Today I'm chatting with Anthony (Head of Sound) and Shane (Head of Lighting). Being a HOD in commercial music theatre means not only being the most senior person within your touring team responsible for a huge amount technically, but also holding a management style position in a team of people you lead as well as in dealing with other departments that are not your own. This can be incredibly challenging, especially because it isn't a feature of the job that is often advertised or acknowledged. I wanted to speak with Anthony and Shane about this, as I have been lucky enough to witness them in these roles and it is incredibly impressive. 

In this episode of Cue to Q, Ella (Assistant Stage Manager), Adrian (Touring Lighting Swing) and myself (Radio Mic Technician) are sitting down to answer your questions about working in commercial musical theatre in Australia as the number 3 in our teams.