Richard Pilbrow book cover

I founded Theatre Projects in 1957 as a stage lighting design and equipment rental service in London with my first partners Bryan Kendall and Viki Brinton. A loan from my father of £150 allowed me to buy second hand lighting equipment from my employer, Williamson Music, that had been left over from the original London production of “Oklahoma!” at Drury Lane. Robert Ornbo soon joined as a lighting assistant and become the first of a distinguished team of lighting designers who went on to illustrious careers

1st TP
1st TP
RP by David Sims
RP by David Sims
17 Whitcomb St. 
(3rd floor back)
17 Whitcomb St.
(3rd floor back)
Model Stage 1957
Model Stage 1957
1st Template drawing
1st Template drawing
Light Stencil
Light Stencil
TP Van 1960
TP Van 1960
TPL Brochure 1960
TPL Brochure 1960
Symphony Barge by Louis Kahn
Symphony Barge by Louis Kahn
“Blitz!” with Neville Thompson in control
“Blitz!” with Neville Thompson in control
5 Goodwin’s Court
5 Goodwin’s Court
Biz Card 1967
Biz Card 1967
Tussauds brochure-1966
Tussauds brochure-1966
TP Services ad.jpg
TP Services ad.jpg
Viki Brinton & Fred Bentham 1970
Viki Brinton & Fred Bentham 1970
Theatrevision
Theatrevision
BOCS Ticketing system
BOCS Ticketing system
Richard Lighting
Richard Lighting
Olivier as Othello
Olivier as Othello
RNT_RP
RNT_RP
“The Three Sisters”
“The Three Sisters”
10 Long Acre
10 Long Acre
RP as Entrepreneur
RP as Entrepreneur
9 Elms Rental Store
9 Elms Rental Store
Truck Launch
Truck Launch
TPBrochure
TPBrochure
TPBrochure1
TPBrochure1
TPBrochure2
TPBrochure2
TPBrochure3
TPBrochure3
TPBrochure4
TPBrochure4
TPBrochure5
TPBrochure5
TPBrochure6
TPBrochure6
TPBrochure7
TPBrochure7
“Funny Thing” Poster
“Funny Thing” Poster
“Fiddler on the Roof”
“Fiddler on the Roof”
“All you Need is Love”
“All you Need is Love”
“All you Need is Love”
“All you Need is Love”
RP as producer
RP as producer
TP-35th anniversary-NT 1992
TP-35th anniversary-NT 1992
“ShowBoat”
“ShowBoat”
Richard (recently!)
Richard (recently!)
TPC Brochure 2000
TPC Brochure 2000
Queens award logo
Queens award logo
TPC Logo
TPC Logo
tpc 50th NY Party
tpc 50th NY Party

Early Theatre Projects