One of the main venues in need of stages, in our experience, are schools, both primary and secondary. Our stage systems are separated into different styles based on their major features, but many schools who get in touch with us aren’t sure of the difference. While we’re always happy to hear from you, we thought …
So, you have your play ready, and the performers are prepared. The stage is set, literally, and your tickets are sold out. But where are the audience going to sit? You’re not expecting them to stand for the whole performance, surely. So, there’s one more thing to plan: an audience seating arrangement for your play. …
Along with our options for stages, Mainstage also offer a range of seating options, including platforms for tiered seating. But what is tiered seating, when should you use it, and what are the advantages? What is it? A tiered seating system is one in which each row is set at incremental heights, so the seats …
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Traditionally produced around Christmas time, school plays can actually be put on at any time, and producing one around July is a wonderful end to the school year. It gives you the perfect platform to introduce children to music and drama in a positive way, and have lots of fun in the process. Plays are …
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With the weather getting brighter and the sun staying in the sky for longer festival season is most definitely upon us. Here at Mainstage we have an extensive range of stages that can take care of all your festival needs. If you are looking to house lighting rigs, sound systems, bass bins and even concert …
Our Debut range is great for re-usable, incredibly customisable stages, especially for smaller groups. The small, lightweight design, measuring at 750mm per piece, makes them easy to transport and arrange, even for a single person! They also stack incredibly well, so you can take apart a large stage and store it almost anywhere with a …
Mainstage’s new altar rail stage systems make modifying stages for churches quick and easy. Suitable for use with our Cameo stage systems, these altar rails can quickly slot in and be locked in place in seconds, providing your stage with a suitable front barrier. When you’re done, it’s just as fast to unlock the system …
Having cables trailing across your stage often looks untidy and, even worse, can be a dangerous trip hazard. Preventing the problem is not easy, having to sacrifice performance and placement for safety. This is why Mainstage have introduced a new product to our range: cable grommets that can be fit to any of our stages. …
When the third oldest school in the country needed a solution to a complex theatrical problem they called on experts Mainstage. St Peter’s School, York, a co-educational boarding school founded in 627AD, wanted to develop a former church hall in the school grounds – converted some years earlier for use as the school’s drama studio …
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The launch of the new extra heavy duty platform, Topdeck Premier, at ABTT was an unprecedented success. Demountable stage orders were taken on the stand for the first time in the 17 years we have been exhibiting. This year’s show at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane in the East End was a complete …