Technical Talk
by Robin Johnson for The Stage

Hard as it may be to believe, summer is once again upon us. This means it is that time when an army of production personnel,

rental equipment and performers ventures out from snug, dry, indoor venues into the great outdoors to enjoy the multiple

challenges of open air production.

What inspires me about the UK outdoor event season is that, while every event has the potential to be miserable because of

our unpredictable climate, each year the technical crews and performers sally forth into the parks and fields with the

cheerful abandon of the hop pickers who used to travel down to Kent each year from the East End of London.

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Where the heck to you buy a bat swatter? That's what I needed this week. That and some DEET as Mr. Bat wasn't eating enough bugs

Where do the hop pickers come from these days?