I am out on the road again with a production. This particular group have 16 articulated rigs to carry the stage and associated production items. They have a set routine and the operation runs like clockwork. This particular production performs Wednesday through Sunday with two shows per day. They start the load out as soon as the final performance starts on the Sunday, as the production starts all the catering equipment is broken down and loaded, as each of the acts finishes their performance the kit is loaded into the trucks. Once the performance finished the load out proper begins and it takes 18 people from the troupe and a lot of local labour three and a half hours to complete. As soon as it is all packed away the trucks leave in convoy for the next destination. They are using a dutch company who have two drivers per rig so they can more or less drive none stop to reach the next city. The kit usually arrives sometime on the Monday with the load in and stage assembly taking place on the Tuesday for performances to start on Wednesday.
The move this time however has encountered a small hitch. They are moving the show from Malmo to Sofia and it has been snowing heavily in the Balkans and there are a lot of road closures. As a result of this the trucks are having to drive from Malmo to Italy and then take a ferry to Greece before driving North to Bulgaria. The left on Sunday evening at about 11PM and are expected to arrive in Sofia sometime on Wednesday. The load in will take place on Thursday morning with the first show on Thursday afternoon. fortunatly this week they dont have a Wednesday performance
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