Yesterday's lights: a revolution reported

Set to help new generations to be aware of where the art and science of theatre lighting is coming from - and stimulate a nostalgia trip for those who lived through the period Francis Reid covers the 'revolution' from the fifties through to the present day.

Although this is a highly personal account of the development of lighting design and technology and he admits that there are 'gaps', you'd be hard put to find anything of significance missing.