Elevation Services & Projects
Theatre & Stage Lifts
ESP have experience in theatre and stage lift systems with a wide range of capability. These systems can be integrated into theatre control systems or be used as part of performance sequences.
Annabels Luxury Stage Lift
Annabel’s is the most prestigious private members club in London. The club recently relocated to 46 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London. The “New” Annabel’s was created after an ambitious and unprecedented civil refurbishment of the old building including a new basement nightclub.
Within the nightclub Annabel’s have created the perfect blend of opulence and usability. As with any nightclub the centre point is the dancefloor and here Annabel’s wanted to do something different and more innovative.
The remit given to ESP was to create a dance floor and performance stage system that was easy to move and allowed maximum flexibility.
ESP’s solution was a three-stage system with the outer lift/stage allowing multiple configurations to include a sunken dancefloor, flat dining area, raised single stage, extended raised stage, thus allowing the client to cater for any event.
The installed three stage system is controlled via a control system utilising a graphic operator panel displaying both the lift status and alarms. Each position/scene can be preselected and easily moved into position by their trained operators utilising a remote pendant.
The stage system has proven to be a success and is used regularly.
IMAX Science Museum Lift
Contained within the Science Museum London in South Kensington is an IMAX film theatre at the forefront of cinematic technology.
To enable the science museum to utilise this space for live performances a versatile stage was required which would need to be hidden during film shows and raised into position during the live performances and presentations.
ESP Ltd worked with Serapid to design a 11.5 x 6 metre stage lift with electrically interlocked removable hand-railing.
The stage is able to be raised from a base height of 530mm To a height of 2.6m to bring it level with The pre-existing auditorium seating level.
Safety interlock's prevent removal of the hand rails or entry to the auditorium during operation. The project was undertaken during one of the most busy periods for the science museum during the summer Olympics of 2012.
The installation of the stage has increased the auditorium's usability and versatility since being commissioned.
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"This is by far the most technologically advanced piece of equipment within the science museum." - The Project Team
