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Unusual exhibits at JTSE, Paris

4th December 2024

Unusual Rigging was pleased to exhibit at this year’s JTSE show in Paris, which took place on 27 and 28 November.

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First Class Service From Unusual On Board The Starlight Express

31st July 2024

We’re all used to train delays, but it has taken Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express 22 years to return to the stage since it pulled out of the West End in 2002.

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Rigging fit for a king (of pop)

30th May 2024

When Matt Towell was contracted to manage the West End production of MJ the Musical, at London’s Prince Edward Theatre, Unusual Rigging was at the top of his list of suppliers.

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Unusual HQ becomes first on the planet to use sustainable alternative to plasterboard

6th March 2024

Unusual Rigging has become the first customer in the world to take delivery of a ground-breaking new material for its new HQ and research centre.

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Rwanda Welcomes Unusual for Global Citizen gig

12th February 2024

?How do you put a show in a stadium that has minimal weight loading? That was the challenge facing the Unusual Rigging team when they were briefed to provide the rigging for the Global Citizen Move Afrika event at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on 6th December.

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Stranger Things requires Unusual Rigging

15th January 2024

Unusual Rigging has dealt with a fair few strange and, well, unusual, requests over the years. So when Gary Beestone was brought on board as technical director for Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions’ Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Unusual was the obvious choice for the production’s complex rigging.

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Unusual Races In To 2024!

3rd January 2024

?Unusual Rigging is delighted to kick of 2024 as the headline sponsors of the British Pedal Car Championship’s flagship event – The Shenington 24 Hour Pedal Car Race.

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Have your(s)Elf an Unusual little Christmas!

1st January 2024

The festive period is a busy time for the riggers at Unusual. The team certainly has its hands full with Christmas lights being hung in Regent St, more than 20 pantomimes taking place across the UK and a big Christmas musical on the West End.

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