Building a barn in four Acts!

We’re back!

We are very happy to be building scenery once again for the outdoor summer season at The Watermill theatre. This is the set for As You Like It and will be followed, with a few adjustments to the set, by the Just So stories. The stage is situated in the idyllic riverside gardens of the ...

Work in progress on a barn extension.

As well as some welcome theatre scenery, this barn extension has been keeping us busy in the last couple of weeks. Its purpose is for our client to store his agricultural machinery under cover. The build is complicated by the ground level dropping by at least 500mm diagonally across and also floor plan being a ...

A New Cottage for Dame Trott for our Jack and the Beanstalk set 1

We have been working on some replacement flats for our Dame Trott cottage scene making them lighter and easier to handle than the original scenes which comprised two flown frenchman that were hugely large and heavy. In their place we have created a double sided trucked flat, a door flat that doubles as both inside ...

What’s in the Giant’s Larder?

We are preparing some props in preparation for a foyer display at Camberely Theatre in the summer to promote their forthcoming pantomime production of Jack and the Beanstalk for which they are hiring our Jack set 3 and various other props and gags including Balor the giant. The pieces were certainly showing their age, so ...

The Completed Garden Office

We are very proud of this timber building. It was designed to meet the client’s specific breif and budget. It is clad in larch, is fully insulated, has double glazed windows and doors and nestles neatly in the top corner of our client’s garden absorbing optimum light and taking full advantage of the amazing views. ...

Adding a little sparkle to our Cinderella set 1……

….we decided to brighten up our Cinderella portals with a touch of glitter. See the difference in these before and after photographs.

Garden Office in construction

We are currently installing a fully, insulated larch clad office into our client’s garden, replacing a shed that had been functioning as a temporary office. This has been a true collaboration between us and our clients to create a workspace that fitted their criteria and worked within their fixed budget, creating them an attractive building ...

The Shepherd hut is taking shape

The pre-built walls are finally being fitted to the base.

On the move!

Our shepherd hut has journeyed from the work shop to the back garden in preparation for its walls and roof to be attached! Musical accompaniment: Home by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.

We would like to let everyone know that DSH is still open for business.

During these unprecedented weeks of frightening news, emotional and financial hardship in which the country pulls together in it’s battle against the Covid-19 virus, we count our blessings that DSH is a small, family run business and as such we are able to continue manufacturing scenery and taking orders for pantomime set hire. Our workshop ...

A message of solidarity to all pantomime producers

Since the government announcement of emergency funding to The Arts, we at DSH would like to say to all producers and venues who were on the brink of writing off their pantomime season that we are here, we have scenery and we can work with you to help create your production. Whether you normally build your ...