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Windermere Sea Life Centre
2010
Although the Aqua Life Centre on Lake Windermere was themed by Perry Scenic in the late 1990s, it appears on this "news" page because it was "news" to me that it was still there and being appreciated when I stumbled upon it during the Christmas vacation. It was one of the last places our late Dad, David Perry was commercially painting. As I stood in the foyer, right in front of the themed lakeland waterfall and rock formation scene, a family of four stopped to admire it and take photographs. I said out loud to them "My Dad painted that". I think they thought I was crazy, but it is beautifully painted. |
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Fairy Glade Backdrop
2010
This backdrop came in for repainting. Since we first made it about 15-20 years ago, this backdrop has been used by a local scenery hire company, Our Head Scenic Artist repainted this backdrop herself, after having recognised it as one originally painted by our founder David Perry. Even before I knew where it had come from, when I first saw it in the workshop, , I simply thought that ( despite being originally painted to a tight budget) it was a taste of theatre scenery backdrop magic. |
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Rammstein Tour
2011 - 12
For the Rammstein Tour 2011-12 we added two Complex innovative multi‐layered Backdrops to the existing touring set. and we enhanced features of the existing Industrial Backdrop. The Cells Backdrop was a Kabuki, 70ft wide x 30ft wide and 3ft deep, with scenic painted textured rust fascias, fabric chambers, & a framework incorporating two further backdrops, the middle one of which was partially transparent. The Reveal "Meat" backdrop 70ft wide x 30ft, also a Kabuki backdrop, was especially produced for lighting effects and a stage walkthrough reveal. We undertook scenic finishing, distressing, texturing and moulding of props built by Brilliant Stages, and completed this scenic work during rehearsals on site in Germany. These items included Flakes Claw, Mega Fan, fan fascia, B Stage Catwalk, B Stage Bridge on Scissor lifts, and the UFO. Production Designer for this set was LeRoy Bennett |
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Erasure " Tomorrow's World Tour"
2011
We designed and built the Stage Set which comprised 3 off pairs of aluminium sloping towers, 2 half towers, three gargoyles, one of which supported the keyboards. Stone effect surrounds and a Desert Sands backdrop, complimented a Round Stained glass window backdrop. One evening the Production Manager happily emailed that the Gargoyles were scaring him silly while he was alone on the set in the dark after everyone had gone! |
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Royal Academy of Arts
2010
"Not many people do this sort of thing as well as you" said veteran designer Terry Brown, who had not been altogether sure his design could be achieved beforehand. The Royal Crest of Arms was to hang invisibly on the front of the Royal Accademy of Arts Building and glow orange at night, in all weathers. As you can see this is a stunning backdrop. The RAA liked it so much they have kept it and plan to use it often in the future. |
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Pet Shop Boys set ( on the Take That Tour)
2010
Many demands were to be made of Es Devlins "Coloured Squares Backdrop" for the Pet Shop Boys guest appearance on the TAKE THAT stage, including the need for it to be dropped to the ground and disappeared through limited space very quickly. After trialing various possiblities we came up with a working compromise that captured Es's design and worked in this busy environment. |
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TAKE THAT "Progress Tour" 2011
2011
Amongst the many props on the TAKE THAT Progress Touring stage was Misty Buckley's giant pink pipe smoking Caterpillar, ridden horse riding style. The project was fun from start to finish. Enlisting the help of a Horseriding instructor and a dancer helped iron out some of the technical R&D in the production design. The prop had to be comfortable and flexible for performers who were required to move and dance animatedly, but safely for the mounted client, all potentially while in the rain. The prop was produced with our usual drapery expertise and quality art finish, and we were available at short notice to iron out any snag which arose on site, to be sure all continued to work as planned |
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P&O Cruises
2010
Ventura - Blame it on the Boogie; Reel to Reel; Hot Ticket; Smokey Joe's Café; Curtain Up; Reflex; Destination Dance; So - Lar;
Oceana - Breakdown Blues, Private Lives
Arcadia - Breakdown Blues; Destination Dance; Reel to Reel
Aurora - Destination Dance
Oriana Reel to Reel ; Destination Dance |
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KANYE
WEST
2010
3 off 30ft high soft "Arches", and 1 off 60ft x 34ft "Step Backdrop" designed by Roy Bennet and Peter Aquinde, made and installed by Perry Scenic at Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi. It was quite a day for the audience in Abu Dhabi who stepped from watching a motor racing Grand Prix into a Kanye West concert. Within a short time scale we had fabricated the 3D fabric "Arches" which added a stunning backdrop to Kanye West's Ferrari World Stage when lit by designer LeRoy Bennett |
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Miller
Illuminating Guitar Prop for the Glasgow Miller Event |
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"Shoes - The Musical" Tour 2010
A glitzy neon illuminating Shoe with a 4ft 6 heel requiring seven steps to get to the top, for the touring version of the hit London West End Stage shoe "Shoes" |
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Pet Shop Boys Tour 2010
For the Pet Shop Boys Tour we were pleased to produce Various sizes of Projection screens * Numerous quantities of white Cardboard Boxes ( 40cm Sq & 80 cm Sq) suitable for touring. * Truss & Winch system for the flying boxes. * Steps/ Rostra for Dancers. * Keyboard Surrounds fascias |
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Goldfrapp Tour
A free standing silver inflatable 3D backdrop that packs away to nothing for touring. Designed by Rob Sinclair, It glows and resonates with light and colour. |
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Sir Paul McCartney
The Production Manager was quite literally "over the moon" about this "Moon Prop". Painted to represent the moon, it also rotates and glows from within. The interior glowing light highlights the quality of the artwork.
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Whitney Houston
"European Tour" 2010
Silver Lame Screen Surround Backdrop |
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P&O Cruises
Azura - Blame it on the Boogie; Reel to Reel;
Hitzville; New York City Rhythm
Aurora - Blame it on the Boogie
Arcadia - Blame it on the Boogie
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Hot Chip
Misty Buckley asked us to make drapes for Neil Carson, Lighting Designer for the Hot Chip tour, who would be in touch. It was Mistys idea to do scenic painted 3D soft banners . Jonathan said "I had previously shown Misty some photos of 3D drapes we had produced for Pink, whilst discussing the set for Tokio Hotel" The sculpted head is represented on the Band's latest album cover. The concept was by Misty and the layout by Neil. This job was last minute, but tucked into the many jobs we had going on at the time . |
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Tokio Hotel
We had met Desginer Misty Buckley on a BRIT Awards set a few years ago, and now she asked us to help with her Set for Tokio Hotel. Misty's set for Tokio Hotel had an apocalyptic feel, which appreciated suitably richly finished artwork. Brilliant Stages fabricated the metal structures, and Perry Scenic the backdrops, and fascias which dressed the metalwork. The City Backdrop was 18m wide with an arpeture for the screen. |
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Lady Ga Ga Tour
A 60ft x 40ft Austrian Drape for Lady Ga Ga was designed, made entirely from scratch, and installed for the first concert at the O2 within 37 1/2 hours of its commission. This timescale must be a world record, to date, for a drape of this size, complexity and quality! |
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Ricky Gervais
June 2009
Thunder and lightening! A thundercloud backdrop painted for high defintion TV audience, and touring show alike, which transforms under a simple change of lighting into flashes of lightening. |
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Rammstein Tour
2010-2011
for the Rammstein 2010-11 Tour we were commissioned by Production Designer LeRoy Bennett to produce - 21 off Aluminium Bespoke Fabricated Scenic Lighting Pods, which include: 4 off 2.5m diameter Round Lighting Pods, each fitted with 37 PAR 64s and 32 LED mini ‐PAR AT3s. 7 off Rectangular FloroPods, each with 40 short nosed PAR 36s and three moving polycarbonate tubes, & containing 5ft flourescent tubes 3 off "Cross logo" Pods, each with 21 GRP Impressions 4 off Industrial Fan Lighting Pods 1 off Special Effects Backdrops 1 off Reveal Drape, that incorporates two "break‐through" panels developed for dramatic effects 1 off 100ft x 30ft highly detailed scenic painted Industrial Backdrop, developed for scenic effects, and wrapping around the perimter of the set, to add atmosphere and a sense of depth. 1 off 70ft x 30ft dramatic double kabuki textured "Slash" backdrop, which facilitates backlighting to create atmosphere Props and Dressings include: Scenic Panels on the collapsing Towers Dressing and finishing the Band Platforms, and industrial pipework
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KANYE
WEST
June 2009
The making of Kanye West's" Golden Stage" for ( Award Winning ) Designer Es Devlin turned out to be not all that it seems, and it took place in record breaking time. It was set up at the O2 within 14 days of first tackling the production challenges. As you might imagine it is not made of expensive gold nor metal which would have been too heavy, considering it was required to tour as a "backdrop" with groundrows. When it was first erected in the rehersal venue, to everyones delight it went up in less than 30 minutes. |
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JOHNNY
HALLYDAY
April
2009
Set Designer Mark Fisher who was overseeing the design of the Touring Set for famous French Rock Singer Johnny Hallyday, asked us to make a Macquette which would provide our interpretation of visual images and illustrations of a Caratoid drawn by French Designer Laura Leonard. We made and painted 600mm high 3D sculpted model, presented to the client along with other Macquettes produced by other European Scenic Production Companies. The client selected their favourite, and Perry Scenic was commissioned in the face of stiff European Competition to produce two huge sculptured Statues to tour with the set of the famous French rock singer Johnny Hallyday. |
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THE
PET SHOP BOYS
February
2009
At the BRIT AWARDS 2009 Perry Scenic again looked after an artist's set on this prestigious occasion in the Music Calander. The Pet Shop Boys won a Brit Award for their lifetime contribution to music. Perry Scenic had been commissioned to build the set and to look after it for the performance during the televised award ceremony. It ws a 20ft high rolling steel and timber clad set with built in lighting, and large profiles of Neil and Chris framed the video screens. |
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YUMI
MATSOYOTA
February 2009
Mark Fisher again commissioned Perry Scenic to produce large scenic painted backdrops for the celebrated Japanese singer Yumi Matsoyota, following our production of a large scenic painted backdrop of a fairground for her previous tour. That backdrop had been originally planned as a printed backdrop, but was hand painted to be sure of attaining the best quality results. On this occasion a combination of quality hand painting and traditional theatrical drapery skills have helped manufacture the big stage looks for this forthcoming tour and enhance the spectacle of this singer's highly acclaimed stage shows |
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PINK
"FUNHOUSE" Tour 2009
January 2009
For the Pink Fun House Tour 2009 we made large scenic guazes which were intricately hand painted with a high quality artistic finish. Through our ongoing R&D programme we had crafted some new techniques for this type of scenic artwork, The Designer, Mark Fisher was pleased with quality and clarity of the artwork, and the price. Perry Scenic was delighted to be able to offer good value. The quality of this type of artwork was lifted by a hand painted finish, ( rather than printed) made possible within the budget by crafting new techniques for this type of scenic artwork. |
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BBC
SWITCH LIVE
October 2008
Within about ten days from commission, from concept visuals Perry Scenic produced
a workable design for , built and Site Rigged the Stage Set for BBCs enormously
popular music event. We worked on site to look after the set during the performance
of the Live Event, and de-rigged the set. All were very pleased with the set,
it was a viable interpretation of the design within a short time scale and the
desired budget, and by the way, it looked great! |
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MADONNA
“STICKY & SWEET” TOUR 2008
September 2008
Leading USA Designer Roy Bennett again commissioned Perry Scenic to produce massive PA Scrims for the wings of the Stadium Tour Set. For the previous Madonna "Confessions" Tour in 2006, Perry Scenic Produced similar huge PA Scrims, those featured Rearing Horse artwork and special effects finishing. For both tours high demands were made of the PA Scrims. They had to cover huge sets of speakers, and combine acoustic transparency with special effects finishing which would endure the rigours of world touring. For the "Sticky and Sweet" tour, 70ft by 40 ft PA scrims represented angled 3D metallic letter" M's". Each scrim had to derig and pack away in minutes, to quickly free the sound crew to begin work on equipment at the end of the show. The scrims remained in tip top condition throughout the gruelling world tour, so much so that there was no need to order a new set for the DVD shoot at the end of the run. Perry Scenic researched several alternative design proposals to produce the special effects. Roy finally opted for our special effects trompe d'oleil painted option, confident we would deliver the required quality. As can be seen from the reference photograph taken in the most unflattering conditions of natural daylight ( the paint effects are designed for nightime lighting under show lights), even here the "M"'s are delivering a stunning 3D effect, remember this is a painted scrim! |
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Alton Towers
September 2008
Alton Towers asked us to construct and install their design for the outdoor Pirate Stage. It invovled quite a combination of a variety of theatre style props, with a huge dinosaur head and Skull with inbuilt lighting effects.
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