Lighting Design: Cue Sheet

This lists the lighting cues as recorded at the opening of the 2001 production at Cumbernauld Theatre on 8 February and re-interpreted by the Company Stage Manager to relight the show while on tour. It should be read in combination with the other materials relating to the lighting design, as the cryptic terms such as 'TABLE 1' refer to particular lights or groups of lights that are identified in the lighting plans and the list of the 'Specials and General States' .

The words in bold at the beginning of each cue indicate the point at which the cue was given and the lights changed. So a cue point 'END OF SCENE 3' would indicate the point at which the lighting for Scene 4 would be cued.

Abbreviations used

S = seconds (eg 5S = a change taking 5 seconds)

DS/US/MID DS = Downstage/Upstage/Mid-downstage etc

HL = house lights

FOH = Front of House

= three lights from downstage right/front of house right

= one light from upstage left

= two lights, one from each side and downstage

= two lights from the side (stage left)

= four top lights or back lights from roughly centre stage

Other arrows have similar meanings

• 1. PRESET. SKY RED / BLUE. AMBER BACK HILL. TABLE 1. WEDDING. HILL YELLOW. 5S
   
  
• 2. BAND ON. BUILD DS WARM BACK. SKY LIGHTER. DS FRONT. 5S
   
  
• 3. CORA ENTERS. HL OUT. DARKER SKY. TABLE 1 WITH MID DS FILL. AMBER HILL. BIT YELLOW HILL. 5S
   
  
• 4. CORA ON HILL. PINK SKY. BIG BRIGHT HILL IN YELLOW / WARM WITH SIDE PINK. LEAVE BIT WARM ON BAND. 5S
   
  
• 5. END CORA'S FIRST SPEECH. SNAP TO DS BRIGHT CART STATE. BLUE SKY. TABLE 1 FILL. LEAVE BIT ON HILL AND BIT PINK HILL ON CORA. 0S
   
  
• 6. BACK TO CORA ON HILL. BIT LESS YELLOW ON HILL. BL SKY. ALL BLUE ONSTAGE WITH NO FRONT. 2S
   
  
• 7. END SCENE 1. BIG WARM DAY. KEEP HILL WITH CORA . BL SKY. DS WARM ONLY NOT US BACK. 2S
   
  
• 8. END SCENE 2. TABLE 1 AND FILL. SAME SKY. HILL STILL IN WITH CORA. BLUE SIDES. DS FILL + WEDDING A BIT. BL HILL. US BACK BLUE . 5S
   
  
• 9. END SCENE 3. TO HILL. WARM HILL. PINK SKY. AMB HILL. ALL BLUE BACK
  WARM HILL. BIT FOH AMBER FILL. 3S
   
  
• 10. END SCENE 4. KITCHEN AGAIN. PINK SKY. AMB HILL. 2S
   
  
• 11. END SCENE 5. MAGET SCENE. DS BRIGHT O/W FEEL ROUND THE TABLE. Y HILL
  PURPLE SKY. BIT DSL SPECIAL. 1S
   
  
• 12. AFTER KISS DSL (PAGE 8). DSL SPECIAL. BL SKY. AMB HILL. Y HILL. 3S
   
  
• 13. END CORA'S KISS SPEECH (PAGE 8). ADD FOH AMBER FOR LONG ROB TO BE SEEN USR. 1S
   
  
• 14. END OF ROB'S SPEECH (PAGE 8). AS CUE 11. BIG BRIGHT DS STATE. BIG HILL BUT NO ACTING ON IT AT THIS POINT. PINK SKY. 2S
   
  
• 15. END OF SCENE 6. KITCHEN. Y HILL. SAME SKY. 2S
   
  
• 16. AFTER JEAN SAYS 'I MET JOHN GUTHRIE' (PAGE 9) BIG BRIGHT STATE. ALL STAGE..Y HILL. 1S
   
  
• 17. AS JEAN & GUTHRIE MOVE TABLE UPSTAGE AS JEAN SAYS 'MY DOUR KEEN MAN...' (PAGE 10). TABLE 5. ALL BACK BLUE. BL HILL. BIT TOP CORA PINK .
  BIT BIRTH. DS FILL . 5S
   
  
• 17.5 AS WILL STARTS TO SPEAK (PAGE 10) LOSE BIT FRONT FILL.
  CONCENTRATE ON TABLE 5. KEEP SOME DS FILL ESPECIALLY DSL. 5S
   
  
• 18. AS CHRIS SAYS 'THE TWINS WERE BORN...' (PAGE 11) RED SKY. ADD BIRTH. AMB HILL SPECIAL DSL. ADD . DS BACK BLUE 10S
   
  
• 19. END OF SCENE 8 BIG BRIGHT STATE. HILL IN. FOH AMBER AND AMB HILL. WEDDING IN A BIT. FILL IN. PINK SKY. 3S
   
  
• 20. END OF SCENE 9. TO HILL FOR MINISTER STATE. AMB HILL. ALL FOH AMBER IN FOR ASIDES. BRIGHT HILL. SPECIAL HILL PINK ON MINISTER.5S
   
  
• 21. AFTER ROB'S LINE 'I PREFER MINE MORE PRIVATE LIKE' (PAGE 14) BIG BRIGHT STATE. WASHING. 5S
   
  
• 22. AS GUTHRIE LEAVES TO LEATHER WILL (PAGE 16) MOVE US. ALL WARM BACK AND US BACK BLUE . AMB HILL AND WEDDING. REDDISH SKY. 10S
   
  
• 23. AFTER CHRIS'S LINE 'NEVER A MAN VEXED WITH THE SIGHT OF ME!' AND SHE RUNS UP THE HILL (PAGE 16). CORA ON HILL. BIT FOH AMBER . AMB HILL. PINK SKY. CORA PINK. 8S
   
  
• 24. AFTER WILL'S LINE 'COME QUICK! IT'S MOTHER!' (PAGE 16) HILL TURNS BLUE ON CORA. DB SKY.
   
  
• 25. END OF SCENE 12 ALL BLUE PLUS BIT O/W FILL . BIG COLD STATE. 8S
   
  
• 26. END OF SCENE 13 BIG WARM BRIGHT STATE. WARM HILL. FOH AMBER . 5S.
   
  
• 27. END OF SCENE 14 DB SKY. BIT BIRTH. AMB HILL. BIT FOH AMBER FILL. 5S
   
  
• 28. AFTER TINK SAYS 'I'M HERE IF YOU WANT ME, MIND' (PAGE 19) SONG. LOSE FOH AMBER FILL. MOONLIGHT PAR SPECIAL FOR CORA'S SONG. 5S
   
  
• 29. END OF SONG (PAGE 20) DB+PINK SKY. BIT HILL COLD. AMB HILL. MOONLIGHT BLUES BIT FOH AMBER . NIGHTISH SCENE.
   
  
• 30. END OF SCENE 16 BRIGHT DAY. PINK SKY. WHOLE STAGE INC TABLE. 5S
   
  
• 31. AS GUTHRIE ENTERS, BOTTOM OF PAGE 22. ADD BLUE US BACK. AND DIM STATE A BIT. INCLUDE TABLE 1 AND AMBER FOH . 5S
   
  
• 32. AFTER WILL'S LINE 'i'D AS SOON CUT MY THROAT AS HURT HER' (PAGE 23) GUTHRIE ON HILL. RED SKY. US BACK BLUE . BIT AMBER FOH HILL AMBER . PINK HILL FILL . 5S
   
  
• 33. AFTER GUTHRIE'S SPEECH (PAGE 23) REVERT TO STATE OF CUE 30 ADD US BACK BLUE .HILL OUT.PINK SKY. AMBER FOH IN . 8S
   
  
• 34. AFTER CHAE'S LINE 'COME ON, I'M STARTING UP THE ENGINE' (PAGE 24) BACK BLUE . DB SKY + PINK. TABLE 1 FOR CORA. BIT WARM HILL . 8S
   
  
• 35. END OF SCENE 18 FIRE. REDS + DB SKY. 8S
   
  
• 36. AS THEY CLEAR UP AFTER THE FIRE (PAGE 25) AFTER FIRE / KISS SCENE. ADD BIT WEDDING AND ALL BLUES AND BL HILL. 5S
   
  
• 37. AFTER CHRIS KNEES EWAN AND RUNS AWAY (PAGE 25) SPECIAL DSL CORA. ALL BLUES ON . AMB HILL BLUE HILL A BIT. 5S
   
  
• 38. END OF SCENE 19 FIRESIDE SCENE. SPECIAL OUT, AMB HILL OUT. BIRDIES ON. ALL BLUE BACK ON, WITH MOST DS. BIT ; FILL BIT BLUE HILL. 5S
   
  
• 39. END SCENE 20 BRIGHT COLD DOCTOR STATE. ALL BLUES ON ADD O/W FILL AS NECESSARY. BL SKY. NO HILL. 5S
   
  
• 40. END SCENE 21 CREEP ABOUT STATE. DB SKY. DSC SPECIAL A BIT. QUITE A LOT. NIGHT TIME. ALL BLUE BACK . 5S
   
  
• 41. AS CHRIS CRIES OUT 'FATHER!' (PAGE 29) BLACK OUT.
   
  
• 42. AS ROB SINGS (PAGE 29) BIG BRIGHT WARM STATE WITH HILL AND PINK SKY.
   
  
• 43. AS EWAN SAYS 'CHRIS LASS, WHAT'S WRONG?' (PAGE 29) DRAMATIC SHIFT TO MISERABLE. ALL BLUES FULL. BL SKY. BL HILL. 10S
   
  
• 44. AS MUSIC STARTS FOR SONG (PAGE 29) SONG. BLUE BACK LIGHT. AMB HILL. WEDDING. AMBER FOH FILL ON CORA. BL SKY. 25S
   
  
• 45. AT END OF SONG B/O. 3S
   
  
• 46. ONCE ACTORS HAVE LEFT STAGE HL & PRESET 4S.
   
  

ACT TWO

• 47. ON CLEARANCE FROM FRONT OF HOUSE B/O. 3S
   
  
• 48. WHEN ACTORS ARE IN POSITION (TOP OF ACT 2) SOLICITOR STATE. OVERALL WARM GEN. TABLE 5 PREDOMINATES. BL SKY. NO HILL. 2S
   
  
• 48.1 AS CHRIS BREAKS AWAY FROM TABLE (PAGE 31) TABLE 5 OUT. IN. OTHERWISE THE SAME. 3S
   
  
• 48.5 AS CHRIS SAYS 'FREE' (PAGE 31) ALL WARM BACK AT 50% AMB HILL. WARM HILL BL SKY. Y HILL. FILL ROUND BOTTOM OF HILL WITH GENERAL . 3S
   
  
• 48.6 AFTER CHRIS SAYS 'BOUND AND HELD' FOR SECOND TIME (PAGE 32) SAME AS 48 BUT ADD HILL AMB, HILL WARM. Y HILL. 2S
   
  
• 49. END OF SCENE 24 DS BRIGHT WARM STATE. PINK SKY. BIT FOH AMBER.
  WITH FILL. 5S
   
  
• 50. AFTER CHRIS SAYS 'SHOW ME' (PAGE 33) VERY SUNNY HILL. PINK SKY. BIT FILL ROUND BOTTOM OF HILL.3S
   
  
• 51. AS THEY RUSH FOR THE TRAIN (BOTTOM PAGE 33) BRIGHT TRAIN STATE. WARM AND O/W. PINK SKY. Y HILL A BIT. 4S
   
  
• 52. END SCENE 25 DB SKY. TINY MOON FILL . STORM / LIGHTNING / CANDLES. 3S
   
  
• 53. AS EWAN SAYS 'CHRIS, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?' (PAGE 34) ADD BIT COLD HILL FILL. 5S
   
  
• 54. AS EWAN & CHRIS RUN DOWNSTAGE (PAGE 35) ADD TABLE 1 FOR NO KIT UNDER COAT SCENE. LOSE HILL. BIRDIES ON A BIT. REST STAYS THE SAME. 5S
   
  
• 55. AS EWAN LEAVES (BOTTOM PAGE 35) STILL DARK BUT MOVE TO TABLE 5 AND BIRTH. KEEP NIGHT FEELING. 5S
   
  
• 56. END SCENE 26 FULL STATE BUT BIT DIM LEAVING SOMEWHERE TO GO. ALL BACK LIGHTS BLUE AND WARM ON. NO HILL. BIT FOH AMBER FILL.
   
  
• 57. END SCENE 27 SONG. LIGHT CORA WITH DSL SPECIAL, BACK BLUE FOH AMBER FILL. DB SKY. 5S
   
  
• 58. AFTER SECOND VERSE OF SONG (PAGE 37) LAST BIT OF SONG. PINK SKY. DS BACK BLUE . MOON PAR SPECIAL. 5S
   
  
• 59. END OF SONG & SCENE ALL BACK BLUE BRIGHT DS WARM STATE. ALSO DS BLUES. BL AND WARM SKY. PLUS IN WEDDING. BIT FOH AMBER . 5S
   
  
• 60. AS THEY KISS (PAGE 38) ALL BACK WARM . BACK BLUE OUT. FULL WARM STAGE STATE. WARM HILL . AMBER FOH . AMB HILL. WEDDING AND . HAPPY AND WARM. 3S
   
  
• 61. AS CHRIS STARTS TO SING FLOUERS O THE FOREST (PAGE 39) SONG STATE. DIMMER VERSION OF ABOVE WITH LIGHT CONCENTRATED ON CORA AT BOTTOM OF STEPS. 5S
   
  
• 62. END OF SONG (PAGE 39) REVERT TO CUE 60 4S
   
  
• 63. AS CHAE SAYS 'GOOD FOLK, IT'S MIDNIGHT!' (PAGE 40) HOT IN CENTRE. WEDDING. BL - PURPLE SKY. AMB HILL. WARM HILL. DSC WARM BACK. FOH AMBER . 12S
   
  
• 64. END SCENE 29 BIG HOT STATE. PINK SKY. AMB HILL. NO FRONT ON HILL BUT INCLUDE IN PICTURE. 5S
   
  
• 65. AFTER CHRIS SAYS 'NOW HE HAD HIS OWN HOME AND WIFE' (PAGE 40) 40% WARM GENERAL. CONCENTRATE ON TABLE 5. BL SKY, AMB HILL. BIT WEDDING. 5S
   
  
• 66. AS EWAN KISSES HER (PAGE 41) BIG BRIGHT GENERAL. PINK SKY. FOH AMBER . AMB HILL. 3S
   
  
• 67. END SCENE 30 SEPARATE HILL AND TABLE 5. LAVENDER - BL SKY. BIG WARM HILL. TABLE 5 AREA BUT BIT BIGGER. 5S.
   
  
• 68. AFTER CHRIS' LINE 'WILL IN THE ARGENTINE SOMEONE I'D MET IN A DREAM' (BOTTOM PAGE 42) ADD US BLUE. NUFFIN ELSE CHANGES. 2S
   
  
• 69. AS CHAE LEAVES ON EWAN'S LINE 'THEY CAN FIGHT TILL THEY'RE BLACK AND BLUE FOR ALL I CARE' (PAGE 43) LOSE US BLUE. 3S
   
  
• 70. AS EWAN SAYS 'GO AND LIE DOWN CHRIS' (PAGE 43) BIRTH BACK. RED SKY. BIT US BACK BLUE. TABLE 5 AND BIT TABLE 1. 5S
   
  
• 71. AFTER THE BABY IS BORN (PAGE 44) ADD ALL W BACK AND DIM OVERALL STATE. LIGHT DSL. BL AND PINK SKY. BIT WEDDING. BIT TABLE 1. 5S
   
  
• 72. AFTER EWAN'S LINE 'TO HELL WITH THEM AND THEIR HELL BOTH' (PAGE 44) ADD BIG GIBBON HILL COLD & WARM HILL.AMB HILL. BL HILL SIDE. Y HILL. WARM GEN RADIATING OUT FROM HILL. 3S
   
  
• 73. AFTER GIBBON'S LINE 'SHAME ON KINRADDIE THAT IT SHOULD BE SO' (PAGE 45) ADD ALL BACK BL AND FILL ALL DS AREAS. BIT LESS HILL. 5S
   
  
• 74. END SCENE 32 BIG AND COLD. BIRTH AND TABLE 5. DRESS HILL WITH Y HILL. DS WARM GENERAL FILL AT ABOUT 30% . 5S
   
  
• 75. AFTER EWAN'S LINE ' OCH, I WAS ASKING ONLY' (PAGE 47) BIG COLD HILL WITH BLUE US BACK. MOON FILL. TABLE 5 AND FILL, BIRTH. BL SKY. 5S
   
  
• 76. AFTER SPEAK LINE ' OTHERS WEREN'T SO LUCKY' (PAGE 48) CONSCRIPTION SCENE. ALL COLD BACK. COLD FILL ON TABLE 5 AREA PLUS TABLE 5. Y HILL. BIRTH. BL SKY. 5S
   
  
• 77. AFTER LONG ROB'S LINE 'AND THAT'S HOW LONG ROB WENT OFF TO THE WAR' (PAGE 49) BIG WARM HILL. ALL COLD FILL TABLE 5 AND FILL TO HILL. AMB HILL. 5S
   
  
• 77.5 AS CHRIS SAYS 'HE WAS OFF TO THE WAR' (PAGE 49) BIG ALL OVER BLUE PLUS USC WARM BACK . FILL AS NECESSARY WITH GENERAL O/W AND WARM. BL SKY. 5S
   
  
• 78. AS CHRIS HEARS THAT EWAN IS COMING HOME (PAGE 51) DS WARM GENERAL PLUS Y HILL AND TABLE 1.LOT OF DS WARM BACK LIGHT . BIT OF US BACKLIGHT . BIT . 5S
   
  
• 79. AS EWAN GRABS HER ' BE STANDOFFISH NOW IF YOU CAN' (PAGE 51) ALL BLUE BACK . PINK SKY. AND DSC SPECIAL . 2S
   
  
• 80. AFTER CHRIS SAYS 'I WAS FINISHED WITH HIM' (PAGE 51) LOSE AND ADD BIRTH AND TABLE 5. 2S
   
  
• 81. AS EWAN LEAVES (BOTTOM PAGE 51) LOSE BIRTH AND TABLE 5. ADD HILL COLD AND WARM AND DSC SPECIAL. 5S
   
  
• 82. END SCENE 36 BIG BRIGHT AND WARM STATE. PINK SKY. HILL WARM . NO HILL AMBER. 5S
   
  
• 83. END SCENE 37 ALL BLUE BL SKY. BLUE HILL A BIT. 25S
   
  
• 84.AS SOLDIERS ENTER (PAGE 53) SOLDIERS IN. DB SKY. AMB HILL. MOON PAR SPECIAL A BIT ON CORA. 5S
   
  
• 84.5AS CHRIS MOVES TO TABLE (PAGE 53) MOON PAR SPECIAL OUT. 3S
   
  
• 85. AS SOLDIERS LEAVE AT END SCENE 38 ADD Y HILL. BLUE HILL. BIT TABLE 5. 4S
   
  
• 86. END SCENE 39 ALL BLUES PLUS TABLE 5. WIDE STATE. AMB HILL. BL SKY. 3S
   
  
• 87. AFTER SPEAK'S LINE 'HE BOUGHT UP SHEEP FOR BLAWEARIE INSTEAD' (PAGE 55) ADD HILL IN EVERYTHING.. Y / B / WARM / AMB / BL. FILL ALL DS WITH O/W & STRAW. THIS IS AN ADD ON FROM PREVIOUS STATE. 3S
   
  
• 88. END SCENE 40 (BEGINNING COLQUHOUN'S BIG SPEECH) DB SKY AND HILL. 5S
   
  
• 89. END OF SPEECH PINK SKY AND AMB HILL ONLY. 5S
   
  
• 89.5 AFTER ALL HAVE LEFT EXCEPT BAGPIPER ADD BL HILL FOR CROSS. 5S
   
  
• 90. AS PIPER FINISHES THE TUNE (PAGE 57) B/O. LEAVE RED SKY. 2S
   
  
• 91 WHEN ACTORS READY ON STAGE CALLS. 2S
   
  
• 92 AFTER LAST CURTAIN CALL PS & HL.