Props and Masks
Relevant pages on Theatrecrafts.com
- Breaking Down Props & Costumes
- Dropping Effects
- Food and Drink on Stage
- Glossary of Terms - Props
- Paper Props for the Stage
- Stage Management - Props Tables
- Working with Electronic / Electric Props
Famous Props
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History For Hire - Prop House in Hollywood
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External Links
Breakaway Props & Glass
- Alfonsos Breakaway Glass Inc. Breakaway glass & ceramics [CA, USA]
- Breakaway Effects Ltd Breakaway glass & ceramics [London, UK]
Discussion Forums
- Podcast: Production Meetings Essential listening
Equipment
- Flint Hire & Supply [UK]
- Tools for Stagecraft [USA]
Health & Safety
- Health & Safety Executive [UK]
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards [USA]
- Online Sign Free Printable Safety Sign Maker
- Rosco: Flame Retarding Scenery
- RU Safe? information and guidance about safety in small venues [UK]
Hire
- A&M Prop Hire Props & Furniture [London, UK]
- Curious Science Medical & Scientific Antique Prop Hire [London, UK]
- Film Medical Contemporary & Period Medical & Scientific Prop HIre [London, UK]
- History For Hire Props and Set Dressing [Hollywood, CA, USA]
- History in the Making Historical costumes, Firearms, Swords and Props for hire [Portsmouth UK]
- Keeley Hire Props Hire [UK]
- National Theatre Hire Department [London, UK]
- Palmbrokers Trees, plants & greenery hire [Berkshire, UK]
- Prosceneium Scenery & Props Hire [UK]
- Scenery Salvage Set & Props Hire [UK]
- South West Event Hire Event Furniture Hire [South West UK]
- Stockyard Hire [London]
- Superhire Props and Furniture Hire [London]
- YA Hire Event Furniture Hire [London]
Makers
- 2D:3D Props, prototypes [UK]
- 3D Custom Foam Sculpted foam, 3D printing [Burnaby, Canada]
- A Theme Design [Brighton, UK]
- Artem Props, Special Effects, Illusions, Set, Practicals, Pyrotechnics [UK]
- Autograph Foliages Artificial plants, trees and floral components [USA]
- Creating the Impossible Props, Scenery & Magical Illusions [UK]
- Data Repro Graphic Design, Paper Props, Vintage Repro & Print Services [UK]
- Entify Props, Puppets, Scenic [UK]
- Ferretteria Custom wrought iron [West Sussex, UK]
- Final Creation Custom prop making [Leicestershire, UK]
- Jagprops Props, Costumes and Sets [Leicestershire, UK]
- John Frost Historical Newspapers Archive Service [UK]
- Mind Magic Studios Silicone Masks [UK]
- Mr Flag Custom, historical, political flags [UK]
- Pam Kersten Mask & Prop Artist
- Peter Evans Studios Vacuum Formed Scenery and Prop details [UK]
- Piggotts Flags and banners [UK]
- Prop Studios Design, Manufacture, Installation of bespoke shop-fits, displays, set-builds. [UK]
- Props 4 Shows Moulded Props of all kinds
- RJR Props Prop Money [GA, USA]
- SCENEgineering Scenic & Technical Solutions for events, stage & screen [UK]
- ShowFX / David Mendoza Props, Staging, Effects [CA, USA]
- Snow Business Snow Effects [UK]
- Snowboy Systems Snow weather effects
- Soft Sculpture [Coventry, UK]
- Stolz Productions Set Design, Special Effects & Magic Consulting [Ontario, Canada]
- The Magic Wand Shop Hand-made magic / fantasy-related props and costume [Sheffield, UK]
- The Original Book Works Ltd Faux / Fake Books [Cirencester, UK]
Manufacturers
- Smooth-On Mold making and casting rubbers [New Jersey, USA]
Mask and Mould Making
- History of the Mask
- Monster Makers Supplies and Techniques
- Noh Masks History of this Japanese form
- Polytek Casting Alginate
- Smooth-On Liquid Rubbers and Plastics [USA]
- Wintercroft Templates for card mask-making Makers >> Craig Denston Design Masks, Puppets, Props Makers >> Facade Custom-designed masks [San Francisco, USA] Makers >> Mask Arts Company Custom hand-crafted masks [Manhattan, NYC, USA] Makers >> NorthFur FX Animal & creature masks & prosthetics [Toronto, Canada] Makers >> Pam Kersten Masks, Props [USA] Makers >> Rozani Carnival masks Makers >> Tentacle Studio Rubber moulding for props & costumes [London & Amsterdam] Makers >> Trestle Theatre Mask Sets [UK]
Materials
- 4D Modelshop [UK]
- Cosmichrome Spray-on chrome finish [Ohio, USA]
- Expanded Polystyrene Supplies Shapes, Mouldings, Carvings, Resources [Newhaven, UK]
- Frankly Materials Silicones, Resins, Foams for creative uses [UK]
- IASCO Industrial Arts Supplies [Minneapolis, USA]
- Make It From Foam Hot wire cutting [UK]
- Reynolds Advanced Materials Rubber, Plastics, Mold-making [USA]
- Spray Insulation Ltd Expanding Foam [UK]
- Stephen Webster Plastics Vacuum-forming plastic sheet [UK]
- The Wood Database All types of wood
Recycling
- GreenClover (formerly Scenery Salvage) Recycle your scenic waste instead of chucking it out! [UK]
- Ready, Set, Recycle Props, Set, Equipment [USA]
- ReSet - An Encore for your production [USA]
- Set Exchange [UK]
Resources
- 100 Best Sites for the Prop Maker
- Allan Chapman & James Insurance Public Liability Insurance etc. [UK]
- Bank of England Banknotes reference [UK]
- Crew Cover Insurance Public Liability Insurance etc. [UK]
- David Rumsey Map Collection Thousands of scanned historical maps
- Golden Paints - Virtual Paint Mixer Select colours & mix away
- https://www.templatemaker.nl/en/ Essential for making customised paper or card boxes or containers
- La Playa UK Public Liability Insurance etc. [UK / USA]
- Library of Congress Digital Collections Incredible Collection of Resources
- Podcast - Prop History
- Production Managers Forum - Conversations About Production Managemetn Series of Videos
- Prop A Scene Directory of UK Prop Suppliers [UK]
- Scenic Painters Resources
- The Bank Note Store Wonderful resource of world-wide bank notes
- Theatre Digs Booker Touring Accommodation Finder [UK]
- This To That Glue Advice
- Wrightsure Insurance Public Liability Insurance [UK]
Live Role Play
- LRP Store Live Role Play / Fantasy costumes and props [West Sussex, UK]
Suppliers
- Actor Cigarette Safe Smoking Prop
- Bed Bazaar Antique beds [Framlingham, Suffolk, UK]
- BJ Hardware Scenic and Ironmongery [London, UK]
- Bloody Marvellous Washable Stage Blood [UK]
- Bloody Stuff Effects, Breakaway, Blood Effects, Weapons [UK]
- Breakaway FX Sugar glass & ceramics - very high quality [UK]
- Flints Theatrical Chandlers Tools and Supplies [London, UK]
- Frameset Modular Scenic Backdrops & Projection Surfaces [UK]
- Front Row Furniture Event Furniture, New & Secondhard [London, UK]
- Get Dressed for Battle Live Action Role Play suppliers [UK]
- Get Stuffed Taxidermy [London, UK]
- Gun Barrel Ranch Western Furniture and Decorations [USA]
- Just Posh Masks High quality Masquerade Ball masks [UK]
- London Taxidermy Natural History Hire and Sales [London, UK]
- Mary Propins Vintage Props & Furniture [Manchester, UK]
- Men at Work Hire of Industrial / Work Props
- Messy Supplies Gunge, Foam, Slime [UK]
- Pigs Might Fly Professional Theatrical Washable Blood [UK]
- Props4Shows Wide range of fake food, animals, themed props, decorations [UK]
- Pub Furniture Reclaimed Chairs and Tables etc. [UK]
- Rose Brand Stage Curtains, Fabrics, Backdrops, Production Hardware [CA & NJ, USA & Canada]
- Secondhand Pub Furniture Chairs & Stools
- Skulls Direct Skull Props [Essex, UK]
- Squib FX Compressed Air Squib Effects [USA]
- StageDex (by Prolyte) Staging System
- Stagelam Flooring for stages
- Super Party Masks Venetian and Masquerade [UK]
- Terrys Zimmer Frames Mobility Equipment [Okehampton, Devon]
- Theatre House Fabrics for Theatre [KY, USA]
- Theme Traders Props & Supplies [UK]
- Withycombe Fair Fake Flowers / Silk Flowers [UK]
Unions / Associations
- AAPTLE Alliance of Associations & Professionals in Theatre and Live Events [UK]
- ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) Training, Advice, Membership [London, UK]
- Actors Equity [American actors and stage managers] [USA]
- ALIA Australasian Lighting Industry Association [Australasia]
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers [USA]
- BECTU Broadcasting, Entertainment & Cinematograph Trade Union (UK) [London, UK]
- LPA Live Performance Australia
- NCDT (National Council for Drama Training) [London, UK]
- PLASA UK Professional Lighting & Sound Association [UK]
- USITT United States Institute for Theatre Technology [USA]
Weapons
- Bapty and Co. Weapons Hire [London, UK]
- Barringtons Swords Swords, Guns, Weapons, Martial Arts [UK]
- Battle Orders Replica Weapons etc [UK]
- By the Sword Replica Weapon hire & sale [Florida, USA]
- Denix Replica Weapons [Spain]
- Eric Hart - No Retractable Blades
- Foxtrot Firearms Firearms / Weapons Hire [London, UK]
- Leon Paul Stage weapons & fencing supplies [London, UK]
- myArmoury Resource for historic arms and arms collectors
- Plug Fire Cap Guns Sales [UK]
- Preferred Arms Hire and Sales of weapons and rubber replicas [USA]
- Replica Airguns Non-firing replicas [USA / Canada]
- Rogue Steel Swords and knives for stage use [IL, USA]
- Swords N Stuff [USA]
- The Armoury Replica Weapons [UK]
- Ultimat Defence Ltd Replica Weapons etc [UK]