Playing Shakespeare | Romeo + Juliet

Props

A selection of swords and daggers being used in the production

What props are used and where do they come from?

Any objects that are added to the stage are considered 'a prop'. It is the assistant stage manager's responsibility to figure out what props are needed in a production and then to find them. We asked MARTIN HOPE about:

- how he knows what props a show needs ;

- where the props come from;

- what happens to them at the end of the production

- how he got into making props.

How do you know what props are needed?

The first thing I do is read the script, and write down a list anything which either mentions a p

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Where do the props come from?

I get props from a variety of places.

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What happens to the props at the end of the production?

In the Globe, at the end of a show, the props go into the a store, which is really useful, becaus

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How did you get into prop management?

I used to do youth theatre and amateur dramatics (like a lot of other people, I think), and I jus

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Playing ShakespeareRomeo + Juliet

Props

A selection of swords and daggers being used in the production

How do you know what props are needed?

Where do the props come from?

What happens to the props at the end of the production?

How did you get into prop management?

Back to Text in Performance

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Playing ShakespeareRomeo + Juliet

Props

A selection of swords and daggers being used in the production

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How do you know what props are needed?

Where do the props come from?

What happens to the props at the end of the production?

How did you get into prop management?

Back to Text in Performance

Financial Times

Deutsche Bank

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