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Playing with matches

We may have mentioned it before, but our props team really are wizards. There’s not a lot they can’t do. So when the Elling script called for a house made out of matches, our Props Maker Colin didn’t even break a sweat – he just got out the matches and glue and set to work.

As you can see, Elling rather admires the finished product – and so do we!

Hayden Spencer and Darren Gilshenan in Elling

Elling is now playing at Southbank Theatre, the Sumner.

Published on 13 November 2012