includes the 200-seat Sainsbury Theatre, the 120-seat Carne Studio Theatre, the Manny & Brigitta Davidson Foyer, the Sackler Library, a screen and audio suite, 10 training/rehearsal studios and full technical and wardrobe facilities.

Autograph has a long history with LAMDA, not only working with it on its own technical facilities, but providing in-house training for LAMDA students at Autograph’s London headquarters. The company recommended the Academy purchases the SD9 because of this and because of DiGiCo’s predominant use in West End theatre productions.

Says Autograph’s Peppe Mallozzi: “I take them (the students) through the theatre specific ‘T’ software aspect of the consoles and the benefits of the many unique-to-DiGiCo features, such as Players & Aliases, the complexity of the ‘recall/Auto update’ shown on pre-existing cues and, if time permits, a little basic programming, again stressing the important aspects of knowing the show inside-out, cue by cue.”