A 10m-long "flying bridge" might be the biggest set piece installed in a Mosgiel theatre since it was built in 1912.
With its major set piece in place, Coronation Hall is ready for tonight’s opening of Taieri Musical’s production of Footloose.
First-time director Ben Thomas said he had his fingers crossed it would all work out as the bridge was only fitted 48 hours before curtains opened.
"It would have been great if we could have had that ready to go this time last week for our nerves, but fortunately we’ve still pulled it off at the last minute and got all the pieces lined up working safely and, hopefully, effectively."
"We were a bit nervous about how that was going to go, but they are absolute pros, they were super-stable and very comfortable."
The actors had been working on the scene for about 12 weeks — rehearsing on the floor — until they were able to lift their performance about a metre off the ground.
Mr Thomas said putting the bridge in place in such an old venue had been a big challenge, but "a lot of clever technicians made it happen".
"It’s one of things I love about Taieri Musical is that every year people find a way to level up on what we’ve done before and do something bigger and better and blow our audiences away even more."
The bridge is the centrepiece for the climatic scene in the show.
