Sustainability is an Engineering Challenge
September 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMSvSeWV0WASustainability is an Engineering Challenge is a new film, produced by Unusual Rigging. It premiered at ITEAC 2023 and looks at the need for a more circular approach to design and engineering in the world of live production. It also looks at how Unusual Rigging is leading the way and at its creation of a brand new headquarters and research centre in Northampton, with Passiv Haus principles at the forefront of its design.
Unusual Rigging Award at 2023 Oliviers
April 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jakvVeSHVRA
Watch the moment that the Unusual RIgging Award for outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre is presented to The P Word at the Bush Theatre
Photo Credit: Christie Goodwin
The live production industry in a Covid-19 adjusted world
June 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UywxNfTw8HIUnusual Rigging's managing director, Tom Harper discusses how the live production industry can adapt to a Covid-19 world
Prince of Egypt Set Build
March 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jakvVeSHVRA
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A time lapse video of the incredible set build for Prince of Egypt the Musical at London's Dominion Theatre
Unusual's Tom Harper discusses the Circular Economy at PLASA
September 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAszRxzuolgTom Harper discusses how we can move away from the current model of “take, make, dispose” by developing an online platform for sustainable best practice says Tom Harper of Unusual Rigging.
Head Above Water
October 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev3faE8Apw8Working with British Designer Steuart Padwick, as part of the London Design Festival and designjunction. Head Above Water is an installation designed to get us talking about mental health.
Unusual Rigging Showreel 2018
June 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtP44-M6oPgA showcase of our 'best bits' from the past year
Lumiere London 2018
March 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixGYdypLEjAA showcase of lighting installations in London's West End
Unusual Showreel 2017
November 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5YwSJaaEDUA showcase of Unusual Rigging's portfolio of work from 2017.
Unusual Rigging Showreel 2016
September 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tbtkkUeqWsA showcase of some of our most interesting projects from 2015/16.
Constructing Garsington Opera Pavilion
November 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci0VglGGVjkConstructing Garsington Opera Pavilion. Between February and April 2011, Unusual Rigging project managed the construction of the Garsington Opera pavilion in Wormsley, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.