Say no more! :o/

http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/fire/pdf/150865.pdf

Odd thing to fix..

Today I was fixing a really heavy thing. This is the generator on the roof that is used as a back up supply for the smoke extract fans in an emergency.

On an earlier inspection the indicators showed that it had failed to start. The short term remidy was to install a new 017 battery. It was fun getting it up the ladder to the genset!!

10hrs...

Phew!
In 10 hrs today we did a rig/focus/plot and run for TVD and their Kick Off production, then an AGM for the Children's Foundation, followed by prepping for 3 contempoary classes. (Also including dropping the bairn off / collecting from school and loading set in to my van ready for a trip to Saddlers Wells.

To pre rig or not to pre rig...

Today I was asked for a pre rig on a show that's coming up. I haven't even been sent their plot yet!

The shame for them is that they are now at the end of a three night run of different shows in the venue. We'll do our best, but the time to have bought it up was at contract stage several months ago...

Well that was odd...

Today was pretty busy. Moving set, looking at fire risk assessment plans... and then a rock gig in an art gallery, the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.!

All active or digital kit... which meant traveling light and home at a decent time.

The Lab

This is a view of the Lab having just been turned around from a daytime residency into night time classes. Easier than it looks :)

Nee Naww

Early'ish start today for a photo shoot for an upcoming site specific dance production. The gig is in an old fire station, so access into the site is great but it does offer a lot of challenges.

After that it was straight into meetings with Yorkshire Dance.  We were showing them how we do things at DC and then trying to learn from each other.

All part of the job... :o/

Oh the glamour of this job!!!

On my way back from a trip to Stage Elecs today, I get a call from Clare saying that there is water coming through the ceiling of the Playroom. So I rush back to see what I can do whilst we wait for the maintenance contractors to arrive.

I end up with my head in the access area of the cisterns in the ladies changing, looking at a hole in a cistern where the divert should be. Luckily when the engineer arrived he had spares. A trip to B&Q for a wet/dry vacuum and an annoyingly late night later, it's sorted.