Peter Pan flying

Hi there. I am looking for a company this is able to help us fly Peter Pan and the three Darling Children for our January production of Peter Pan.. I am having trouble finding a company that can do this that won't charge $20,000 for a one week run (yes I was quoted that)... If anyone can help, please let me know. I am looking for a Sydney Based company. Many Thanks

I think in this day and age particularly with public liability you find it difficult to find anyone professional to take on a risk without being paid a large sume of money i.e $20000 Do you know any theatricAL RIGGERS

Hi there, Showtech can provide you with a quotation, however the cost depends on the level of flying you require to do in the show and how simple or complex you want your flying routines to be. Sometimes it may just be better to fly one performer than all three. We have done peter pan for $5,000.00 upwards Kindest Regards Robyn Good General Manager Showtech Australia Pty Ltd

we did peter pan a few years ago and just flew peter. Get Showtech to come and quote - we recently used them to fly Wizard of Oz and the cost was reasonable. Flying multiple people at once is why you were quoted so much - that's very complex. for the other kids, we used the following... the scene was behind a scrim and lit entirely with sidelight. From memory we had a clouds effects projector shooting onto the scrim as well. as peter was flying up high (vertical & horizontal across stage), the other kids were lying on what could be described as small ironing boards on wheels, on an angle, and each at a different height. The kids would lie on top of the platform and do a 'superman' style thing - stick arms and legs out as though they were flying. Stage crew in all blacks & black shrowds would then push them across stage. The sidelight was naturally focused no lower than the kids - so you couldn't see the crew. Behind a scrim, it looked awesome and surprisingly realistic. Especially because Peter was flying for real, and that's where the audience were focused on watching anyway.