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© Brilliant Stages Ltd
Web design by John Gittins
| 2007 | |
| Oct 2007 | Brilliant
start fabrication of the Belinda King commissioned Celtic Heartbeat
set for Cunards new ship the Queen Victoria. The set was designed by
Stephen Howell & is one of 4 new shows. The Queen Victoria is due
to go into service in November 2007 |
| Oct 2007 | October saw the completion of a 2 month build for the Ray Winkler (Mark Fisher Studios) & Kim Gavin designed Take That set. The set comprised a main rolling stage, with 2 technical bunkers which doubled as screamers, 2 off 6.1mtr x 1.5mtr travellators, 2 access scissor lifts, a 12.2 mtr diameter step through projection fan that emerged from & partitioned the stage, a 35mtr flown catwalk. & the multi hexagonal performance causeway. |
| Oct 2007 | Following the success of the previous install PGT Entertainment order a second & larger stage system for The Radisson Seven Seas ship Mariner. The risers based on the light weight DEKEX system. The multi level platform featured stylish curved handrails & was fabricated in under a week to meet the tight deadlines. |
| July 2007 | Brilliant install & commission another Yo Sushi conveyor. This time at Heathrow Airport. Immediately following this were 2 more commissions for Dublin & Nottingham. |
| June 2007 | Work commences on the Genesis Arena shows - The brief for the Video Wall was to replicate the shape of the Stadium system within an arena environment without the use of StageCo’s steelwork. Brilliant also fabricated the High Resolution Rear Projection Screens & Roofette Ribs |
| May 2007 | Genesis Stadium Set for the 'Turn It On Again' tour is set up in Brussels. The Genesis project for all at Brilliant was again the realization of a Mark Fisher design, the first sketches based on a conch shell. We combined all the skills and expertise gained from our previous stadium shows, such as U2, Rolling Stones and Robbie Williams. We worked hand in glove with the production team to design and build a set that had to withstand the rigors of a back to back European tour. |
| April 2007 | Band risers
based on the light weight DEKEX
system were commissioned by PGT Entertainment for the Radisson Seven
Seas ship Navigator. The multi level platform featured stylish curved
handrails to match the art deco theatre. |
| April 2007 | Emerald
Princess - the newest addition to the Princess
Cruises fleet set sail from Trieste with theatre sets built by Brilliant
Stages including the new 'Boogie Shoes' with telescopic rises &
conveyors,'Motor City' and major set pieces for their 'Welcome Aboard',
What a Swell Party' & I've Got the Music' shows. |
| Feb 2007 | The Mark
Fisher designed set for Genesis commenced production in February. The
set will go into tech rehearsals from May in Belgium |
| Feb 2007 | Brilliant
agree contract with Barco for the design & supply of high tech 7.5mtr
dia moving video rings for an atrium in Burj The Dubai Mall |
| Jan 2007 | Brilliant
start fabrication of Lionel Richie set which will be delivered for rehearsals
end of Jan. |
| Jan 2007 | Brilliant
start on new shows for Princess
Cruises new ship the Emerald Princess. The sets are due to load
on board at the end of spring & will ship with the Motor City set
& show platform built at the end of 2006. |
| 2006 | |
| Dec 2006 | Brilliant
start production of Motor City set & Platform for Emerald Princess
|
| Oct 2006 | Brilliant
along with sister company Tomcat UK supply trussing & roof scrolls
set for Holiday On Ice 'Mystery' show |
| Sept 2006 | Brilliant
build Mark Fisher designed set for Pink. |
| Sept 2006 | Will Young
tours with Brilliant Stages set & props |
| Aug 2006 | Rolling
Stones want an even Bigger Bang so Brilliant were asked to supply 36
air cannons. The cannons fire 60ft long silk streamers in formation
from the roof of the set in the climax to the show & then release
then with an electromagnet kabuki type drop. |
| June 2006 | Robbie
Williams starts in Dublin with one of Brilliant's largest touring
sets |
| 2006 | More new
shows for Princess
Cruises. Throughout the year Brilliant build new versions of the
Welcome Aboard show & a new show - Motor City. These shows were
a great success & have been installed on Grand Princess, Star Princess,
Golden Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess & the new ship
Crown Princess. The Crown Princess also took delivery of Karen Bruce's
Destination Anywhere show. |
| 2006 | Brilliant
continue fabrication of Sushi conveyor belts for Yo
Sushi. Throughout 2006 we completed installations in Brompton Road,
Bluewater, Victoria & Condor House. |
| Feb 2006 | Rolling Stones 'Kites' backdrops installed for the Rio gig on the beach at Copacabana the gig was a success with a massive 2 million strong audience. |
| Jan 2006 | Brilliant
start production of the Mark Fisher designed Robbie
Williams set. |
| Jan 2006 | The Brilliant
built set for Karen Bruce's production 'Destination Anywhere' is installed
on the Star Princess. The main feature of the show were the massive
12m wide x 5.3m high polycarbonate portals & doors. |
| 2005 | |
| Dec 2005 | Prototype work starts for Rolling Stones Rio gig |
| Autumn 2005 | Brilliant commission the sixth conveyer system this year for the Yo Sushi restaurant on Brompton road. The other installs this year were in Leeds, Brighton, Sedley Place, Kiffisia & Haymarket |
| Oct 2005 | Blast from the past AHA purchase Brilliant Stages risers |
| Aug 2005 | Production rehearsals for the Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' 2005 tour started in Toronto at the end of July. Brilliant were contracted to supply the massive main stage lighting panels & the new 'gag' to get the band out into the arena. Opening night at the Boston Red Sox, Fenway stadium was a huge success. |
| Aug 2005 | Princess Cruises take delivery of their fourth 'Cinematastic' set, this time for the Golden Princess. Previous versions have been supplied for the main theatres of the Grand, Star & Sea Princess. |
| July 2005 | Simply Red purchase Brilliant's new DEKEX risers for their latest tour. |
| June 2005 | Celtic Woman set produced from design to load out in under 2 weeks. |
| June 2005 | New Brilliant U2 Vertigo Tour screen for stadiums. U2's production are ecstatic over amazingly fast setup & load out times & it looks amazing. |
| May 2005 | Brilliant started work at the end of May on a new contract to supply two major set pieces for the Rolling Stones 'A Bigger Bang' 2005 tour |
| May 2005 | Brilliant's
first sets for Princess
Cruises in 2005 were completed this month with the shows Pianoman
on the Caribbean Princess, Sea Princess & Regal Princess & Jeremy
Railton's design for Cinematastic on the Sea Princess. |
| April 2005 | Queen tour
with Brilliant polycarbonate decked stage system & a selection of
our new DEKEX risers. |
| April 2005 | Brilliant
supply Sushi conveyors to three new Yo
Sushi restaurants in Haymarket, Kifissia & Sedley Place. |
| March 2005 | U2
Vertigo Tour 2005 kicks off in San Diego. The LED ball strings were
deployed at the top of show, all seven curtains rolling out of the grid
to their full 30 feet to reveal lighting and video effects never experienced
before. |
| Jan 2005 | Brilliant
ship the revolutionary LED screen deployment units to System Technologies
in Belgium for 2005 U2 tour. |
| Dec 2004 | Brilliant
start development of LED screen deployment system for 2005 U2 tour.
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| Dec 2004 | Brilliant
build risers & quick change dressing rooms to replace Elton Johns
existing extensively toured units made by Brilliant Stages over 10 years
ago. |
| Nov 2004 | Brilliant's set for Will Young's winter arena tour. |
| Oct & Nov 2004 | Brilliant's
final sets for Princess
Cruises in 2004 were completed in November for the shows Pianoman
on the Island Princess & Caribbean Caliente on the Golden Princess.
Check out the latest Princess Cruises show Photo
Gallery for the above shows. |
| Oct 2004 | LDI
2004. Tony Bowern & John Gittins will be representing Brilliant
Stages on the Tomcat Global stand at LDI in Las Vegas. Brilliant will
be showing the new lightweight DEKEX.
A new stage decking product developed specifically for the lighter duty
side of the market such as schools, churches & conferences. This
budget priced deck is built with all the great quality & styling
customers expect from Brilliant Stages. |
| Sept 2004 | Brilliant
were kept busy throughout September building the media based 'Tribute'
sets for Sun Princess & Dawn Princess as well as Tom Cluffs 'Undercover'
for Diamond Princess. |
| Sept 2004 | Brilliant set for Lionel Richie tour. |
| Sept 2004 | PLASA 2004. Brilliant
launch the new lightweight DEKEX.
A new stage decking product developed specifically for the lighter duty
side of the market such as schools, churches & conferences. This
budget priced deck is built with all the great quality & styling
customers expect from Brilliant Stages. |
| Aug 2004 | August 13th 2004 saw the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Athens. The ceremony was watched by billions of people world wide and Brilliant Stages were proud to have been commissioned by Jack Morton Worldwide to produce some of the stunning show pieces. |
| July & Aug 2004 | More crusin'
for Brillaint as we fabricate 2 more versions of Curtain Up for the
Sun Princess & Dawn Princess. |
| June 2004 | Brilliant Stages put on a rocket schedule for the Rocket Man as we respond to last minute calls to clad Sir Elton John's stage in opal polycarbonate. |
| June 2004 | In June this year we supplied another custom sushi track for Yo Sushi in the Trafford Centre, Manchester |
| May 2004 | After being approached by the lighting and set designer Roy Bennett, Brilliant have just completed a contract to produce 4 “Turbo” roll drops for the current Paul McCartney tour. |
| Jan through May 2004 | Throughout the first quarter of this year Brilliant have been building sets for 3 New Princess Cruises ships - Diamond Princess, Caribbean Princess & Sapphire Princess. Starting with a new show - 'Pianoman', designed by Tom Cluff followed by repeat sets of Karen Bruce's 'Let's Rock' & Joe Ragey's 'Curtain Up' we have now completed another new show Red Hot & Latin designed by Jeremy Railton, and another Pianoman. |
| March 2004 | Brilliant commission new track in Yo Sushi's Poland Street flagship restaurant. |
| Feb 2004 | Brilliant Stages and Tomcat UK
have collaborated on a night club catwalk. It is being used for a scene
in an action film a la Jean Claude van Damm. Brilliant Stages were approached by the Set Designer to construct an elongated hexagonal catwalk using a clear polycarbonate surface, weld mesh sub frame and aluminium main frame. The outer face also had 70 recessed MR16 spot lights around the catwalk’s perimeter. With John Prentice doing workshop drawings over a weekend, Tomcat UK machining and fabricating the main frame, Brilliant Stages fitting the mesh and decks and installing in the night club, the whole job was achieved from start to finish in 10 days. |
| Feb 2004 | In February & March Brilliant made small set pieces for The Who & Eric Clapton |
| Jan 2004 | Brilliant start work on the new Mark Fisher designed set for Pink. |
| Dec 2003 | The Sarah Brightman set is now complete & having finished rehearsals in Elstree studios has left for the first leg of the tour starting in Mexico. |
| Nov 2003 | Another Yo Sushi track is in production for Maroussi opposite the Olympic Stadium Athens Greece. |
| Nov 21st - 23rd | LDI 2003. Tony Bowern & John Gittins will be representing Brilliant Stages on the Tomcat Global stand at LDI in Orlando Florida. We look forward to seeing you there. |
| Nov 13th 2003 | Our 3rd Curtain Up set for Princess Cruises was shipped today to the Grand Princess in Fort Lauderdale. Also we shipped various small sets supplied for the Regal Princess, Sun Princess & Dawn Princess. |
| Oct 3rd 2003 | YO! Greece. Brilliants largest sushi conveyor installed in Athens. |
| Sept 7th 2003 | Check out the show stopper from this years Plasa |
| Aug 23rd 2003 | Rolling
Stones alive and Lickin'. Licks tour hits Twickenham. |
| Aug 1st 2003 | Robbie Williams - Weekends Of Mass Distraction 2003 at Knebworth. |
| July 29th 2003 | Latest install for Yo Sushi Conveyor in Birmingham |
| July 28th 2003 | Aerosmith signs up with Brilliant |
| July 3rd 2003 | Cat and Mouse 'cough' up for Millionaire touring set |
| July 5th 2003 | 'Let's Rock' with Princess Cruises. Brilliant's fourth show for the new ship Island Princess. |
| May 2003 | Bon Jovi kicked off the European stadium leg of their Bounce World Tour in Eurfurt Germany on May 25th with a new stage design. |
| March 2003 | S Club farewell tour. Set designed by Hattie Spice, Brilliant fabricated various set pieces including the American Diner & lifts. |
| Feb 2003 | In February this year we supplied two more custom sushi tracks for Yo Sushi Dubai & Yo Sushi Trocadero |
| Jan 2003 | Glay (Japan) purchase the first of our new rolling stages based on our new Mk3 Deck system. Features of the 120 deck system include fast set up & good headroom with clear corridors in both directions underneath the stage. |
| Dec 2002 | Thomas &
Friends - The Big Live Tour - Experience the music, magic and adventure
as a fully working railway comes to life! This was a true full on arena
show meant for kids & enjoyed by adults. Click
here for the pictures. |
| Dec 2002 | Princess
Cruises - another new ship, Coral Princess sailed with various sets
built by Brilliant Stages. including Welcome Aboard, Lady
Marmalade, tracking stairs for Voodoo Lounge and various other scenic
elements and risers. We also along with Princess production staff designed
& built a totally new set for a new show in the fabulous aft lounge.
The superb high energy show 'Tribute'
makes full use of the 3 split lifting revolves in the theatre. Another
show 'Curtain Up' was designed by Joe Ragey engineered by Brilliant
& built by Tomcat USA to meet the ship when she docks in Fort Lauderdale. |
| Sept 2002 | Rolling
Stones 'Licks' world tour starts in Toronto click
here for full details of Brilliant Stages amazing video tracking
system & massive rear roll drop deployment mechanism. |
| Aug 2002 | Another
custom sushi track for Yo
Sushi this time in Selfridges manchester |
| July 2002 | Shake Rattle & Roll for the Grand Princess |
| June 2002 | Game set
& match as Brilliant make and install the new roll out seating for
the Royal Box at Wimbledon |
| June 2002 | Yumi Matsutoya
- Light track & frame |
| May 2002 | Brilliant
special fit up for Orange Arrows F1 in Monaco |
| May 2002 | Brilliant
supply & install a new 'Yo
Sushi' track in Harvey Nichols |
| May 2002 | We
Will Rock You - the new Queen musical opens at the Dominion Theatre.
Brilliant Stages were kept busy for more than 2 months building the
Mark Fisher designed set. |
| April 2002 | Kylie 'Fever'
tour starts. Brilliant Stages custom manufactured lift is the centre
of attraction as it opens the show with Kylie being revealed clad in
her robot suit. The aluminium fabricated lift traveled from 0.5mtrs
high below stage & lifted Kylie up to 4.28mtrs. The lift was later
used as part of the Commonwealth Games ceremony |
| 2001 | Watch this space |
updated
30th October 2007 |