A 200-guest awards night, run to the cue.
Full event production for the Peterborough Community Business Awards at Holiday Inn Peterborough — stage, backdrop, rigging, lighting, audio, LED and a live-cued show run from doors to final award.
The brief.
The Peterborough Community Business Awards is a 200-guest black-tie evening celebrating local businesses across a full programme of award categories. The organisers needed a single production partner to build and run the entire show environment — the stage the night was staged on, the visuals behind it, the sound in the room, and the second-by-second sequencing that keeps an awards night moving.
We supplied and operated the complete package: staging and backdrop, rigging, lighting and effects, a full audio and microphone system, an LED wall, a bespoke branded show deck and a fully cued running order operated live — so the organisers could host their event rather than run it.
A long programme, no dead air.
- Building a complete stage, backdrop and rig into a hotel function room.
- A packed awards programme with many categories, each needing its own on-screen sequence.
- Even, feedback-free audio for speeches across a 200-guest seated dinner.
- Tight transitions between hosting, winners walking up, and the next category — with no gaps on screen.
- Live operation with zero margin for error, from setup through to a clean de-rig.
What we delivered.
Staging & Backdrop
- Alustage aludeck stage, 20 sqm on 40cm legs.
- Full pipe-and-drape backdrop in 3m black drape.
- Pleated scrim detailing and a branded lectern.
Rigging & Structure
- 290mm quad truss flown on Strata 5.2m wind-up stands.
- 2m truss podiums framing the stage.
- Rated to 125kg per stand, safely loaded and tidy.
Lighting & Effects
- Chauvet Maverick MK1 Hybrid & Rogue R1 Beam Wash moving heads.
- Chauvet COLORado battens and Showtec ACT stage wash.
- 12× Chauvet H4IP battery uplighters, run on a ChamSys desk.
Audio & Microphones
- MAV TR281 tops over TH118 18-inch subs, on a Crown DCi amp.
- Allen & Heath QU-6 digital console with RCF floor monitors.
- Sennheiser EW-D wireless — handhelds, headsets and gooseneck lecterns.
LED & Video
- 3m × 2m LED video wall in 3.9mm pitch (12 × 1m×0.5m panels).
- Ground-supported on Milos ML2 towers with 6m F34 header truss.
- Novastar MCTRL R5 processing with a Roland V-800HD vision mixer.
Cueing & Crew
- A master running order of 203 sequenced cues.
- OBS cue sheet plus separate tech and presenter scripts.
- Dedicated audio, video and lighting technicians on the night.
The full spec.
Staging
- Alustage aludeck 2m × 1m ×10
- 40cm stage legs ×40
- 40cm pleated scrim, 200cm ×7
- Lectern ×1
- 1.8–4m 3-way pipe & drape upright ×10
- Pipe & drape 600×600 base, 14kg ×10
- 1.8–3m pipe & drape rail ×9
- 3m × 3m black drape ×8
Audio
- MAV TR281 dual 8″ speaker ×4
- MAV TH118 18″ subwoofer ×2
- RCF NX910A floor monitor ×2
- Crown DCi 4|2400N amplifier ×1
- Allen & Heath QU-6 digital mixer ×1
- Sennheiser EW-D wireless system ×4
- Sennheiser beltpack & headset ×4
- JTS gooseneck & base ×2
Video
- 1m × 0.5m video wall panel, 3.9mm ×12
- Novastar MCTRL R5 controller ×1
- Roland V-800HD vision mixer ×1
- Milos ML2 tower ×2
- Global Truss F34 6m section ×1
- 3m 290mm quad truss section ×2
- Strata 5.2m 125kg wind-up stand ×2
Lighting
- Showtec ACT 150W RGBACL ×4
- Chauvet H4IP battery uplighter ×12
- Chauvet Maverick MK1 Hybrid ×2
- Chauvet Rogue R1 Beam Wash ×4
- Chauvet COLORado batten ×4
- ChamSys Compact Connect ×1
- 2m truss podium ×4
Control & Playback
- Show playback laptop (OBS) ×1
- Backup / deck laptop ×1
- Operator confidence monitor ×2
- USB capture & interface ×1
- Wired talkback / comms pack ×4
Cabling & Distribution
- 63A 3-phase distro ×1
- 32A & 16A feeder / breakout ~6
- 16A powerCON True1 (2–20m) ~26
- XLR audio (3–20m) ~28
- 5-pin DMX (3–15m) ~18
- Cat6 shielded (data / control) ~10
- HDMI & SDI video runs ~8
- 13A & IEC power leads ~40
- Cable ramp, matting & tape as req.
Crew
- Audio technician ×1
- Video technician ×1
- Lighting technician ×1
A show that ran itself.
The evening ran cleanly from doors to final award. With 203 cues sequenced in advance and operated live, every category, host segment and winner moment hit the screen exactly when it needed to — no gaps, no scramble, no dead air.
The organisers were free to host and enjoy their own event, confident the production was handled. The result was a polished, broadcast-feel awards night that looked far bigger than the room.
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