Item:Q39767 - Revision history

ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Property:P47: In 1972 he met theatre producer Charles Vance, who was then running a repertory company at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre, and together they formed a partnership to publish the British Theatre Directory. Previously published in association with The Stage, this was a reference volume which catalogued the country’s professional theatre venues, including producers, touring circuits and key personnel.In 1985 he successfully tendered for the c...

2026-02-26T07:50:24Z

‎Changed claim: context (P47): In 1972 he met theatre producer Charles Vance, who was then running a repertory company at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre, and together they formed a partnership to publish the British Theatre Directory. Previously published in association with The Stage, this was a reference volume which catalogued the country’s professional theatre venues, including producers, touring circuits and key personnel.In 1985 he successfully tendered for the c...

ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Property:P47: In 1972 he met theatre producer Charles Vance, who was then running a repertory company at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre, and together they formed a partnership to publish the British Theatre Directory. Previously published in association with The Stage, this was a reference volume which catalogued the country’s professional theatre venues, including producers, touring circuits and key personnel.In 1985 he successfully tendered for the cre...

2026-02-26T07:49:55Z

‎Created claim: context (P47): In 1972 he met theatre producer Charles Vance, who was then running a repertory company at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre, and together they formed a partnership to publish the British Theatre Directory. Previously published in association with The Stage, this was a reference volume which catalogued the country’s professional theatre venues, including producers, touring circuits and key personnel.In 1985 he successfully tendered for the cre...

ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Property:P47: John Offord, the founder and first editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine and a well-known figure to many in the live entertainment technology industry, has passed away after a short illness. John’s career spanned a time of rapid transformation in professional stage lighting, sound reinforcement, staging and effects. Over a 40-year period, he was a key player in developing the news and informational structure which supported the entertai...

2026-02-26T07:48:59Z

‎Created claim: context (P47): John Offord, the founder and first editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine and a well-known figure to many in the live entertainment technology industry, has passed away after a short illness. John’s career spanned a time of rapid transformation in professional stage lighting, sound reinforcement, staging and effects. Over a 40-year period, he was a key player in developing the news and informational structure which supported the entertai...

ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Property:P31: 2026

2026-02-26T07:48:13Z

‎Created claim: Date of death (P31): 2026

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ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Property:P30: 1942

2026-02-26T07:48:01Z

‎Created claim: date of birth (P30): 1942

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ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Property:P32: Item:Q205

2026-02-26T07:47:41Z

‎Created claim: occupation (P32): publisher (Q205)

ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Property:P19: Item:Q77

2026-02-26T07:47:10Z

‎Created claim: Field (P19): general history (Q77)

ChrisVG: /* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Property:P11: Item:Q15

2026-02-26T07:46:51Z

‎Created claim: Type of information (P11): Person (Q15)

ChrisVG: /* wbeditentity-create:2|en */ John Offord, founder and first editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine

2026-02-26T07:46:32Z

‎Created a new Item: John Offord, founder and first editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine

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← Older revision	Revision as of 07:50, 26 February 2026
	Property / context: In 1972 he met theatre producer Charles Vance, who was then running a repertory company at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre, and together they formed a partnership to publish the British Theatre Directory. Previously published in association with The Stage, this was a reference volume which catalogued the country’s professional theatre venues, including producers, touring circuits and key personnel.In 1985 he successfully tendered for the creation of a monthly magazine to represent the rapidly growing market served by members of PLASA (the Professional Lighting and Sound Association), a trade organisation borne out of the disco and nightclub boom of the 1970s. The magazine, Lighting&Sound International, is still published by PLASA to this day (as LSi) and recently marked its 40th anniversary.John took on the position of PLASA Chief Executive, running both Lighting&Sound International magazine and PLASA’s support office until 1997, while also helping to oversee the growth of the PLASA Show. His next publishing venture was the creation of Entertainment Technology magazine and its online home, etnow.com – both of which are still running. (English) / qualifier
	+	Source URL: https://www.facebook.com/100078971861862/posts/898614712780916/

← Older revision	Revision as of 07:49, 26 February 2026
	Property / context
	+	In 1972 he met theatre producer Charles Vance, who was then running a repertory company at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre, and together they formed a partnership to publish the British Theatre Directory. Previously published in association with The Stage, this was a reference volume which catalogued the country’s professional theatre venues, including producers, touring circuits and key personnel.In 1985 he successfully tendered for the creation of a monthly magazine to represent the rapidly growing market served by members of PLASA (the Professional Lighting and Sound Association), a trade organisation borne out of the disco and nightclub boom of the 1970s. The magazine, Lighting&Sound International, is still published by PLASA to this day (as LSi) and recently marked its 40th anniversary.John took on the position of PLASA Chief Executive, running both Lighting&Sound International magazine and PLASA’s support office until 1997, while also helping to oversee the growth of the PLASA Show. His next publishing venture was the creation of Entertainment Technology magazine and its online home, etnow.com – both of which are still running. (English)
	Property / context: In 1972 he met theatre producer Charles Vance, who was then running a repertory company at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre, and together they formed a partnership to publish the British Theatre Directory. Previously published in association with The Stage, this was a reference volume which catalogued the country’s professional theatre venues, including producers, touring circuits and key personnel.In 1985 he successfully tendered for the creation of a monthly magazine to represent the rapidly growing market served by members of PLASA (the Professional Lighting and Sound Association), a trade organisation borne out of the disco and nightclub boom of the 1970s. The magazine, Lighting&Sound International, is still published by PLASA to this day (as LSi) and recently marked its 40th anniversary.John took on the position of PLASA Chief Executive, running both Lighting&Sound International magazine and PLASA’s support office until 1997, while also helping to oversee the growth of the PLASA Show. His next publishing venture was the creation of Entertainment Technology magazine and its online home, etnow.com – both of which are still running. (English) / rank
	+	Normal rank

← Older revision	Revision as of 07:48, 26 February 2026
	Property / context
	+	John Offord, the founder and first editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine and a well-known figure to many in the live entertainment technology industry, has passed away after a short illness. John’s career spanned a time of rapid transformation in professional stage lighting, sound reinforcement, staging and effects. Over a 40-year period, he was a key player in developing the news and informational structure which supported the entertainment technology industry’s growing behind-the-scenes community of technicians, manufacturers and suppliers, and which lasts to this day. John was born in 1942 in Lewisham, London, the eldest of four siblings, and was destined to work in publishing. Employed at his family’s Eastbourne-based printing firm from the age of 16, he began running the business at just 19, following his father’s retirement. (English)
	Property / context: John Offord, the founder and first editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine and a well-known figure to many in the live entertainment technology industry, has passed away after a short illness. John’s career spanned a time of rapid transformation in professional stage lighting, sound reinforcement, staging and effects. Over a 40-year period, he was a key player in developing the news and informational structure which supported the entertainment technology industry’s growing behind-the-scenes community of technicians, manufacturers and suppliers, and which lasts to this day. John was born in 1942 in Lewisham, London, the eldest of four siblings, and was destined to work in publishing. Employed at his family’s Eastbourne-based printing firm from the age of 16, he began running the business at just 19, following his father’s retirement. (English) / rank
	+	Normal rank

← Older revision	Revision as of 07:47, 26 February 2026
	Property / occupation
	+	publisher
	Property / occupation: publisher / rank
	+	Normal rank

← Older revision	Revision as of 07:47, 26 February 2026
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	+	general history
	Property / Field: general history / rank
	+	Normal rank

← Older revision	Revision as of 07:46, 26 February 2026
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	+	Person
	Property / Type of information: Person / rank
	+	Normal rank