The panto set is in very good condition and has only been hired out a few
times. Suitable for a medium to large stage it has quick and easy scene
changes and uses a combination of traditional gauzes and backdrops with
revolving stage trucks. You can view images of the set in our portfolio section.

We would also consider selling the set so please do get in touch if you’d
like to make us an offer.

For more information, stage plan etc please e mail info@scenetec.co.uk or
call us on 01305 854400 or 07721 044188.

The Audrey II plants from the Little Shop of Horrors that we hire out to Schools, Colleges and Amateur Dramatic Societies are proving very popular. Here’s what one satisfied customer from  a recent hiring said:-

Thank you so much for being so accommodating during our hire of the fantastic ‘Audrey 2′! The plant made our production of  ‘Little Shop’ and your willingness to assist us during the process was fantastic. It was an excellent show and the service at Scenetec has been fantastic. Thank you!

Taunton’s College, Southampton

You can have a look at all four of our hire plants in the props section. We also have other essential props for the show available to hire. If you need any more details, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

We were recently commissioned to build the set for the current Snooker Legends Tour which opened at The Crucible, Sheffield, a week before the World Snooker Championship.The opening night was a night for nostalgia with renowned players Alex Higgins, Cliff Thorburn, John Virgo, John Parrott and Jimmy White all taking part.

For more details log onto www.snookerlegends.co.uk.

We’ll be adding some photos of the opening night in our portfolio section soon.

Noddy the Stage Show

Along with the set, we’ve recently built a full size electric Noddy car for the new stage tour Noddy in Toyland. The car is made from glass reinforced plastic, has twin electric motors driving the rear wheels and rechargeable 12v batteries. With the ability to turn 360 degrees, the car has an excellent turning circle, an important requirement for stage use. As the tour will be going to most regional theatres the stage set and car had to be adaptable for many stage sizes.

The Noddy books were first published 60 years ago in 1949. The author, Enid Blyton, spent many years holidaying in Purbeck, Dorset which provided the inspiration for many of her books – only a stone’s throw away from our studio.

More pictures of the car and set can be viewed in the Scentec portfolio section.

Singing in the Rain

As part of the set we had to design and build the rain system, a key element of the show. The system we devised, after much experimentation and research, consisted of an elaborate irrigation system fed from a tank in the wings via a pump. The water was collected in a gutter built into the touring stage floor. This was then re-circulated into the tank.

The Singin’ in the Rain number lasts for only five minutes and in that time, over 1,000 water droplet valves produce 600,000 drops of water. In all, around 583 litres of water per week, the equivalent to about five full bath tubs, will be used to produce the effect.

To see more pictures from the show, please refer to the Scenetec portfolio section.

Beauty and the Beast

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is currently touring the UK for a phenomenal fifth year and has received fantastic reviews over that period. We designed and built two stage sets for the tour to give it the adaptability to fit the majority of venues in the UK and abroad where it has played in Greece, Malaysia and Malta.

The show incorporates projection, illusions and pyrotechnics. It’s a fantastic family show with all the right elements for a wonderful night out. Catch it at a venue near you soon.

More photographs from the show can be viewed in the Scenetec portfolio section.

We recently provided some scenic elements for a show called ‘Horse’ performed by Flick Ferdinando from Company FZ. We also supplied fireproofed straw bales which we had difficulty sourcing, despite being surrounded by fields of straw, due to the late harvest. Eventually we obtained them from the Dorset Centre for Rural Skills where they use them to make straw bale houses.

Catch the show at Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 7 – 31st August 2009.

Last year we designed and built a set for ‘The Séance’ an outdoor show by Red Herring. Styled along the lines of an old fashioned Victorian parlour where psychic medium Hazel Doe awaits her guests, the set is constructed inside a large tent and incorporates several ghostly effects and trickery.

The show can be seen from 29th July – 2nd August at Watch This Space, the National Theatre’s outdoor summer festival on the Southbank.

We have been commissioned to make a life-size prop of R2-D2 from the Star Wars films for a well known restaurant chain at their newly refurbished and re-styled premises in Birmingham.

In the process, we discovered there are hundreds of other R2-D2 makers around the world all sharing their enthusiasm for the cute cult droid.