Tosca will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the first Opera I worked on with the English National Opera at London's Coliseum Theatre.
It was my job to design a safe landing area for an actress to fall backwards onto, as well as providing comprehensive training in fall technique, safe working practices, and confidence building in order to empower the performer to complete the stunt every night.
The platform was over 3 meters high, and as the Coliseum has the largest auditorium in the West End, there were additional considerations to be made around lines of sight.
