Oscar Thompson

Technical Production Manager

Making complicated shows just work.

Sound, video, power and networks for theatre, immersive and live events.

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  • Show Works Ltd · Ascot
  • Backstage Radio
  • UK-wide and on tour
A full cast lined up on stage under theatre lighting
Theatre · Immersive · Live events
61
Credits since 2018
23
Companies worked with
4
Disciplines
1
Hire platform, built in-house

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About

Hello, I’m Oscar.

I run Show Works Ltd in Ascot and built Backstage Radio, a DAB+ station for the people behind the scenes. The job: design the system, solve the problems, and make hundreds of moving parts work when the audience walks in.

Side projects that started with “this would be useful…”: an off-grid solar microgrid, an automated newsroom, and Rental Rodeo, which now runs the whole hire operation.

What I do

Four disciplines. One brief: it has to work on the night.

Each one deals itself onto the pile as you scroll.

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Technical production

The whole technical build – design, suppliers, crew, schedule and the room on the night.

  • Immersive
  • Exhibitions
  • Brand activations
  • Concerts
  • Budgets & crews
All 19 technical production credits
  • Liam Young ExhibitionBarbican Immersive · 2026
  • Feel The Sound Exhibition (Temporary Pleasure)Barbican Immersive · 2026
  • Beavertown Halloween ActivationBearded Kitten Ltd · 2025
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Sound

Sound design and production sound engineering for theatre, touring and live events.

  • Sound design
  • PSE
  • System design
  • RF
  • Dante
  • Recording
All 34 sound credits
  • Juke Box Idols Tour 2026TCB Group · 2026
  • Aljaž & Janette Tour 2026TCB Group · 2026
  • King's Trust - Royal Garden Party 2026The King's Trust · 2026
03 / 04

Video

Video engineering, media servers and projection mapping for immersive and stage work.

  • Media servers
  • Projection mapping
  • Playback
  • Show control
All 5 video credits
  • Money Heist: The ExperienceBearded Kitten Ltd · 2021
  • CinderellaSpillers Pantomimes · 2024
  • Wizard Of OzSpillers Pantomimes · 2023
04 / 04

Power & data

Temporary power and solar/battery systems, plus show and festival networks and comms.

  • Temporary power
  • Solar & battery
  • Networking
  • Aggregation
  • VPS / Cloud
  • Comms
All 6 network & power credits
  • Light Cycles BirminghamFever · 2024/25
  • Kiss FM Tour 2023/24Bauer Media · 2023/24
  • Glastonbury Festival 2024Glastonbury Festivals · 2025

Credits

From the West End to Worthy Farm.

Nine years, 61 productions, 5 countries – live from my credits sheet. Scroll through the years, then explore the lot.

Download PDF Sheet updated 13 September 2026
61Productions
23Companies
2018–2026Years
–Countries
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UK & Ireland Home: Show Works HQ, AscotLondonGlastonburyBirminghamEpsomNorthamptonIrelandTorontoNew JerseyBrisbaneEuropean tours
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The journey

Year by year.

And counting

Explore everything below – or press / to search.

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64 entries

Currently

3
  • Show Works LtdManaging DirectorPresent
  • Backstage RadioOwner/PresenterShow Works LtdDAB+/OnlinePresent
  • Showstopper! The Improvised MusicalHead of SoundSomething For The WeekendWest End/TouringPresent

Projects & productions

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  • Liam Young ExhibitionTechnical Production ManagerBarbican ImmersiveBarbican Centre2026
  • Juke Box Idols Tour 2026Sound Consultant / PSETCB GroupUK Tour2026
  • Aljaž & Janette Tour 2026Sound Consultant / PSETCB GroupUK Tour2026
  • Feel The Sound Exhibition (Temporary Pleasure)Technical Production ManagerBarbican ImmersiveBarbican Centre2026
  • Beavertown Halloween ActivationTechnical Production ManagerBearded Kitten LtdLondon2025
  • Seven Wonders ExhibitionTechnical ProducerBearded Kitten LtdLondon2025
  • Starstruck VR ImmersiveTechnical Production ManagerFeverScience Museum2026
  • Machu Picchu ExhibitionTechnical Production ManagerFeverLondon2025
  • Drone Art TourTechnical Production ManagerFeverUK/IRL Tour2025
  • We Call It FlamencoTechnical Production ManagerFeverUK Tour2024/25
  • The Jury ExperienceTechnical Production ManagerFeverLondon2025–2026
  • We Call It Ballet Sleeping CinderellaTechnical Production ManagerFeverUK Tour2025–2026
  • We Call It Ballet Sleeping BeautyTechnical Production ManagerFeverUK Tour2024–2026
  • Light Cycles BirminghamPower & Network DesignerFeverPackington Estate2024/25
  • King's Trust - Royal Garden Party 2026Sound Consultant / PSEThe King's TrustLondon2026
  • King's Trust Carol Concert 2025Technical Production ManagerThe King's TrustLondon2025
  • King's Trust Carol Concert 2024Technical Production ManagerThe King's TrustLondon2024
  • Dream Point ImmersiveShow Control ConsultantDream PointIreland2024
  • Diwali Trafalgar SquareProduction Sound EngineerLighthouse EventsTrafalgar Square2024
  • Campo Viejo Winter ActivationTechnical Production ManagerBearded Kitten LtdThe Stables2024
  • Beavertown Halloween ActivationTechnical Production ManagerBearded Kitten LtdPrince Charles Cinema2024
  • Kiss FM Tour 2023/24Network DesignerBauer MediaUK Tour2023/24
  • Glastonbury Festival 2024Network DesignerGlastonbury FestivalsGlastonbury Festival2025
  • Glastonbury Festival 2024Network DesignerGlastonbury FestivalsGlastonbury Festival2024
  • Glastonbury Festival 2023Network DesignerGlastonbury FestivalsGlastonbury Festival2023
  • Dopamine Land - TorontoTechnical Production ManagerFeverToronto2025
  • Dopamine Land - New JerseyTechnical Production ManagerFeverNew Jersey2025
  • Dopamine Land - BrisbaneTechnical Production ManagerFeverBrisbane2024
  • Dopamine Land - LondonTechnical Production ManagerFeverLondon2022
  • Stranger Things: The ExperienceNetwork DesignerFeverLondon2022
  • Money Heist: The ExperienceProduction Sound / Video EngineerBearded Kitten LtdLondon2021
  • Tubular Bells (EU Tour)Sound Consultant / PSESenblaEU Tour2025
  • Tubular Bells (UK Tour)Sound Consultant / PSESenblaUK Tour2024
  • Tubular Bells (EU Tour)Sound Consultant / PSESenblaEU Tour2023
  • Tubular Bells (UK Tour)Sound Consultant / PSESenblaUK Tour2023
  • Rob Brydon - Songs and Stories (UK Tour)Sound DesignerFiery Angel EntertainmentUK Tour2024
  • Rob Brydon - Songs and Stories (UK Tour)Sound DesignerFiery Angel EntertainmentUK Tour2020–2022
  • Burn The Floor (UK Tour)Sound DesignerStrictly Theatre CoUK Tour2022
  • George Takei's AllegianceProduction Sound EngineerNew Wolf ProductionsCharing Cross Theatre2023
  • Summer Series at Somerset HouseProduction Sound EngineerLighthouse EventsSomerset House2022
  • Catch Me If You Can (UK Tour)Production Sound EngineerBill Kenwright LtdUK Tour2022
  • United QueendomProduction Sound EngineerLes Enfants TerriblesKensington Palace2020
  • Kraken Rum 'Screamfest'Production Sound EngineerLes Enfants TerriblesMC Motors Dalston2018
  • Canon EOS R LaunchProduction Sound EngineerLes Enfants TerriblesShoreditch Electric Light Station2018
  • Drag Panto: Dick WhittingtonProduction Sound EngineerTuckShopPhoenix Theatre2021
  • Ford Go Electric DriveProduction Sound EngineerImaginationEuropean Tour2020
  • It's True, It's True, It's TrueProduction Sound EngineerArtemisia FilmsStone Nest2020
  • Drag Panto: CinderellaSound DesignerTuckShopTrafalgar Studios2019
  • The GruffaloSound DesignerTall StoriesAlexandra Palace2021
  • The Gruffalo Live StreamSound DesignerTall StoriesTall Stories2020
  • The Snail And The Whale Live StreamSound DesignerTall StoriesTall Stories2020
  • Showstopper! Live StreamSound DesignerSomething For The WeekendTall Stories2020
  • An Improbable MusicalSound DesignerRoyal & DerngateRoyal & Derngate2022
  • CinderellaVideo DesignerSpillers PantomimesEpsom Playhouse2024
  • Wizard Of OzSound & Video DesignerSpillers PantomimesEpsom Playhouse2023
  • Dick WhittingtonSound & Video DesignerSpillers PantomimesEpsom Playhouse2022
  • Beauty And The BeastSound & Video DesignerSpillers PantomimesEpsom Playhouse2021
  • Vanya and Sonia and Masha and SpikeRecording & Post EngineerStream.TheatreCharing Cross Theatre2022
  • Rumi: The MusicalRecording EngineerStream.TheatreLondon Coliseum2021
  • Malibu Christmas ActivationProduction EngineerBearded Kitten LtdUK Tour2021
  • BBC Big Band UK Tour ‘Our Finest Hour’Sound OperatorFiery Angel EntertainmentUK Tour2018

Nothing matches that – .

Software · built at Show Works

When the right tool didn’t exist, I built it.

Rental Rodeo runs the Show Works hire operation – and other hire companies can use it too.

your-company.rentalrodeo.co.uk/dashboard
The staff dashboard: equipment shortages for the next 30 days and purchase orders awaiting approval

Never get caught short.

Shortages for the next 30 days, with the orders that need each item.

Your fleet, open for business.

Customers book at your own address. It lands as a real order with the stock held.

Every order on one page.

Customer, dates, documents, payments and the truck pack – and a live portal for the client.

rentalrodeo.co.uk Drive the live demo
14,173Units tracked
971Products in the shop
3,511Items out on hire now
3,847Scans this month

Live from Show Works Ltd’s own Rental Rodeo system · refreshed hourly (last 14 September 2026, 19:17).

The Show Works hire shop.

Pro AV for dry hire across the UK, powered by Rental Rodeo. Live pricing, nationwide delivery, every item tested before it ships.

  • Search, categories and brand filters
  • Rack Builder – design a flight-case rack from real kit
  • Postcode delivery estimates and online booking
Browse the hire shop show-works.co.uk
Most hired right now
  • Mixing Consoles38
  • I/O18
  • Show Control & Computing56
  • PA81
  • Wired & Wireless Microphones123
  • Personal Monitoring14
  • Communication35
  • Video89
  • Cue Light Systems2
  • Lighting74
  • Power19
  • Staging23
  • Networking41
  • Rigging65
  • Tape & Consumables14
  • Cabling229
  • Plant2
  • Flight Cases50

From the live shop · refreshed hourly (last 14 September 2026, 19:17)

Projects

Side projects that got out of hand.

Solar panels along the rear of the Show Works warehouse

Renewables · Temporary power

Show Works off‑grid solar microgrid

A containerised three-phase microgrid powering Show Works HQ: 37 panels, nine inverters, sixteen rack batteries.

80kWh
Storage
45kVA
Continuous
90kVA
Peak
≈15kW
Solar

Broadcast · Automation

Backstage Radio

A DAB+ station for the people behind the scenes, kept on air by a fully redundant, automated chain – AI newsroom included.

2
Data centres
24/7
Recording
9
Systems
5s
Silence alarm
Listen live

Press & podcasts

In other people’s words.

Podcast · Tech TableOscar Thompson – Show Works & Backstage RadioInterview EM AcousticsTubular Bells chimes in 50 yearsCase study DiGiCoS-Series at the Tubular Bells 50th tourCase study BooqableCustomer story: Show WorksRental software LSi OnlineBackstage Radio supports Backup TechIndustry news

Contact

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Whole build or one part of it.