Our first stop was under the stage in The Playhouse where we learnt how the lighting works.
These are drawers where the lighting gels are kept. I can't remember the exact numbers but there are hundreds of different gel colours manufactured by nine different companies and the touring shows will specify a certain number colour by a certain manufacturer for their performance. 
We had a demonstration. This is a ladder and is used in the wings to create light across the stage:
Our tour guide demonstrated how shutters at the side of the lights are used to intensify the beam:
Then they got tricky and added a second colour
and turned the lights in the room off so we could see what happens when you mix the coloured lights:
See that door the lights are shining on? It leads to The Playhouse orchestra pit. Which we got to see the underneath of:
Apparently the only time The Playhouse orhestra pit has been used was when it first opened.
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