British Harlequin counting down days to ABTT 2102 Theatre Show

A brand new stand furnished with bright red Harlequin Hi-Shine display flooring, will be on show when British Harlequin exhibit at the eagerly anticipated ABTT 2012 Theatre Show, June 13 and 14. 

Although enjoying a well-earned reputation as world leaders in the development and supply of dance floors, Harlequin also specialise in stage flooring and floors for TV shows, events and display. Harlequin Hi-shine has proved extremely popular in all these markets and can frequently be seen as an integral design component in many leading television entertainment shows. Set designers are impressed by the way Hi-Shine rolls out instantly to provide a breathtaking wet-look finish to create a perfect display floor for entertainment presentations, fashion shows or exhibition stands. 

Harlequin Contracts Division has considerable expertise in building custom designed stage floors for applications such as theatres, performing arts venues, cruise ships and education facilities. 

Visitors to the British Harlequin stand (004) at the ABTT 2012 Theatre Show, which is for the first time being held at the Old Truman Brewery in East London, will be able to discuss flooring requirements with company experts. 

At sea with Harlequin

British Harlequin has been involved with stage and dance floors for a number of cruise liners. Here we look at three of the most recent. 

Former prima ballerina and latterly ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judge Darcey Bussell will probably feel at home aboard P & O’s latest fleet addition - the Azura - thanks to the presence of Harlequin floors. As ‘godmother’ of the brand new 115,000-ton ship, Darcey Bussell has several dance areas to choose from. Black Harlequin Cascade is on the main stage of the 750-seat theatre as well as in the Explorer Lounge and black Harlequin Marine Cascade on Deck 5. Installation by British Harlequin, commissioned by Stage Technologies, called for a team of four working for two weeks over a three-week period that included sea trials and split between Trieste and Monfalconi, Italy. 

A more challenging work environment was experienced installing black Harlequin Marine Cascade and repairing the stage sub-floor during a major re-fit of Starcruises’ Superstar Libra moored in international waters off Port Klang, Malaysia. Working in extreme heat and humidity and without the benefit of air-conditioning, the Harlequin installation team took to sleeping in deck chairs beneath the stars at night to escape the unbearable heat of their cabins. 

It was black Harlequin Cascade too for the dance floor aboard the Sun Princess, a project managed by Harlequin Australasia. 

See Harlequin at ABTT Theatre Show

Today is the closing day for PLASA Focus exhibition in Leeds, but plans are already in hand for the next exhibition where you can see Harlequin floors, this time at the ABTT Theatre Show in London. From the 10th to 11th June the annual event for the the technical side of theatre will be at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London. Harlequin offers a range of stage floors. To discover more visit the Theatre Area of the Harlequin web site.