Archives for Prop Production

UNITED CARPETS – CONFERENCES WITH CLASS

United Carpets hold annual conferences for managers of their many British branches, and they love to do them in style in sunny southern Spain. Area 51 have been their partners of choice for these events for several years.For our seventh year with the carpet giants, we were asked to transform the Guadalmina Spa and Golf Resort Hotel 
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Categories: Conference & Awards, Event Decor & Theming, Event Management & Design, Exhibitions, Prop Production, Set Design and Installations and Themed Events & Parties.

ALICE IN WONDERLAND AT RICOH

Coventry became a town called Alice at Christmas as Area 51 unveiled its new stunning circus show at the Ricoh Arena where thousands of revellers plunged down the rabbit hole into a magical world of fantasy. The brand-new Alice In Wonderland circus proved a staggering success for the Area 51 team as it was born under the lights.
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Categories: Circus & Show Creation, Entertainment & Shows, Event Decor & Theming, Prop Production, Set Design and Installations and Themed Events & Parties.

GATSBY A GREAT SUCCESS!

University students were taken back through time to the Roaring Twenties for a rip-roaring gala ball thanks to Area 51. A series of stunning props and scenery were created for the glittering annual occasion at Loughborough University in the heart of England and together with a troupe of 51 entertainers, the event was heralded an enormous success.
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Categories: Event Decor & Theming, Event Management & Design, Prop Production, Set Design and Installations and Themed Events & Parties.

HARRY POTTER

Initially created for a university students’ ball, the client wanted guests to walk through a smokey corridor to the Great Hall at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It should come complete with dozens of ethereal flying candles, stone walls, giant fireplaces and ghostly apparitions. Here the Sorting Hat will guide you and your guests into your chosen Hogwarts houses, whether Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw.
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Categories: Event Decor & Theming, Event Management & Design, Prop Production, Set Design and Installations and Themed Events & Parties.

LADY GAGA AT THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE

Lady Gaga demands originality and quality. One of Area 51's most high-profile creations is her surreal spider piano, which amazed guests at the Royal Variety Performance – as well as TV viewers worldwide. The American pop star wanted to descend to her key-board from theatre’s fly-tower on a suspended piano stool, wearing a red PVC outfit featuring a floor-length cloak together with an Elizabethan styled collar.
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Categories: Portfolio, Prop Production and TV, Film & Music Industry.