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WE HAVE CHANGED OUR E MAIL ADDRESS TO CONTACTUS@DAVIDFITCHSERVICES.COM

PLEASE AMEND YOUR RECORDS. FSB EMAIL ADRRESS IS NOW FINISHED!!!!

WE OFTEN FIND THAT OUR CUSTOMERS ONLY SEE US FOR ONE THING, EITHER AS A HIRE COMPANY OR AS A SALES COMPANY, SO THIS IS WHAT WE DO..........

HIRE, SALES AND INSTALLATION OF STAGE LIGHTING, SOUND, CURTAINS, PROPS, TALKBACK, RIGGING OF OUR LIGHTING AND SOUND ETC FOR SHOWS, PAT TESTING AND REFURBISHMENT OF EQUIPMENT. SPECIAL EFFECTS, OPERATION FOR SHOWS AND OF COURSE... MIRROR BALLS! UP TO 54" DIAMETER(1.4M).....THATS 80,000 MIRRORS. IT IS OUR BIG ONES ON STRICTLY COME DANCING, CHILDREN IN NEED, FRATELLIS TOUR AND MANY MORE. WE OWN 8 LARGE MIRROR BALLS! SO IF YOU SEE ONE ON TELEVISION IT IS PROBALY OURS! WE HAVE OVER 40 SMALLER ONES, BUT BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISSAPPOINTMENT!

NEW AND NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS....... WE NOW HAVE 2 NO 32" HALF MIRROR BALLS, FLOOR MOUNTED, SIMPLY ROLL THE BOX TO POSITION, LOCK THE BRAKES, POP THE LID OFF PLUG IT IN AND SHINE LIGHT AT IT.....HEY PRESTO!

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE SEE THE MIRROR BALLS PAGE FOR DETAILS.

THIS YEAR RICHARD MARTIN LIGHTING CELBRATE 25 YEARS! THEY SUPPLY MANY OF THE MOVING LIGHTS AS SEEN ON SO MANY TELEVISION PROGRAMS, WE WERE PLEASED TO SUPPORT THEM AT THEIR OPEN DAYS AND SHOW SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HIRE TO COMPLIMENT THEIR WORK. SUPPRISINGLY (NOT) THESE INCLUDED A MIRROR BALL OR TWO!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE MEASURE THE GET IN DOORS AND ROUTE AND NO! THE 54" MIRROR BALL DOES NOT FIT IN A FORD KA!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toad‘s car

 

Toad of toad hall or wind in the willows,

you will need the car!

Well…………

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE CAR IS 2.5M LONG X 1.7M WIDE. IT HAS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, STEERING AS WELL LIGHTS. CURRENTLY IN BRITISH RACING GREEN, TO FIT IN WITH THE CURRENT PRODUCTION OF

“THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS” THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE MAGNIFICENT MR TOAD, PRESENTED BY

THE MISKIN THEATRE AT NORTHWEST KENT COLLEGE . THE SHOW RUNS UNTIL THE 9TH OF JANUARY 2010, ………AND I CAN THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND SEEING THE SHOW! BOX OFFICE 01322 629422

 

THE CAR WILL NEED SOME MODIFICATIONS FROM ITS TIME MACHINE DISGUISE TO A MORE TRADITIONAL VERSION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM FEBRUARY 2010,

CALL DAVID FOR MORE DETAILS.

 

 

THE NEW BROCHURES AND PRICE LISTS ARE NOW PUBLISHED. THEY ARE AVAILABLE AS PDF DOWNLOADS FROM THIS SITE, ON CD ROM OR AS PAPER COPY, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL ENQUIREY AND WE WILL SEND A COPY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! PLEASE IGNORE OLDER VERSIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE!

NEW PROPS........

 

 

WE NOW HAVE A NUMBER OF SODA SYPHONS FOR HIRE SOME OF WHICH ARE PRACTICAL I.E. THEY WORK, AS I FOUND OUT WHEN I WAS AMBUSHED!

 

 

 

 

 

 

'ALLO, 'ALLO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFTER CRIES OF " HE'S LOST THE PLOT" , HE HASEN'T YOU KNOW, BUT, 'ALLO,' ALLO IS VERY FUNNY

AND YES ,YOU DO GET TO SEE THE PAINTING OF THE FALLEN MADONNA WITH THE BIG BOOBIES, BY VAN KLUMPH!

 

 

FOR PYGMALLION OR MY FAIR LADY OR ANYTHING ELSE. THERES LOTS MORE ON THE PROPS AND HANDHELDS PAGE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW! LED PARCANS. GREAT FOR LIGHTING BANDS, BUILDINGS, SET AND INAMINATE OBJECTS.....

 

 

 

 

 

THE "ALL IN ONE" CHURCH WINDOW GOBO

 

 

 

 

REQUIRES A SOURCE FOUR ZOOM AND THE GOBOS. THE GLASS ONE GOES TO THE BACK, THEN SHARP FOCUS ON THE METAL GOBO AND THE COLOUR WILL BLEND. IT INSTANTLY SETS THE ACTION IN A CHURCH!

 

CHRISTCHURCH ERITH ALONG WITH THE GREENWICH AND BEXLEY COTTAGE HOSPICE WERE HOLDING A CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL IN CHRISTCHURCH ERITH. WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP RUN THE POWER SUPPLY FOR 70 TREES.

2009 AND IT WAS 80!

 

 

 

 

 

PROPS

WE HAVE RECENTLY MADE AND SUPPLIED PROPS FOR THE PLAY "DEATHTRAP" SET IN THE LATE 1970S IT IS ABOUT A PLAYWRIGHT WHO USES THE PROPS FROM HIS PLAYS TO KILL PEOPLE OFF. STAGED BY WADHURST AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY WE SUPPLIED THE FOLLOWING PROPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS YOU CAN SEE "DEATHTRAP" IS NOT A LAUGH A MINUTE PLAY AND VERY DRAMATIC WITH THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF MY NECK STANDING UP, WHILST WATCHING THE REHEARSAL.

ADAM LEWIS-PLANT, AS THE VICTIM AND RICHARD BRUCE ATTACKING. TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS AND WHY........PLEASE STAGE THE PLAY!..... AND YOU KNOW WHERE TO GET THE PROPS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE GARROTTE WAS DEVELOPED WITH ROPE ASSEMBLIES LTD AND IT MADE FOR AN "INTERESTING" TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AT PLASA! "I WANT A GARROTTE"..........

PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS ADULTS ONLY ON THIS SET OF PROPS.....AND AS THE AMERICANS WOULD SAY.....NO ACTORS WERE HURT BY THE USE OF THESE PROPS....... AFTER ALL, IT IS ONLY ACTING!

 

 

FAKE FOOD...........

EPSOM AND EWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL HELD A MEDIEAVIL EVENT IN OCTOBER 2008. MAKING SURE THEY DID NOT WASTE ANY FOOD, OR TAXPAYERS MONEY, THEY HIRED OUR PROPS AND VERY KINDLY SENT THIS PICTURE. WE ARE NOT ENTIRLEY SURE THAT THE TUDORS HAD PLASTIC LUNCH BOXES.... BUT HEY, IT IS ONLY AS PLASTIC AS THE FOOD!

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY FOODS FOR RETAIL OUTLETS, HOW ABOUT THESE.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE ASK FOR OUR CD ROM OR PICTURE BROCHURE OR THERE IS A LINK TO THE PDF ON THE WEBSITE

 

 

INSTALLATION OF BULLERS WOOD DANCE STUDIO, NOW COMPLETED AFTER 26 YEARS OF PLANNING!

 

 

 

 

 

WE NOW HAVE CAROL SINGERS LANTERNS FOR HIRE SAME CANDLE UNIT AS THE OTHER FITTINGS BUT THESE COME WITH POLES. NB CAROL SINGERS NOT INCLUDED, I HEARD THIS LOT "SING"! SEE TYPE 16 IN PROPS AND HANDHELDS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRAFLEX SPEED CAMERA 1940'S PRESS CAMERA. THIS IS A SERIOUS CAMERA AND WOULD SUIT ANY 1940'S /1950'S/1960'S HOLLYWOOD "EPIC" AND IT FLASHES!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR PROPS, SUCH AS OLD MOBILE PHONES ? WHY NOT HAVE A LOOK AT OUR HAND HELD PROPS BOCHURE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW "BRICKS" AND LAND LINE PHONES FROM THE 1930'S THROUGH TO THE PRESENT DAY.

 

 

 

 

EARLY TECHNOLOGY

 

 

 

 

 

THE CAR DEALER? YUPPY? STOCKBROKER?

OR A YOUNG DEL BOY? THE LATTER IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR MY NEPHEW!

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETLY DIFFERENT......

 

 

 

CAMPER THAN A ROW OF TENTS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILL, WILL HE EVER LIVE IT DOWN?????????

SEE PROPS AND HANDHELDS TYPE 281

ARKWRIGHT'S

IMPROVED STORAGE ALLOWS US TO SEE ALL OF THE FAKE FOOD PROPS IN ONE AREA.

NOW KNOWN AS ARKWRIGHT'S, WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF FAKE FOOD ON DISPLAY, PLEASE SEE PROPS PAGES FOR A FULL AND UP TO DATE LIST. WE HAVE OVER 500 PROPS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEED A MEDEAVIL FLAMES CHANDELIER? HAVE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO CLIP IN "PRODUCT VIDEO CLIPS"

 

 

 

 

We have a LARGE range of telephones available for hire covering quite a wide era and geographical location. Also a similar range of cameras covering from 1916-to the 1980's. These too are in the same place. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A PDF COPY FROM THE PAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also have aircones which would easily mark the entrance to an event. They simply plug in and inflate with some lamps in the base it will give a gentle glow up the 6metres of the cone! Deflation takes about 30 seconds as well so it is a quick and simple effect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ETC who make Source Four, have now produced a 70 and 90 degree version for big images at short throws. More information to follow soon!

Also new from Zero88 is the Juggler desk which is a 12/24 channel DMX desk with manual cross fade with chases available for the more adventurous user. This replaces the level 24 which was a bit limited in its features.

Don't forget to have a look at the props and handhelds as there are many, many bits which you may find useful.

David