MUGSS: Related Links

Here are a selection of sites which MUGSS members either read, or have bookmarked for various useful purposes. For theatre humour, see the Comedy section.

Organisations

• NODA - National Operatic and Dramatic Association
• AmDram.co.uk Dedicated to Amateur Theatre in the UK
• Association of British Theatre Technicians
• Blue Room technical forum A great place to meet techies and ask questions, from the sublime to the ridiculous
• Blue Room WikiResource of useful info ranging from sound, light, stagemanagment, video and safety
• NEET National Exhibition of Entertainment Technology
• ESTA Entertainment Services & Technology Association
• USITT United States Institute for Theatre Technology

Venues & Groups

• The Dancehouse, Manchester
• SMAOS - South Manchester Amateur Operatic Society
• Sale Gilbert and Sullivan Society
• Sale & Altrincham Musical Theatre
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe
• Theatre in the Mill, Bradford
• Paradise Green Promotions
• Bristol University - Stage Technicians' Association
• Bath University - Backstage Technical Services
• Manchester theatres

Equipment Manufacturers

• ADB
• Altman
• Artistic Licence
• Botex
• CCT Lighting
• ETC
• Light Processor
• Pulsar Light
• Strand Lighting
• Strand Archive - an archive of information covering the complete range of lumeries and control equipment made by the Rank Strand Corporation
• Lamp listings

Jumplists

• Stage Lighting Tech Pages
• Technical Theatre resources Page
• Backstage Lighting links
• Brendan's Lighting Page
• Don's Lighting Info Center!
• the worlds largest technical theatre link collection
• The WA Academy's Lighting Links
• The Light Network
• InfoWeb - Suppliers and Manufacturers
• Tech Links
• www.theatrecrafts.com

Tool, hardware etc. shops

• Axminster Power Tool Centre
• CPC
• Farnell
• Lidl (yes really)
• Machine Mart
• Prime Tools
• RS
• Screwfix
• The Torch Shop
• Tooled-up
• Tool Shop Direct
• Toolbag - Tools, Fixings & Consumables at Trade Prices! - "Toolbag is the professional's number one for tools, including Power Tools, Hand Tools, Lighting, Screws and Fixings".

Hobbyist Equipment

• DMX Dimmer & Fog
• Microchip PIC based DMX Converter
• dmx512-online
• DMX512.com
• Linux Lighting Group
• PC based DMX analysis
• Digi Pack
• PC DMX
• Single chip, fully isolated USB, Microchip PIC based DMX Converter