Production Park
3 April 2025

Kicking Off 2025: Production Park highlights from the year so far

It’s been an exciting start to the year at Production Park, with the release of Adolescence, the launch of CoSTAR Live Lab, high-profile conferences on campus, and a TPI Award win in the bag. As festival season approaches and a lineup of arena tours set to kick off this summer, our studios have been buzzing with crews and creatives preparing for their shows.

Most recently, British rapper Central Cee and his team took over Studio 001 for seven days as they geared up for his Can’t Rush Greatness 2025 world tour. Making full use of our studio spaces, they also enjoyed our additional facilities, including bespoke catering and bar areas.

Dua Lipa’s team joined us for production rehearsals ahead of her Radical Optimism tour, fine-tuning an ambitious stage and show. The Guardian reviewer Eilish Gilligan described it as “a lavish production, with pyrotechnics, and confetti cannon,” adding that it featured “a giant chrome-finished stage shaped like an infinity-sign, wrapping around itself and adorned with HD screens.”

We also welcomed Craig David and his team to Production Park as he prepared for his 2025/2026 arena tour. Twenty-three years after the release of his critically acclaimed album Born To Do It, Craig has catapulted back into the charts and remains an audience favorite on the live circuit.

It’s been an equally exciting start to the year for our London location, The Mill, which recently welcomed rock legends The Who through its doors.

Image credit: Adam Tomlinson

Adolescence 

If you haven’t heard of Adolescence yet, where have you been?!

This gripping Netflix series racked up over 24 million views in just four days and even sparked discussions in the Houses of Parliament.

 We’re proud to have hosted the filming of this breakout hit right here in Studio 005. Over six months, we collaborated with Warp Films as they built intricate sets designed for seamless scene transitions and location changes. We’re excited to see what groundbreaking film and TV projects our studios will be bringing to life next.

You can read more about the our involvement in Adolescence here.

TPI Winners - Favourite Rehearsal Facility

We’re extremely proud that Production Park was crowned Favourite Rehearsal Facility at the TPI Awards. A huge thank you to the incredible artists, bands, and creators who bring their visions to life here. This win is a testament to the passion, talent, and vibrant community that make Production Park so unique.⁠

A lively crowd watches a band perform on an outdoor stage with colorful lights and a large screen displaying Image credit: TyneSight Photographic

SXSW

Our team headed out to SXSW, Austin Texas for another incredible year running The British Music Embassy stages. They worked tirelessly (and battled the heat) to showcase 50+ acts across 8 days. Shining a spotlight on British acts, artists like Antony Szmierek, Confidence Man, Steam Down, and Sam Ryder took to the stage.

Missed the action? Don’t worry, we’ve put together a playlist showcasing some of the artists that set the stages on fire and caught the eyes of our crew over the BME and UK house sessions.  

 Listen here

CoSTAR Live Lab Launch

The UK’s largest creative R&D lab, CoSTAR Live Lab, officially launched at Production Park earlier this year, marking a groundbreaking moment for the live entertainment and creative industries. Hosted at the heart of our world-class campus, the new facility will drive cutting-edge research, industry collaboration, and talent development.                                

CoSTAR’s aim is to support innovation in immersive, multisensory and interactive technologies to transform audience experience, shaping next-generation live experiences for screen, stage and into the metaverse. Want to find out more? Join CoSTAR Live Lab for a first encounter session. At these sessions you’ll find out more about the facilities, expertise that we have and, crucially, how they might benefit you and your organisation.

If you want to work with us or find out more about Production Park and The Mill studios please either give us a call on (00 44) 01977 659 850 or email Studios@ProductionPark.co.uk and we’ll get back to you.