Ditchling Village Hall has arguably the best amateur stage in the area, being wide, deep and tall.
The playing area is over 6m (about 20′) square and accommodates 12′ high flats, and has ample wing depth, especially on stage left. It stands behind a proscenium arch and red-velvet main curtains and is about 80cm above the floor of the hall.
Here is a picture of the set for Cranford in 2025.
The border curtains above the stage separate four lighting bars.
There is also a fixed lighting bar over the audience at front of house.
If a box set is not required there is a very large backdrop, lit here by the working lights.
(Note the scale from the figure at bottom right!)
There are three pairs of angled grey leg curtains and both mid-stage and up-stage and travellers (here shown tied back).
Our Sets
When we do use a box set, the scenery flats, are usually pre-decorated and then erected as walls on on three sides, often with doors and sometimes a fireplace or other features. We have a wide selection of flats to reuse, and a combination of paint rollers and often clever stencilling transform them into a variety of locations in different time periods, which are then supplemented by set dressing such as furniture and other items.
You can find more information and photographs about Ditchling Village Hall here.