External Links

Access Equipment

• Aluminium Access Products Tallescope manufacturers [UK]

Associations

• Society of British Theatre Designers (SBTD) [London, UK]

Designers

• Bob Crowley interview from The Guardian, 2009
• David Gallo Scenic Design [USA]
• Es Devlin
• Jason Sherwood
• John Napier Portfolio website
• Leslie Travers Set & Costume Designer [London, International]
• Mark Fisher
• Mark Thompson (National Theatre) [UK]

Discussion Forums

• in 1: the podcast The Lives of Theatrical Designers
• Podcast: Theatrewolf History and Innovation in a wide range of technical theatre areas

Equipment

• Ironclad Performance Work Gloves [Los Angeles, CA, USA]
• Pockit Utility holsters & accessories for your tools [USA]
• Setwear Gloves, belts, bags [CA, 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
• Theatre Safety Blog

Hire

• Albemarle Productions Scenery hire for amateur theatre [UK]
• Border Studio Scenery & backcloth hire [Scotland, UK]
• Kenmark Theatrical Backdrops 1250 Backdrops for sale or rent [Kansas, USA]
• Palmbrokers Trees, plants & greenery hire [Berkshire, UK]
• Prosceneium Scenery & Props Hire [UK]
• Scenery Salvage Set & Props Hire [UK]
• Scenic Projects Scenery Hire [UK]
• The Revolving Stage Company Hire [Coventry, UK]

Jobs

• Gallowglass Event Crews in UK & Mainland Europe [UK & Europe]
• Parents & Carers In Performing Arts [UK]
• Mandy.com (formerly StageJobsPro) Theatre and Stage Jobs for UK Professionals [UK]

Makers

• 3D Custom Foam Sculpted foam, 3D printing [Burnaby, Canada]
• Artem Props, Special Effects, Illusions, Set, Practicals, Pyrotechnics [UK]
• Big House Events Set & scenic construction [UK]
• Creating the Impossible Props, Scenery & Magical Illusions [UK]
• Jagprops Props, Costumes and Sets [Leicestershire, UK]
• Mr Flag Custom, historical, political flags [UK]
• 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]
• Rocket Scenery Theatrical Set Construction [Nottingham, UK]
• SCENEgineering Scenic & Technical Solutions for events, stage & screen [UK]
• Set-Up Scenery Scenic Construction [Cambridge, UK]
• ShowFX / David Mendoza Props, Staging, Effects [CA, USA]
• Snow Business Snow Effects [UK]
• Snowboy Systems Snow weather effects
• Soft Sculpture [Coventry, UK]
• Souvenir Scenic Studios
• Splinter Scenery Construction, Hire, Sale [UK]
• Stolz Productions Set Design, Special Effects & Magic Consulting [Ontario, Canada]
• The Original Book Works Ltd Faux / Fake Books [Cirencester, UK]
• Weld-Fab Stage Engineering Ltd Revolves, Scissor Lifts, Scenic Engineering [UK]

Manufacturers

• Clear-Com Headsets [USA]
• Eartec Wireless Headsets [USA]

Materials

• Frankly Materials Silicones, Resins, Foams for creative uses [UK]
• Gerriets Hologauze Projection Material
• The Wood Database All types of wood

Practitioners

• Josef Svoboda

Projection

• BMD Broadway Media Distribution Scenic Projection media [CA, USA]

Publications

• The Scenographer

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

• 3D Warehouse Sketchup 3D models
• Golden Paints - Virtual Paint Mixer Select colours & mix away
• Library of Congress Digital Collections Incredible Collection of Resources
• Making White card models
• Offscreen Magazine Production Design for TV, Film & Theatre
• Scenic Painters Resources

Research

• Colour Temperature
• Prague Quadrienniel of Performance Design and Space

Scenic Automation

• See Automation (Scenic) page

Soft Goods

• Acre Jean Drapes [UK]
• Cover-It-Up Stage drapes [UK]
• J&C Joel Scenic Fabrics [UK]

Shows

• Sustainable Design - Julies Bicycle Live Design

Software

• AutoCAD Viewer
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk Fusion 360 CAD Free for students & startups
• Bluebeam Markup, annotate and share drawings [USA]
• CAD 4 Theatre CAD training [UK]
• Capture Lighting Visualisation Software [Sweden]
• Modelbox CAD drawings of UK venues [London, UK]
• Photopea Free Image Editing
• TurboCAD range 2D and 3D CAD
• Vectorworks
• Vivien - Cast Lighting Event Design & Planning Software
• WYSIWYG Lighting visualisation
• Zacview Visualisation for theatres [Germany]

Suppliers

• BJ Hardware Scenic and Ironmongery [London, UK]
• Faberexposize Large Digital Printing [UK]
• Flints Theatrical Chandlers Tools and Supplies [London, UK]
• Frameset Modular Scenic Backdrops & Projection Surfaces [UK]
• H&H Specialities Drapes, Curtain Tracks [CA. USA]
• Rose Brand Stage Curtains, Fabrics, Backdrops, Production Hardware [CA & NJ, USA & Canada]
• Sico Inc. Folding stages and tables [UK]
• SLX Lighting, Sound, Scenic Hire and Events [UK]
• StageDex (by Prolyte) Staging System
• Stagelam Flooring for stages
• Theatre House Fabrics for Theatre [KY, USA]
• Triple E Curtain tracks and entertainment engineering solutions [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]
• LPA Live Performance Australia
• USITT United States Institute for Theatre Technology [USA]

Video Resources

• Backstage at the Royal Opera House - The Opera Machine Full access to 21 cameras backstage for Act III of the Ring Cycle