A new website has been launched that should prove very useful for all amateur performing societies. The website helps companies find sets, costumes, props, libs, scores and all the other bits and pieces needed for a show. It will store details of equipment, both for hire from commercial companies, and for sale or hire from amateur groups that may have bits and pieces left over from past shows. All the items are catalogued by show name and equipment type (set, costume, prop, score, lib etc) to make searching easy. Browsing and searching the site is free and easy for all amateur societies.

Amateur (not for profit) groups can post adverts free of charge for their surplus equipment. This can be done directly from the website. The website is still in its early stages, but the more people who use it - and add their unwanted equipment on - the better it will become. Visit www.theatretrade.co.uk  to find out more.