The most obvious results of a theatre designer’s work are the theatre sets. Often the set designer is also responsible for designing a production’s costumes, and some of these are certainly very striking. However, an area that often gets overlooked by audience and critics alike is hand props. That is, as the name suggests, portable props.
We at Keeley Hire have a wide range of these props included in the over half a million items we have in stock. As any fashionable lady will tell you, accessories make an outfit. Perhaps the most important of these is a bag or purse, and it goes without saying that we have a large selection of these. Included in our selection are many leather items in all shapes and sizes.
When people think of portable props, they tend to think of smaller items, but some portable items are anything but small. A good example of this is bicycles. Again we have a large selection of these, including gents’, ladies’ and children’s. They cover a wide variety of dates and locations.
Other items we have include coins, china and cutlery. We also carry a variety of tools for all trades and professions.
Different historical periods will have different props as commonplace. For example, oil burning lamps may not be popular today but if you’re going back to the nineteenth century and beyond they are an essential.
Whatever the prop, we at Keeley Hire probably have it. Our website only shows a fraction of our props.
