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Walking (vertically) in a winter wonderland

17th December 2013

When the Bergdorf Goodman department store in New York revealed its legendary holiday windows to hordes of shoppers with a performance by STREB Extreme Action Company, Unusual Rigging was on hand

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Unusual display of lost treasures at the Museum of London

25th October 2013

When plans got underway at the Museum of London for The Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels, a major new exhibition in the Linbury Gallery, Unusual Rigging was called in to help display the exhibits to their full potential.

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PLASA Rigging Conference 2013 welcomes Unusual as key sponsor

12th September 2013

The 4th annual PLASA Rigging Conference will be supported by major sponsors for the first time, cementing its growing reputation as an essential event for the industry, with Unusual Rigging taking the lead as the Platinum sponsor.

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Unusual transforms Theatre Royal for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

7th August 2013

Unusual ensured that the impossible was made possible when it facilitated the flying of the complex, and heavy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory set in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London.

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Unusual creates a platform for change

29th July 2013

When the Barbican Theatre in the Barbican Centre Arts Complex closed its doors for a major 15 week overhaul in May, Unusual Rigging was brought in to put together an access platform

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Unusual Rigging sponsor The First Night Riders

18th June 2013

Unusual Rigging is delighted to sponsor the First Night Riders on their epic journey!

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Unusual Rigging and DTS² announce a new collaboration

17th June 2013

Unusual Rigging, the UK’s leading provider of rigging and technical solutions to the entertainment, architectural and event industries, has forged a working relationship with Dutch company DTS²

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David Bowie is… at the V&A

14th May 2013

Unusual Rigging has provided a comprehensive and imaginative rigging solution for the lighting, sound, AV and scenic elements of the spectacular David Bowie is… exhibition at London’s V&A museum.

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Ant & Dec’s Unusual Tower of Terror!

15th April 2013

With Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway challenge standing at two all, the series decider on Saturday April 6 saw the pair climb a Tower of Terror at ITV’s London South Bank Studios.

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It's official - we're the favourite!

12th February 2013

Unusual Rigging voted Favourite Rigging Company at the TPi Awards 2013, held on Monday 11 February.

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Sports Personality of the Year gets the Unusual Rigging treatment

27th January 2013

TV and live arena spectacular, Sports Personality of the Year, saw Unusual Rigging apply its technical expertise to a complex and demanding set up. Both a TV show and a live event, this year for the first time, it was broadcast live from London’s ExCel Arena.

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