The Stage Guide to Working Backstage - Lighting and Sound

How many blockbuster theatre, music, film and other events wouldn’t work without the aid of top-class lighting and sound? It’s an area of entertainment in which Britain is a world leader and there couldn’t be a better time to get involved. To be a part of this industry, you don’t need to have any acting talent but a lot of technical ability and creativity. Employment prospects afterwards are much greater too, with the potential to work in theatre, television, film, music and events. For those in secondary school or just finished, the career opportunities are abundant but you need the right advice. This guidebook, published by The Stage, the world-renowned UK arts and entertainment publication, is edited by lighting and sound expert Geoffrey Joyce. In it, you’ll find an outline of the jobs available, a glossary of words and phrases you need to know, interviews with teachers, students and the experts themselves, FAQs and advice on passing that all-important college audition.