Project Profiles
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The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, UK
Technical Components • 10 CM Lodestar D8+ Chain Hoists (500kg SWL), load tested +25%, distributed strategically • 4 custom steel beams, each comprising of 3 sections, bolted together with joining plates using M16 Hardware, featuring packer plates for on-site adjustments • 2 individual Sixty82 M29S quad truss grids (80m total), incorporating varied sections. Suspended by 4 hoists, each using Doughty truss …
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Bonnie & Clyde The Musical, Garrick Theatre, UK
Technical Components • Digitally Printed Display Polyester (PDP001) Challenges & Successes J&C Joel successfully provided a high-quality American flag backdrop in a deliberately distressed design for Bonnie & Clyde The Musical at London’s Garrick Theatre. This project involved utilising our Digitally Printed Display Polyester to create a visually captivating stage element that enhanced the overall production. Our team efficiently obtained …
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St Edward’s School, The Olivier Hall, Oxford, UK
Technical Components • 250 Kg Pilewind winch supplied by Motovario • 6.4m x 3.2m roll-up projection screen supplied by AVM • Ovular tension wire grid supplied by Skydeck • Stand-alone decking system supplied by Mainstage • AVW control system. Challenges & Successes The project involved the installation of a 1 x pilewind winch, suspending a 6.4m x 3.2m projection screen. …
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Indoor Football Stadium for Reykjavik Athletic Club, Reykjavik, Iceland
Technical Components: • 104 Natural Wool Serge (WS040) Drapes (6m x 2.45m), 100% fullness. Challenges & Successes: The building was constructed recently, and it quickly became apparent that reverberation inside the building far exceeded acceptable limits. The total volume of the space is 55,000m3, and an independent engineering evaluation estimation suggested that around 4,500m2 of highly absorbent material would be necessary to …
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The Shaw Theatre, UK
Following a significant fire in the Shaw Theatre’s auditorium, J&C Joel was asked to replace their Front of House and stage drapery together with the front of house track. The Shaw Theatre in London opened in 1971 and seats 446 people. It stages comedy, cabaret and music, and hosts drama and school showcases. The main challenge with this job was …
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Imperial War Museum North, UK
Technical Components • 8PT Sharkstooth Gauze • Installation Services Challenges & Successes Each screen had to be individually shaped to match the size of the timber frame provided by the builder. We then had to make cutouts in the cloths so projectors could be installed inside the screens. All work was carried out around priceless war museum artefacts.
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Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre, Kuwait
Technical Components More than 800 exhibits suspended from tubular rigging frames with a UDL of 500kg/m. Including: •50m long recreation of the international space station (ISS) • 7-metre-long prehistoric whale •Full-size replicas of the Bluebird and Bloodhound speed record vehicles and the Red Bull Stratos capsule •Five scaled replicas of the most iconic mosques in the world, suspended above a …
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RENT, The Musical, UK
J&C Joel was approached by the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, to build, paint and deliver the full scenic package for RENT the Musical. Hope Mill is a converted mill building on the outskirts of central Manchester, which is now an intimate 150 seat theatre. The space has many obstacles, with old pipework and ducting to consider and minimal load-in space. This …
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Museum of the Future, Dubai, UAE
Technical Components •4 x Prodigy V1000s Variable speed Powerhead Hoist, 5.7m travel, 0.9 m/s speed \ • 1 x Prodigy EXO V1200s • Variable speed Powerhead Hoist, 5.7m travel, 0.9 m/s speed, with Igus Espool Cable Management System • Fixed Lighting Bars • Demountable Lighting Bars • Grouped Control & E-Stop System, Foundation 17” • Touchscreen and Foundation Handheld Remote, 2 …
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The Louvre, Middle East
Technical Components – Auditorium •Eight 500kg Lineshaft Hoists • 11.5m wide bottom roller projection screen • 11.5m wide top roller projection screen • 11.5m wide top roller blackout screen • Motorised ErailTM tracks • JR Clancy scene control 5300 • Decorative and acoustic drapes, black cotton velvet (VEL001) • Three multiline festoon mechanisms Technical Components – Children Museum • 228 …
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Sutton High School, UK
J&C Joel supplied and installed the Front of House and perimeter track and drapes to Sutton High School, in ‘The Study’ to transform their traditional school hall into a multi-functional drama teaching space. Sutton High School is an independent school for girls from the ages of three to eighteen. It was founded in 1884 by the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), …
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P&J Live Arena Aberdeen, UK
Motorised show rigging on grand scale in Scotland Technical Components • Stagemaker BGV-D8+ Chain Hoists, 4m/min, 10m travel 54 @ 1,000kg SWL, 76 @ 500kg SWL • 42 pairs of Igus energy chain for cable management • 48 panels (2,215sqm) from Sprinkler Stretch fabric • 432m of Sixty82 400mm box truss, with 54 junctions • 542m of Sixty82 300mm box …
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ICONSIAM, True Icon Hall, Thailand
J&C Joel was awarded a drapery and storage package for ICONSIAM, True Icon Hall in Thailand. The specification was written by Theatrix Consultants and managed by Arcadis. True Icon Hall is a world-class, versatile and sound-proof auditorium space, located on the 7th floor of ICONSIAM (a brand-new shopping centre in Bangkok). It features as one of the ‘seven wonders’ attractions, with …
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Bloomsbury Theatre, University Of Central London
J&C Joel was appointed by Overbury to complete their stage engineering package at Bloomsbury Theatre, University of Central London. Bloomsbury Theatre is considered the home of cutting-edge performance in the heart of London. The theatre originally opened in 1968 and showcases the best of theatre, music, dance, comedy and everything in-between. To begin with, J&C Joel designed and built two …
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Garrick Theatre, UK
J&C Joel was asked by Nimax Theatres Ltd to produce new Front of House drapes for Garrick Theatre, London. The theatre, which opened in 1889, is named after David Garrick who was considered the most influential Shakespearean actor of his time. In its early years, Garrick Theatre specialised in the performance of melodrama; today the theatre is a receiving house …
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Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE
J&C Joel was contracted by Al Shafar General Contracting to provide Drapery Solutions and Rigging Systems to the impressive, new Coca-Cola Arena, located at City Walk in Dubai – a popular urban retail and residential destination owned by the diversified Dubai-based holding company Meraas Coca-Cola Arena is the region’s first and largest indoor multi-purpose arena and with a span of …
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Independent Schools Foundation Academy, Hong Kong
J&C Joel was asked to replace existing drapery and flooring at the Independent Schools Foundation Academy (The ISF Academy), with their new, innovative products. The ISF Academy is a leader in bilingual and bicultural Chinese-English education in Hong Kong and the campus, built on a 13,152 square-meter site on Kong Sin Wan Road, Pokfulam, has been designed to reflect and …
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When All Is Quiet Exhibition, Kaiser Chiefs, York Gallery
J&C Joel was asked by Rob Sinclair to provide their drapery solutions for the “When All Is Quiet” exhibition at York Art Gallery, created by the indie rock band the Kaiser Chiefs. The unique exhibition, which ran from December 2018 to March 2019, examined the boundaries between art and music, creation and performance. The band brought together works by internationally regarded …
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The Den, Royal Exchange Theatre, UK
The Den is the Royal Exchange’s brand-new pop-up theatre, designed by Haworth Tompkins. The venue is described as a “space-within-a-space, a creative hub where people can share, learn and make.” The new venue is part of Local Exchange – which sees the Royal Exchange Theatre resident in communities across Greater Manchester. The Den was initially constructed at the Stalybridge Civic …
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Sam Smith – UK Tour
Working with long-time partners, Brilliant Stages, J&C Joel manufactured and supplied the drapes for the stunning set of Sam Smith’s tour – The Thrill of It All. The set, designed by Creative Director Lee Lodge and Set Designer Jason Sherwood, allowed the focus to remain on the world-famous artist as well as creating an intimate feel with the audience, within …
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