It is with great sorrow that we share the news that ABTT Fellow Peter Roberts passed away this week.

Peter was an ABTT Fellow, Theatre consultant and former Delfont Mackintosh Technical Director. He was recognised for his outstanding skill and effort in helping to consolidate theatre’s access to radio spectrum.

If anyone could be called an unsung hero of the entertainment industry’s backstage sector it is Peter Roberts. As well as his 40 years’ service as production manager and technical director for Bernard Delfont, and then Cameron Mackintosh, he was also responsible for revolutionary technical reforms and innovations.

Typical of Roberts’ commitment to the wider industry was his participation in a dedicated group of individuals drawn from Suppliers, Manufacturers, Engineers and Producers  who collectively achieved the allocation of enhanced radio frequencies for live entertainment, especially musical theatre, ensuring its needs were considered on a par with cinema, TV and the music industry.

The ABTT extend their condolences to the family and ask you to keep them in your thoughts during this sad time.