People in colorful costumes performing on stage with a large elephant puppet.
The set depicts a cozy living room with a fireplace, a white bookshelf with books and decorative items, a small table with a chair, and framed artwork on the walls. For Mary Poppins.
The image shows a stage with a backdrop that looks like a painted set of traditional half-timbered houses with steep roofs and detailed woodwork, resembling a European village.

Set Design & Scenic Art

We collaborate with directors, production teams and venues to design, create, paint and install distinctive scenic environments within collaboratively built sets.

Each project is guided by a commitment to artistic integrity, visual clarity and practical realisation, ensuring every element supports the story being told on stage.

Our design plans, scenic painting and installation services work seamlessly alongside your chosen builders or in-house teams, combining creativity with craftsmanship. From creative innovative hand-painted textures to sculpted surfaces and immersive backdrops, every detail is carefully considered and executed with precision.

Through this process, we create and transform ideas into tangible, evocative settings that capture the imagination and elevate the theatrical experience.

Projections and Moving Images

Projection is a powerful way to enhance your set builds, or create environments without the need for large physical set builds.

We create custom moving images, animations and projected visuals that transform a simple set into an immersive storytelling space. Whether you’re looking to extend a physical backdrop, set the mood with atmospheric textures or deliver high-impact visual moments, we tailor every element to your production’s creative vision.

A stage with a colorful backdrop of a fantasy garden featuring a large tree with multicolored leaves, mushrooms, and a waterfall illuminated by stage lights. To the right, there are large decorative props including a stylized tree and colorful letters

Some of Our Set Designs

From cosy, nostalgic settings to vibrant, high-octane rock’n’roll stages, we bring every world to life through inspired design and scenic artistry. Some of our recent work includes:

  • Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

    Vibrant, colourful set design and painting, blending traditionally constructed sets with modern scene projection

  • Children and adults performing a circus or stage show involving acrobatics, juggling, and balancing acts with colorful costumes and props, on a decorated stage with a black curtain background. For the stage show Barnum

    Barnum

    High-impact, circus-inspired set design and scenic art brought this classic to life, including sturdy plinths to hold performers

  • Front view of a building with two floors, featuring six windows with curtains and a central double door painted dark blue.

    Mary Poppins

    Bespoke set design and hand-painted traditional interior and exterior sets, using a range of different textures that add interest and impact

Children on a stage with a backdrop of dark blue curtains, a small yellow and black matching cabinet, and a wooden chair with a floral cushion. For Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Book Your Set Design Consultation

Book your obligation-free set design and scenic art consultation with Laneway Theatrical Services today.

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