Abbi Fearnley

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit:

I can use:

About me

I started my post university LX career working in two large receiving houses, fitting up and crewing both large and small scale shows ranging from musicals and ballet to rock gigs. Highlights included the original production period and three month run of the We Will Rock You tour and followspotting the first UK tour of Hairspray.
In 2010 I spent six months at a live music venue in Skegness operating lights for bands and improving my lighting desk skills. I then embarked on my first UK tour with The Rat Pack: Live from Las Vegas and have been touring ever since.
On all my tours, my responsibilities have included prepping and production periods, load in/outs, teaching house crew followspot and stage LX plots, completing paper work and maintaining stock levels. I have a good working knowledge of moving lights and can adequately maintain, diagnose and repair a wide range of fixtures. I am familiar with Hog and Avolight desks but the majority of my tours have been programmed on MA or ETC desks and I can confidently update, patch and operate these consoles. Recently, I undertook a specialist industrial climbing course and I am happy to rig, focus and repair at height; I am also trained to rescue others using a SHARK rescue kit. My last three tours have all had aspects of projected and LED video and I have worked hard during these tours to improve my video skills; I am competent using Catalyst systems and focusing and maintaining projectors and LED walls.
Additional skills:
Trained in truss climbing, rescue, focusing and absailing. I own all my own climbing equipment.

Full UK Driving Licence

Desks include Hog, MA, Avo and ETC
Referees:
Available on request

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Lighting, Followspot Operator
Job Titles	Production Assistant (PA), Production Support, Lighting Tech / Operator, Electrician, Theatre Technician
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	BECTU (UK)