And then there was light…
Today we finished wiring the majority of the electrics in the bus and powered everything up for the first time. We’re getting very close to the finish line now!
A Quick Tour Of The Theatre Bus So Far…
A quick tour of the Theatre Bus so far…
Final Day of Conversion Work
We’ve reached the final day of conversion week. All of the cable is now run in. The bus is finally purple (and looks shiny and great!). The stage and walls inside are being painted purple and black and we’re in … Continued
Bus Day 4 – Cable, Cable Everywhere… and still the bus ain’t pink (ahem isn’t… ahem purple!)
Today was mainly about cables… Electrical cables… Data Cables… Sound Cables… Speaker Cables… So far over 400m of cable has gone into the bus. That’s a lot of cable! We’ve embedded 4 XLR sockets, DMX and power into the actual … Continued
Bus Day 3 – Outside Sprayed Silver
Last night the spray painters got to work putting an undercoat on to the bus. It’s now a space age silver colour. Today a lot more of the internal electrics were run in, the bar area has been started and … Continued
Day 2 – Today We Built The Stage
Day 2 of the conversion and we built the stage. The stage is built and ready to paint. The middle section is removable to allow for level access to the bus. We just need to add some removable … Continued
Day 1 Of Renovations
Today we started converting the bus properly. We’ve removed all of the old metal work from the inside and cleared the area ready for the stage to begin to be built tomorrow. We’ve started running in electric ringmains for … Continued
Final seats come out ready for the conversion work
Special thanks to Jack Opie for helping us get the final seats out of the bus and for the fabulous Kevin at Brandon Tool Hire for helping us with an angle grinder. The bus is now ready for the conversion … Continued
Wood donated for building the stage and seating
We have very kindly been donated a load of wood to help us with the conversion of the bus. Special thanks to Tim and Daisy who helped us pick it up in a van. We’ve also added a shiny new … Continued
New Interior Layout For The Theatre Bus Revealed
After consulting with potential users of the bus and the conversion team we have decided to change the inside layout of the bus. We feel the changes will make it much more user-friendly. Here is a quick overview … Continued