Sophie's Surprise 29th

Credits:

Sophie's Surprise 29th is a new circus cabaret show, featuring performers from La Clique, Cirque du Soleil, and The 7 Fingers. Depicted as a rowdy British house party, this show features highly skilled acrobatics, audience participation, fire, and plenty of drugs* to go around.


*usually custard creams

Equipment

Yamaha QL1 front of house sound desk. 12 D&B speakers configured for performances in the round rigged on a central circle truss. QLab programming was updated constantly and in an extremely fast-paced environment to perfect precise details and timings throughout the run. Some field recording and quick editing was required for a few brand new cues that could only be done on the day, assembled and debuted within the hour.

Credits

  • Performers: Nathan Redwood Price, Isis Clegg-Vinell, Katharine Arnold, Cornelius Atkinson, Josie Jones, Sam Goodburn
  • Lighting Designer and Operator: Fraser Alexander Martin