We recently designed and built the stage set for the current national tour of Singin’ in the Rain starring Olivier Award winning West End and Broadway star Tim Flavin as Don Lockwood, the role immortalised by Gene Kelly.
As part of the set we had to design and build the rain system, a key element of the show. The system we devised, after much experimentation and research, consisted of an elaborate irrigation system fed from a tank in the wings via a pump. The water was collected in a gutter built into the touring stage floor. This was then re-circulated into the tank.
The Singin’ in the Rain number lasts for only five minutes and in that time, over 1,000 water droplet valves produce 600,000 drops of water. In all, around 583 litres of water per week, the equivalent to about five full bath tubs, will be used to produce the effect.
To see more pictures from the show, please refer to the Scenetec portfolio section.
