The Royal Opera of Versailles is part of the famous Palace of Versailles commissioned by King Louis XIV and has its own iconic place in French history. Inaugurated in 1770, it was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel and is also known as the Théâtre Gabriel. The interior decoration by Augustin Pajou is constructed almost entirely of wood – for enviable acoustics – and painted with a faux marble technique.

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28.4.2026

Ulster Hall Enjoys New Robe Lighting Rig

Ulster Hall, a vibrant concert and entertainment venue that is part of the ICC complex in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, has recently received a new lighting installation featuring nearly 60 fabulous Robe moving lights, including 9 x ESPRITE Profiles, 25 x PAINTE Profiles and 25 x LEDBeam 350s.

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21.4.2026

Gearhouse Splitbeam Invests in Robe iFORTES

South African theatrical technical production specialist, Gearhouse Splitbeam, has invested in 16 new Robe iFORTE moving lights which are out on a major new GWB Entertainment production of the iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, “Cats”, one of the world’s longest running, most popular and successful musicals.

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10.4.2026

De Leest Rolls with Large Robe Investment

Theater De Leest in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, is a contemporary cultural centrepiece of the city and its surrounding region, which opened in 1996. A major refurbishment 10 years ago saw the addition of the ‘new’ 200 capacity black box theatre hall complete with a retractable seating system, making it a flexible space, which, together with the existing 520-seater main auditorium, offers a vibrant programme of musicals, concerts, cabaret, family shows, opera, dance, youth theatre, and film screenings.

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2.4.2026

Endla Theatre Re-Energises with Robe

Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia, has reinvested in Robe LED products across its two performance halls as part of a wider conversion to LED lighting, related to the Estonian “Green Turn” initiative. This has seen 16 of the country’s major theatres – a mix of local government and private performing arts institutions – convert lighting stock from tungsten-halogen to LED over the last 12 months.