• Counted

    New verbatim theatre piece performed in the debating chamber at London's County hall, with video designs by Dick Straker of Mesmer.

  • Wallpaper

    Wallpaper* Design of the Year Awards. Animations and projections for the party room.

  • Seize The Day

    Seize The day. Written and Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah. Part of The Tricycle Theatres' Not Black and White triple bill. Video-Dick Straker

  • The Tales of Ballycumber

    The Tales of Ballycumber written by Sebastian Barry and directed by David Leveaux and starring Stephen Rae at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.

  • It's a Wonderful Life

     Premiere of a new musical based on the classic film. Directed by Peter Rowe and set design by Libby Watson. Video design by Dick Straker.

  • The Mountaintop

    After great acclaim the show has now transferred to the Trafalgar Studios for another six week run. TimesOnline notes Dick Straker's brilliantly realised projection design.

  • Just Add Water

    Just Add Water is a new dance piece by Shobana Jeyasingh that premiered at the Linbury featuring stage design and video animation by Dick Straker.

  • The Guardians

     HighTide production for the Halesworth festival. Directed by Natalie Abrahami and designed by takis with projection by Dick Straker.

  • Wishing Well

    Wishing Well was a projection installation which streamed text messages onto the walls of a temporary prismatic structure over Christmas 08 and the New Year festivities.

  • Portrait of a Nation

    Portrait of a Nation was the culmination of a year long 'city of culture' project hosted by Liverpool. Dick Straker co-ordinated the content and programming with Ian Galloway programming Catalyst.

     

  • Forgotten Peacock

    Fashion performance created by Takis with projections designed by Dick Straker. A ten minute exploration of the male suit as a form of visual expression with sound by Gareth Fry.

  • Ali to Karim

    Ali to Karim charts the history of the Ismaili Muslims from Mohammed to the current Aga Khan. The production made extensive narrative use of visual illustration and animations.

  • Rushes

     New choreography in 2008 for the Royal Ballet by Kim Brandstrup

  • Channel 4 Big4

    Re-design of the Channel 4 logo structure included a public video recording booth and playback to LCD screens built into the structure. Mesmer and Digital Antics provided a system for the recording process. 

  • National Theatre Digital Archive

    Mesmer archive an example of each N.T. production on a 3 camera recording system. The archive is now viewable on a digital archive system which was designed by Mesmer at the new N.T. Studio.

  • Hardy Amies

    Projection launch event and presentation design.

  • Millhill School Event

    Bi-Centenary son et lumiere for Millhill School. Mesmer designed the show with photographer Marcus Tate and also supplied all production services for the 15 minute piece.

  • Alexander McQueen 07

    Devilishly dark and disturbing.

  • Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company

    Faultline. A new dance piece by Shobana Jeayasingh using a projected backdrop.

  • Orlando

    Video and Projection design by Dick Straker and Finn Ross for Independent Opera's acclaimed production of Handel's masterpiece.

  • Compton Verney

    Films by the artist Liz Rideal. Outdoor projection onto the landscape.

  • Sugar Mummies

    Video design Dick Straker and animation for the Royal Court's production of Sugar Mummies.

  • World Cuppa

    Mesmer developed an LED wall installation for 'World Cuppa', ITV4's World Cup 2006 coverage.

  • Alexander McQueen 06

    "Only Alexander McQueen could provide the astonishing feat of techno-magic that ended his show." Projection realisation and consultation by Dick Straker.

  • The Odyssey

    David Farr's staging is playful, ingenious and spiked with irreverence. Video design Dick Straker.

  • The Ring Cycle

    Mesmer provided video realisation and consultancy for the Royal Opera House's recent three-year production of Der Ring Des Neibelung.

  • Richard II

    Pre recorded and live camera cut with archive footage tracks the events and conflicts in this contemporary staging.

  • Artangel

    Installation by artist , Francis Alys at the National Portrait Gallery. The foyer installation used a monitor wall and multiple infrared controlled DVD playback system to display recordings from multiple cctv cameras of a fox roaming the galleries at night.

  • Tilbury

  • Julius Caesar

    Multiple screens and projection over set elements, running from a media server-based system.

  • The Woman In White

    Projection design, system design, video editing and animation for a fully projected cyc set by Bill Dudley.

  • The Three Musketeers

    For the 2005 production of the Three Musketeers in Berlin, Mesmer integrated imagery by the Gray Circle into the lighting, set and costume design. We also designed the overall system and infrastructure that deliveres the imagery on multiple surfaces.

     

  • The History Boys

  • ASL

    Real actors interact with virtual projected performers in Cyberspace play. First theatrical use of catalyst moving head projectors on the UK. Lighting and Video Design by Sven Ortel

  • The Permanent Way

    Mesmer, in collaboration with Bill Dudley, created animations, stills footage and projection design for The Permanent Way.

  • His Dark Materials

    Projection and System Design for The National's epic staging of Phillip Pullman's astonishing tale.

  • Steve McQueen - Tate Britain

    Large Format slide projection for an installation featuring Jessye Norman.

  • Jumpers

    Archive and Original Video Imagery projected on moving glass panels in David Leveaux's revival of Tom Stoppard's classic.

  • Henry V

    Video Design by Mesmer of live and pre-recorded news footage in a contemporary version of the play at the National Theatre.

  • Hitchcock Blonde

    Video realisation for Bill Dudley including animation, editing, projection onto flats and water set elements and systems design.

  • Lexus-Geneva Motor Show

  • The Duchess of Malfi

  • Logic of The Birds

    Filmic and sung performance by Iranians Shirin Neshat and Sussan Deyhim.

  • Code 46

    Background projections for the movie by Michael Winterbottom.

  • Matthew Barney Cremaster3

    Tons of Vaseline.

  • The Coast Of Utopia

    270 Degree scenic projection on cyclorama for three 3 hours plays.

  • The Powerbook

    System design and projection realisation onto multiple moving surfaces and video monitors.

  • The Wonder Of Sex

  • South Pacific

    Montage of scenic and historical reference for scene changes.

  • Alexander McQueen 01

    Hard core porn projected onto 12m wide dry ice screen. Pictures ? - not such a good idea.

  • Barrow in Furness

    Largest recorded single point source projected image!

  • New York - Hudson Thames

    Projection events with commissioned artists along the Thames and Hudson rivers.

  • Fourth Wall - PADT

    Public Art Development Trust. Fourth Wall Project.

  • Albert Speer

  • Irish Modern Dance Theatre

    2 x Double large format scrolling films to produce moire effects for a dance inspired projection event.

  • Vauxhall Cross

    Subterranean image installation utilising the illusions of extreme angles of vision as found in Holbein's Ambassadors.

  • The Oresteia

  • Remember This

    Truly forgettable new work by Poliakoff.

  • Cardiff Arts Events

    A 'video' dialogue relating a real 'conversation' between two ships at sea that were about to crash. With Mel Jackson.

  • Houses of Parliament

  • Barbican Exhibition

    Barbican large format slide projections to launch the exhibition Inventing America which celebrated a year of American Culture.

  • Volvo

    Six month installation at Volvo HQ featuring a 90 metre long projection screen with large format scrolling scenes.

  • Fresco

    Collaboration with Chris Nash which filled all visible sides of the NT flytower and led to the ongoing use of this surface as a projection screen to this day !

  • Saxploitation

    Saxophone Quartet with Projection

  • Ballantines Whisky

    Val D'Isere - Large format projection onto snow and over the Berlin Wall.

  • The London Sinfonietta

    Rotating 3D projection screens for a piece by Morton Feldman.

  • Leeds Castle

    First use of Hardware Xenon Large format scrolling slides in the UK.

  • Canary Wharf Event

    Large format slide projection to launch 'Live TV' going live.

  • Riverdance

    The original Dublin stage production.

  • Smirnoff Fashion Show

    Large Format slide projection

  • Canalot Studios Event

    Large format slide image created to fit with architectural detailing.

  • St Pancras

    Two Year project of Art works and Advertising.

  • Brixton Academy Party

    Projected environment of 3D screens and moving truss systems with 16mm film animations and medium format slide projections.

  • Mack and Mabel

    Video footage shot and edited.

  • The Life of Galileo

  • Westway Studio Parties

    Over 50 themed parties and events.

  • GQ MEN & GLAMOUR WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

    Video directing services for major awards event. 

    Mesmer have supplied GQ for over 10 years and Glamour for 4 years.