Theatre Projects

Here at SFL we have a varied team with years of cross platform experiences, many of whom have worked in theatre and entertainment for many years, and forged careers as designers and engineers in their own right.

November 2015 saw the birth of our Theatre Projects Department with the Hire of Sound Designer & Engineer, Keegan Curran as Theatre Projects Manager.

With the recent announcement of Keegan’s second West End sound design in ‘Rotterdam’ by Jon Britain, between 26th July & 27th August at Trafalgar Studios; as well as two productions travelling to The Edinburgh Fringe, ‘Infinity Pool’ by Award Winning Playwright Bea Roberts and ‘My World Has Exploded A Little Bit’ by Bella Heesom, we wanted to talk about the Theatre Projects Department a little more in depth.

There are very few theatre companies in the country, even in the world, that house all the people in one place that are needed to provide everything required in this industry. This means that producers and production managers are having to seek out, employ and sync up any number of people to simply put on a show.

Here at SFL, due to our diverse team, we understand the pressures of getting a show to stage and delivering a quality performance. Our varied experience and understanding allows us to help productions manage budgets to make the most of their, often, limited resources.

We provide a one stop shop for theatre solutions, able to create a package for production management, audio, lighting, video and scenic construction under one roof, and tailor it to your production’s needs. This helps keep control over your spending and makes your budgets stretch further. Having everything come from one place means we can more efficiently spread the cost and in the end supply more for your money whether that be with better specifications or simply make the budget stretch out for longer.

From big budget west end productions all the way to small budget touring shows we can supply a solution that suits the scale of your show and the scale of your budget, allowing you to step up the production value of your offering with minimal extra stress for yourselves.

One point of contact for you, and we can achieve your vision together to create a production of merit.

For the first time we are able to offer sound design for a drama piece as well as using the years of production sound experience and lighting design within the existing SFL team for musicals and events.

Review – Blue Stockings
Donnacadh O’Briain’s atmospheric & meticulous production at The Tobacco Factory Theatre, is enhanced by Keegan Curran’s unmusical soundscape, complementing exquisite mood music.”
Remote Goat 5*

Staff Profile:

Keegan studies Professional Stage Management and Technical Theatre at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, specialising in Sound Design and Production Management. Since graduating he worked as full time technician at Tobacco Factory Theatres in Bristol, working on nationally recognised productions with Opera Project, Travelling Light & Shakespeare At The Tobacco Factory. And continued to work as a sound design in and around the south west and London.

Previous Sound Designs:

‘Rotterdam’ – Theatre503/Trafalgar Studio 2, West End;
‘Last Thursday’ – Prime Theatre;
‘The Blues Brothers: Xmas Special’ – The Arts Theatre, West End;
‘Trip The Light Fantastic’ – Theatre West, Bristol Old Vic Basement;
‘Living Quarters’ – Tobacco Factory Theatres/SATTF;
‘140 Million Miles’ – Tobacco Factory Theatres/The Traverse;
‘Where we are’ – The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath;
‘My World Has Exploded A Little Bit’ – Tristan Bates Theatre/Edinburgh Fringe;
‘Infinity Pool’ – South West Tour, Plymouth Fringe/Edinburgh Fringe;
‘Blue Stockings’ and ‘The Winters Tale’ – Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol;
‘The lion, the witch and the wardrobe; a musical’ – The Redgrave Theatre, Bristol.