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