing Director, Point Source Productions, replied,
"Winning Stand of the Year means a lot to us as the team worked really hard to
put it together. Led by our newly appointed general manager, Amy Parks, who
took on the entire project when I was called away for the birth of my twins, a
few days before the show".
ABTT Technician of the Year: Andy ‘Ghurka' Brown - Senior Production Sound
Engineer at Autograph
Award presented by ABTT Fellow Peter Roberts, who praised the production
sound engineer as the "unsung heroes" of the industry.
