Recreating the dark and gruesome world of Sweeney Todd, the fictional Demon Barber of Fleet Street according urban legend ... at the Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu, Estonia, was a tricky task requiring the juxtaposition of a classic Victorian east London docklands ambiance as the historical industrial backdrop, shot through with lighting and effects to recreate multiple locations.

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11.11.2025

Rakvere Theatre Expands LED Range with Robe

Rakvere Theatre is a thriving arts and live performance hot spot in the attractive, compact and culturally significant northeastern Estonian city of Rakvere, around 100 kilometres east of capital Tallinn. The theatre opened in 1940 and offers a lively repertoire of classic, contemporary and experimental works from around the world, including from Estonia’s finest and most acclaimed authors and playwrights.

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28.10.2025

Robe Helps Spin Skulerevyen at Det Vestnorske Teateret

Lighting designer Jon Eirik Sira thought outside the box when tackling an interesting visual conundrum for Det Vestnorske Teateret in Bergen’s recent and acclaimed production of Skulerevyen (School Review). The show was a raw, visceral, no-nonsense take on the issue of violence in schools through the decades, peppered with wit, dark humour and stark truths, billed as “The revue for those who have survived school!”

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24.10.2025

Zvezdara Theatre Belgrade Invests in Robe

Zvezdara Theatre in downtown Belgrade is the first theatre in Serbia to take delivery of Robe lights since Light and Sound Design (LSD) took on distributorship of the brand in late 2023.

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23.9.2025

Robe LEDBeam 150s are a Perfect Match for Baxter Theatre

Robe LEDBeam 150s are proving the perfect match for Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre, where they are in use nearly every day, providing powerful, flexible and handy lighting solutions for all types of performance … to the delight of the technical team.