Podcast Episode 02
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December 2025
Presented by Jon Primrose, University of Exeter

Senior Production Electrician Gerry Amies has just retired and spoke to us for an hour covering how he got started in theatre and the role of the production electrician, along with some stories about shows he's worked on. 

Listen on: Spotify -- Amazon Music -- Apple Music -- Castbox

Further Reading

• Gerry Amies CV
• Definitions:
  • TRS - Tough Rubber Sheath - 15A extension cables used in stage lighting installations
  • Socapex / Lectriflex - Multi-pin connectors used to terminate multicore cables. 
• Shows
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Carousel
  • War Horse
  • We Will Rock You
  • Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • I Can't Sing
  • Crazy for You
  • Chicago
• We will be adding a huge collection of plans and documents from the above shows to the archive over the coming weeks (Christmas 2025)

Many thanks to the Society for Theatre Research for funding this podcast series. 

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