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Lighting, video and special effects

  • Lighting

    Focusing lights for the rep

    The way a set and actors are lit have a major impact on the mood of a scene. The National's lighting department deploys everything from the humble parcan to complex automated lights.

  • Special Effects

    Armoury (Overview)

    Special effects such as pyrotechnics are often taken care of by the National's in-house Armoury.

  • Video

    WAVES in rehearsal

    As Katie Mitchell's acclaimed adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel The Waves returned to the National Theatre, we went into rehearsals to speak to the company and creative team about this unique production which makes pioneering use of live video and sound.