Stage-in-a-Box is a unique scale-model stage and performance area set.

Designed for use by students of drama and theatre in schools, colleges and drama schools and invaluable for stage schools, drama groups and anyone else with an interest in stage design.

Drama students of any age are often frustrated by the problems they have when devising stage sets as part of their studies. It can be very hard for students to put forward their ideas by drawing sets in two dimensions. Handmade models and sets are time consuming to make and even more difficult to modify in the light of constructive criticism, or when putting the design into use calls for changes. Stage-in-a-Box solves these problems. Stage-in-a-Box is versatile, so several ideas can be tried out quickly; adaptable, to represent different types of performance areas; easy to use and very sturdy. As far as we know, there is no other product quite like Stage-in-a-Box.

Our product is a robust metal box which transforms into a stage area. It contains scale model rostra blocks, ramps, steps, cylinders, 'flats', a lighting gantry with working lights, and posable 'actors'. All the 68 components are magnetic so that they can be readily and securely fixed into place.

For students of Drama, Theatre and the Performing Arts it makes redundant the time consuming business of having to draw or model imagined stage designs for set text plays or devised work. Time can be used to better advantage refining ideas and experimenting with other possibilities.

It allows students/designers/directors to experiment quickly with a variety of stage set possibilities in 3D.

It can be used to assist in rehearsals: directors and performers can demonstrate potential moves using the posable actors.

Stage-in-a-Box promotes flexible thinking: issues concerning depth and perspective, the use of different levels and the audiences viewpoint are all more easily and effectively explored using a 3D model.