Keeley Hire has been in the props business since the 1830s, making it a leading company in the industry, with an enormous wealth of experience and one of the largest collections in the industry: in excess of 500, 000 items.
Essential for adding realism to productions – whether TV, film or stage – and for giving special events added authenticity and amusement, these items are an integral part of the experience of creating an alternative space or reality, and items from the warehouses of this company can be seen in huge productions such as Stardust, Harry Potter, A Knight’s Tale, Sweeney Todd, Braveheart, Sleepy Hollow, The Mummy, Gladiator, and Shakespeare in Love, not to mention television hits such as Lark Rise to Candleford, Cranford, Little Dorrit, and Bleak House.
Having appropriate stage, TV, or movie props is essential. Not only does it add an immersive realism to the show, selling the story, it stops your show from coming under scrutiny for the use of inappropriate items, which disrupt and discredit the illusion you are trying to create.
The company’s site is simple to use, sorted into categories to help you go directly to the props you wish to hire. If you do not know what category the item you want will fall into you can use the search function or browse by theme, with themes such as western, Christmas, oriental, pirates, Halloween, medieval, war, and others. Something as simple as the bags your characters carry or the prams they push their babies in can add authenticity and depth to a show, making this a vital consideration.
TV, stage and movie props are not simply items collected and amassed over time; they are often created specifically with theatricality in mind, particularly items such as weapons, making it important to approach a company which specialises in providing these items.