Stage Directions: Stage Technologies created a 50-axis automation and control system for the West End production of The Bodyguard. The new musical is based on the 1992 film of the same name, but instead of Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, the star of the stage version is the stage. Tim Hatley designed a “filmic” set which “glides” from one scene to the next using a camera-like shutter. Automation is present in almost every scene in the show, so after Production Manager Matt Towell contracted Stage Technologies they built a system that used 25 BigTow counterweight assist winches, 10 AU:tour control racks, three hydraulic scissor lifts, a projector truss, a rotating truck, a performer flying truss and much more.
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