Yearly Archives: 2018

Fitzpatrick Hall Production and House Lighting Upgrades Designed by Sir Philip Powell of Powell and Moya, the Fitzpatrick Hall is a multipurpose auditorium versatile enough to host badminton matches, plays and lectures. Since being opened in 1989 the Hall had seen little alteration to its technical infrastructure and so Push The Button were approached by […]

Local Entertainment System Upgrades, Arcadia and Oceana Following on from the Dry Dock works in 2017, Push The Button tendered works to be carried out on two ships whilst in service. Push The Button worked with Carnival UK’s entertainment department. The team worked on the Arcadia to deliver local entertainment system upgrades to the Crew […]

Olivier House Lighting The Olivier Theatre is the largest of the three theatres in the National and following on from the success of the Lyttelton Theatre houselighting installation, Push The Button were asked to design a LED solution for the lighting.  The existing system comprised of a selection of downlights and feature lights, including some […]

Coliseum Auditorium Lighting – Phase One Retrofitting LED technology into any building such as the London Coliseum Theatre, designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1904 always poses its own unique challenges. English National Opera were keen to find an LED lighting solution which was not only sympathetic to the fabric of the building but […]

House Lighting Upgrades The Apollo Victoria House Lighting system was in need of updating as the luminaries providing the majority of emergency lighting over the stalls and circle, known as the “Drum” lights, were in a state of disrepair. The other fixtures were all still using incandescent lighting. Push The Button were asked to design […]

House Lighting and Data Infrastructure Upgrades The 90th year of the Mayflower Theatre has seen it undergo a major refurbishment, replacing all of its seats, improving the facilities for people with disabilities and changing the paint scheme to match that of its heritage. The project has also seen major investment in the technical infrastructure and […]

Production Lighting Upgrades Working directly for the Theatre on a project designed by Charcoalblue, Push The Button successfully tendered to replace the existing dimmers, working lights, production lighting infrastructure and house and working light control systems. The existing Dimmer Room, located adjacent to the Stage Door was re-located to replace the Laundry Room on the […]

Naming Ceremony In a change to their usual role, Push The Button provided the technical elements for the naming ceremony of Seabourn’s Ovation cruise ship in the harbour of Valletta, Malta. Push The Button provided event staging suitable for a 22 piece orchestra together with a large video wall, comprehensive audio system and all the […]

Parry Hall Performance Lighting  As a continuation of Push The Button’s relationship with Eton College, the music department asked Managing Director, Nick Ewins, to enhance the lighting previously installed in the Parry Hall in 2014. The brief was to install a lighting solution to provide theatrical lighting in performance sessions, with minimal impact to the […]