• Commercial and Corporate Entertainment
• Event Management and Staging
• Technical Consultation
• Conference Technical Co-ordination
• Lighting, Sound, Stages, Scenery & Decor
• Choreography and Staging
• Extravagant Costume Hire & Manufacture

ABOUT US

STAGEWORKS was formed as a company of scenery builders and suppliers of stages and stage equipment. However the company has gone on to produce whole shows or supply other aspects of shows for a number of well-known clients.

Gerry Dunn and David Handley, both of whom have been involved in the entertainment world for over 15 years, became partners in 1997.

Gerry came to South Africa in 1979 after completing his training as a carpenter in his home country of Scotland. 
He gained valuable experience as a Stage Manager and Stage Carpenter for Sun International at the Wild Coast Sun from 1985 until 1993 with Las Vegas shows “SPELLBOUND” and “LEGENDS IN CONCERT” as well as Extravaganzas “MOVIN” and “SHOWSTOPPER”. 
Gerry also worked on many local productions such as Geoffrey Southerland’s “AINT MISBEHAVIN” and numerous Carlo Spetto and Peter Torien Productions. 
He moved to Gallagher Estate in Johannesburg for four years, working with almost every Technical Production Company in town.

David came to South Africa in 1983 from an engineering background in England and joined the Sun City Extravaganza Theatre in 1984. 
He spent 10 years within the Sun International group as Stage Manager at Sun City, Technical Manager at the Wild Coast and Production Manager at Entertainment Head Office working with some world renowned designers and directors.
The highlights of his career were working with The Rolling Stones and Pavarotti when they came to South Africa and as Production Manager on three Miss World Pageants and four Sun City Extravaganzas. 
David decided to go it alone in 1995.

The two formed STAGEWORKS in 1997 when they realised there was a market for there own personal talents in the Gauteng area.

• STAGEWORKS has supplied stages for the biggest and smallest of events including Madiba’s Official 80th Birthday Party at Gallagher Estate and The Miss Soweto Pageant at Standard Bank Arena.
• STAGEWORKS has built scenery for the Sun City Extravaganza – “Baletsatsi”, the Vodacom Christmas Show – “Imagine” as well as numerous corporate clients, some of which are listed below:
• STAGEWORKS, as well as building scenery to its client’s special requirements, hires stages both indoor and outdoor, 
• STAGEWORKS has the technical expertise to help design shows starting at their conception.
• STAGEWORKS has a substantial stock of scenery to make up AV screen surrounds and business sets of all shapes and sizes.
• STAGEWORKS has available, for hire, revolving stages and platforms.
• STAGEWORKS has had a great deal of experience in building special effects and mechanical scenery as well as big stage illusions.
• STAGEWORKS has a large stock of portable dance floors, curtains and scenery as well as props and costumes. 
• STAGEWORKS is a member of The Technical Production Services Association of Southern Africa.

STAGEWORKS is proud to have been associated with the following companies:

• 3 COM for AV Unlimited
• AMC
• AV UNLIMITED
• AVSTAGE
• CAESARS CASINO
• CISCO SYSTEMS
• COMPAQ for The Show Group
• EMERALD CITY CASINO
• ERICSSON for Protouch
• GALLAGHER ESTATE
• GRACELAND CASINO
• HOLLARD INSURANCE
• IBM for Avstage
• INVESTEC for The Show Group
• J ROTHSCHILD ASSURANCE – UKLAND ROVER for Omage
• LEGAL AND GENERAL UK
• LIBERTY LIFE for The Show Group
• MADIBA’S 80th BIRTHDAY for Production Projects
• MULTI RAND FORUM for The Show Group
• NEDCOR for The Show Group
• NOVARTIS
• PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS for Avstage
• PROTOUCH
• PSL
• RAND MERCHANT BANK for Events
• SIEMENS for Protouch
• SONY UK for Sun City
• SOUND STYLISTS
• SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS for Production Projects
• SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES
• SPAR
• SUN CITY
• THE CULLINAN HOTEL
• THE GEARHOUSE
• THE GRACE OF ROSEBANK
• THE SHOW GROUP
• THE STATE THEATRE
• THOMAS COOK UK
• UNION TRANSPORT for PSL
• VODACOM for Showtime Concerts
• WILD COAST SUN

And many more . . .

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