Category · 006 entries
Theatre Insights
Theatre engineering insight from MJ Consulting Engineers, covering stage structures, fly towers, rigging, venue safety, and performance-ready spaces.
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Keeping Theatres Performance-Ready in 2026: A Structural Engineering Perspective
London’s West End theatres are global icons — spaces where heritage, artistry, and engineering meet. Yet behind the ornate plasterwork and velvet curtains, many of these buildings face a hidden challenge: their original stage structures were never designed for today’s technically ambitious productions.
6 min
7 January 2026
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Modernising Stage Rigging and Fly Towers: Structural Upgrades for West End Productions
London’s West End theatres are global icons — spaces where heritage, artistry, and engineering meet. Yet behind the ornate plasterwork and velvet curtains, many of these buildings face a hidden challenge: their original stage structures were never designed for today’s technically ambitious productions.
3 min
15 October 2025
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MJ Consulting Engineers Joins the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT)
We’re proud to announce that MJ Consulting Engineers is now a Bronze Member of the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT). This new membership marks an exciting step forward in our ongoing commitment to supporting the design, safety, and structural evolution of theatres and live performance venues across the UK.
2 min
9 July 2025
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MJC’s approach to West End theatre signage
If you want to see a portfolio of MJC’s signage work, your best bet is to walk through London’s West End at night. Because for the last few decades, MJC have consulted on some of Theatreland’s most dazzling and eye-catching show signage.
2 min
9 July 2025
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How MJC played a key role in creating Guidance Note 20
Read more The ornate ceilings that hang above many of the UK’s theatres are often a century or more old, and were built with materials and skills that have largely been forgotten.
2 min
9 July 2025
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Rebuilding the theatre industry with MJC
Sadly, there won’t be any shouts of ‘It’s behind you!’ at UK theatres during pantomime season this year. However, with vaccines and other measures on the horizon, we could soon start to see the sleeping beauty that is the theatre industry get the kiss that brings her back to life.
2 min
31 July 2024