For many people, a night out at the theatre is special experience where they expect to be wowed by the production, the actors and the ever-amazing theatre sets. Over the years, there have been many many spectacular film sets which have catapulted productions into the stratosphere.
When staging a theatre production, it is therefore of the utmost importance that your theatre sets are well designed and true to the time period in which the play is set. This helps to get the audience into the right mindset; allowing them to suspend their belief and be totally captivated throughout the show. A shoddily designed set will automatically turn the audience off and leave them with low expectations of the show, thus giving the actors a much harder time on stage.
There are a few different types of theatre sets which are commonly used in productions. These are flat sets, box sets and round sets. All have various pitfalls and benefits to be weighed up before use but all are very effective in a theatre setting.
Today more than ever, production companies are opting to hire theatre sets rather than buy them. The main reasons for this are cost and storage. It can often be a much more affordable option to hire your set from a reputable company such as ours at Keeley Hire than to buy. Storing theatre sets is also expensive because of their size. If you hire your set, you do not need to worry about safe storage as everything is taken care of for you.