So my name's Jerome, and I work in Lyttelton lighting.
And on a two-show day,
we come in and set up the stage,
ready for all the lighting effects, during the day.
We test the rig.
We look at all the lights in the space.
We also have to set up a lot of practicals which work on the set -
practicals being anything from desk lamps to wall sconces
or hospital bed lamps.
My name is Tamykha Patterson,
and I'm a Lighting Technician in Lyttelton Theatre at National Theatre.
My job involves building practicals
and making sure that things work,
and helping get bits and pieces ready for the show.
So this is probably our busiest bay
for Angels in America.
As you can see, we've got all motors here,
which are for the trusses,
some for the lobster that's being used.
The first show's three and a half hours, and the second show's four hours.
I kind of split between the two.
I could be on either or show.
I'm Zoe.
I'm one of the Hair and Makeup Artists here at the National.
This is for Andrew for Angels.
It's for his bowel movement scene. We fill it with blood.
This peg helps to keep the pressure of blood in there
until we get it on his body.
So I'm threading it into the belt that we attach to him.
My name is Tess Dacre and I'm the Sound No 2 on Angels in America.
I work on both shows.
And basically, my job involves me listening to all of these radio mics.
Just basically make sure the show happens, really.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
When we do two shows, I come in half-ten, roughly about that.
We do a full rig check, which we've just done now.
The show comes down at about half-five.
That's including our preparation time into the next show.
Hello. My name's Abigail. I'm a Wigs Assistant at the National Theatre,
working on Angels in America.
Everything is done on the day of a two-show day.
We come in about 11, maybe 12.
We get all of the wigs ready.
So that would include blocking them.
We wash them if they need washing.
And then we'll come back out and they'll be dressed, ready for the evening.
We are good for wet snow, please.
I'm Dave Tuff.
I'm the Stage Supervisor for Millennium Approaches.
During the show, I run the stage crew.
At the moment, we're setting up for our next show.
We try and recycle as much of the snow as possible,
just to save money, and it's obviously better for the environment.
Because it's basically
shredded-up bits of plastic bag.
We get through about a bag
every seven or eight shows.
You can have a smooth Angels day and it's great.
But it's only really when something goes wrong
that people really kind of show what they're made of,
to make sure the show continues.
So my name is Katie. I'm a dresser here.
So today, on a double-show day,
we're here from 12 till 11:30.
So when we get in, the first thing we'll do is do our pre-set.
And then, obviously, throughout the show, costumes can need to be anywhere.
- WOMAN: Come in! - Hi!
I've got some people filming. Is it OK if I come in?
- Of course! - Do you want to follow?
- This is Susan herself. - Hello!
Hi there.
So I'm just going to drop this stuff off. So I leave these here.
You caught me while I was still decent!
(LAUGHTER) Then I'll just leave these shirts up here.
Quite a lot of cossies!
And then we've got different... Because it's two parts,
we kind of keep Perestroika stuff here and Millennium stuff here.
And then this costume in the middle we use for both.
Lyttelton Theatre, Angels in America company.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
This is your half-hour call. Half an hour, thank you.
My name is Nik Haffenden.
I'm the Deputy Stage Manager
on Angels in America, or DSM for short.
And I'm the show caller.
So I perform a sort of live edit of the shows
every time we do a performance.
I'm out here at the back of the auditorium in my soundproof box,
and I have a copy of the script
with all of the lighting and the sound and the automation and the flying cues.
And at the right specific points during the show,
I put the operators on standby
and then I give them their goes for those cues
to move the scenery and change the lights and give the sound effects.
My name is Shane Thom and I'm the Stage Manager
on Angels in America.
And the Stage Manager basically oversees the entire show
and makes sure that everyone is in the right place
and ready to do the show on that day
and also oversees that everything on stage is working as it should do.
Lyttelton Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre.
Angels in America company, ladies and gentlemen,
this is the Act I beginners call.
Ms Brown, Mr Lane, Mr Tovey.
Ms Brown, Mr Lane, Mr Tovey, your calls.
This is the Act I beginners call for Millennium Approaches. Thank you.
LX cue 10.
Go.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
During the turnaround, as the set is changed over,
I just make sure everything is being put in place for the second show.
And also, we have a furniture and props changeover as well,
so everything for Millennium has to be packed away
and then all the Perestroika furniture and props comes out.
ABIGAIL GARGAS: My tip for a smooth Angels show
is to make sure that everything is there,
you've checked everything.
A smooth two-show day - just really good planning.
I think communication is key. Not just in lighting, but with stage.
For both shows, you have to double-check everything
and make sure you haven't missed anything, because there's so many things
on such a large production like this
that you could miss something quite crucial.
One tip I would say is preparation.
You need to plan whilst the other show is ending what you need to do
in order for the second show to be up and running.
A tip for a two-show day is to keep morale high,
keep everyone's spirits good,
and make sure that everyone gets to the food when they need it
in between shows, because it's a quick turnaround and tight turnaround.
My top tip for a smooth double-show day
would be lots of water, lots of rest the night before
and lots of chocolate!
Ready for show number two. Yeah!
Lyttelton Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, Angels in America company,
ladies and gentlemen, this is the Act I beginners call.
Ms Brown, Mr McArdle, Mr Tovey, Mr Wilkins.
Ms Brown, Mr McArdle, Mr Tovey, Mr Wilkins, your calls.
Stand by, please, lighting, sound, stage, flies, automation,
wardrobe, wigs, hair and makeup.
This is the Act I beginners call for Perestroika. Thank you.
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