Specialist Stage Automation Since 1996
AVW Controls Ltd designs and manufactures stage automation control systems for theatre, live entertainment and performance environments.
AVW has contributed to over 100 productions including The Phantom of the Opera, War Horse, Miss Saigon and Billy Elliot, and to over 100 venues in the UK and internationally including Royal National Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Sydney Opera House and Copenhagen Opera House.
We design and build control systems for:
- Show automation
- Power flying hoists
- Orchestra and stage elevators
- Revolves
- Curtain tracks
- Fire safety curtains
- Stage wagons and trucks
- Acoustic banners and reflectors
- Specialist motion systems
QAxis Control System
QAxis is AVW’s stage automation control system, used in theatres, touring productions, opera houses and live events. It provides cue-based multi-axis motion control for lifts, revolves, flying systems and tracking scenery.
Let’s Talk About Your Project
If you need a stage automation control system that works reliably and safely, we’d be happy to help.

