Belgrade Production Services which manufactures all the sets for Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre is building the set for the UK tour of Dirty Dancing.
From its workshops in Red Lane, Coventry, the company makes and installs sets for theatres around the country including the National Theatre, Stafford Gatehouse and Newbury’s Watermill Theatre. The team also builds sets for film, television and other events.
The BPS workshop also houses a fully equipped wardrobe department and a scenic art department.
The Dirty Dancing set will tour the UK and Ireland, opening in Blackpool for a four-week season. It will then go to cities including Coventry, Dublin, Manchester, Edinburgh and Bradford from July until November 2021.
Karl Sydow, producer of the tour, said, “after the experience I had with BPS working on Sting’s The Last Ship, I’m delighted that the new Dirty Dancing set is being built by the excellent team at Belgrade Production Services. We’re all looking forward to being at the Belgrade later this year as part of the tour.”
Belgrade Production Services general manager Richard Hope Jones commented, “it’s so exciting for the BPS team to be filling the workshop with a large set build again after such a long period. We’re delighted to have a full complement of staff bringing life back into the building, and we couldn’t be happier to be working on the set for the UK tour of Dirty Dancing.”