It was a pleasure to attend the ABTT Theatre Show 2026 at Alexandra Palace on 3–4 June and spend time catching up with members, supporting members, exhibitors and industry colleagues from across the theatre, live events and entertainment technology sectors.

As always, the show provided an opportunity to see the latest developments in sound, lighting, staging, rigging, communications and AV technologies.

With more than 150 exhibitors on the show floor, there was plenty to explore and the atmosphere throughout the two days was extremely positive, with lots of conversations focused on collaboration, professional development and the future of our industry.

Alongside the exhibition, the seminar programme was as popular as ever, covering topics ranging from theatre sound technologies and technical best practice through to health and safety and sustainability within performance venues.

One of the highlights of the show was seeing ISCVE Premium Supporting Member d&b audiotechnik recognised with the ABTT Sound Product of the Year Award 2026. The award, judged by an independent panel of industry experts, was presented for the company’s U-Series loudspeaker portfolio, which introduces new levels of flexibility and resilience through its support for AC power, PoE++ and Passive operation, together with Milan protocol network connectivity.

A personal thank you goes to Tom Simpson and Tony Stacey for helping to support ISCVE’s presence at the show and for contributing to the conversations that took place over the two days.

Thank you to everyone who stopped to chat. We look forward to continuing those conversations over the coming months and seeing many of you again at future events.