Moving Lights

Audacious is dedicated to creating high-quality opportunities for the public to engage with light as a creative and interactive medium that fuses arts, technology and innovation in interesting and unusual spaces. They want to excite and inspire people who aren’t experiencing the arts; their work is instantly accessible making it a terrific medium to facilitate first-time engagement and break down barriers. Their flagship event is Light Up Poole – a three-night festival of light illuminating Poole’s historic town centre and waterfront, complemented by participatory events and STEM-led learning activities including in local schools and colleges.

Black Cherry Company's goal is to get people fizzing with excitement about the wonder of film and live theatre. As well as providing accessible, thought-provoking, professional theatre in Bournemouth, they offer affordable workshops led by pros across the industry.

James is an international lighting designer who has been working in the entertainment industry worldwide for the past 15 years. James specialises in lighting Musical Theatre, Plays, Pantomime and Live Events, while being a highly established and sort after associate and re-lighter for other theatrical Lighting Designers. For the past 15 years, he has been associate to both international lighting designers Howard Harrison and Mark Jonathan where they have collaborated on many diverse and unique projects. When not lighting James lectures in CAD, Lighting Management and design to university degree level and uses these techniques to work alongside production companies and designers throughout the UK. James’ most recent work can be seen on the critically acclaimed touring production of the ‘Wipers Times’ which lunches its 3rd UK tour and run in the West End this Autumn.

Coastal Comedy is a small independent business run by Adrienne who is a comic herself and has a passion for comedy and books the acts as well as promotes and hosts every show! Each line-up is hand picked to ensure the best fit for the audience and the most belly laughs. In our first year we reached the semi finals for 'Best Night Out' as part of the prestigious Bournemouth Tourism Awards, reached the finalist stage in 2017 and again became finalists for the 'Best Night Out' as part of the Bournemouth and Poole Tourism Awards 2018 (BAPTAs)! 2019 finds us Gold Winners of the 'Night Time Award' as part of the BH Star awards.