The Props
Pallet Knife for the Piano Tuner
Item – Pallet Knife
Source – Wilkinsons
Price – £3.00
A pallet knife is an ideal prop for the Piano Tuner as it is a cheap long metal looking implement. A Piano Tuners tools will cost more than our budget could take so I found it more effective to source items that could be visually accepted as piano tuning tools.
Knife Sharpener -Piano Tuning Implement
Item – Knife Sharpener
Source Wilkinsons
Cost – £3.00
Like the pallet knife, the knife sharpener is an ideal prop for the Piano Tuner. Again saving on cost it is another cheap prop that can be visually accepted as tuning equipment.
Tent Pegs – Piano Tuning Implement
Item – Tent Pegs
Source – Wilkinsons
Cost – £2.00
The final props for the Piano Tuner to use are the tent pegs. As the are long and thin they portray a use for tuning a piano.
Fluffy Duster – The Housekeeper
Item – Fluffy Duster
Source – Hannah Smith
Cost – £0.00
The fluffy duster is ideal for the Housekeeper to use whilst cleaning the castle. As we are wanting to keep the Housekeeper a character that is adamant of keeping the fairytale world alive, having her carry a fluffy duster that is pink allows her to have a more innocent look.
Security Chains – The Chamber
Item – Security Chains
Source – The Tool Shop
Cost – £2.50 per meter
As The Count preserves his ex-wives in the chamber, using the security chains to tie them up gives an impression that there is no feeling behind The Count. The metal perceives that there may have been a struggle at some point with some ex wives and took the incentive to use metal chains as they can not escape.
Piano Music
Item – Piano Sheet Music
Source – Alex Urbanczyk
Cost – £0.00
Using piano music sheets to create a realistic piano room, and we will use individual sheets to create a mess within the Housekeepers character development scene.
Red Roses
Item – Red Roses
Source – Alex Urbanczyk
Cost – £0.00
Using the rose within our piece is essential through the dream sequence with the Countess, however a red rose is a huge symbol for fairytale’s, therefore having a rose in the scene will keep our show in the fairytale genre.
Metal Keys
Item – Metal Keys
Source – LPAC props cupboard
Cost – £0.00
Metal keys will be used for the Housekeeper in the final scene to use whilst overlooking the Countess. The metal keys give an impression of a huge door that will keep everything in the chamber and have no way out of it.
Retractable Knife
Item – Retractable Knife
Source – Party Planet
Cost – £1.50
As we are having a scene where two characters get stabbed, I found it essential that we used a retractable knife as this would give a better effect, especially as a character gets stabbed in the neck. If we were to use a plastic or rubber knife then this would create a problem of positioning the knife to ensure the audience do not see the knife after insertion.
Robert Bull