01 - What We Do

Eight capabilities. One TSA.

Stage drape and track installation, fitted Australia wide by TSA

Drape installation · Soft goods & track

Drapes hung. Track running. Venue ready.

You have the venue, we have the drapes and track - together we build the solution and fit it on-site. House curtains, masking, cycloramas, manual or motorised track - flame retarded to AS 1530 standards, handed over around your dark weeks.

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Or call 1300 439 872

Trusted on stages and in venues around Australia
Alder Construction Anglican Church Grammar School Annie Apollo Property Group Arts Queensland Back to the Future Beetlejuice Brisbane Powerhouse Brisbane Showgrounds Built Cairns Convention Centre Canberra Theatre Centre Capricorn Rigging Crossroads Live Crown Resorts Disney Diversified Edith Cowan University Encore Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Griffith University Hamilton HOTA Home of the Arts Ipswich Civic Centre Lendlease The Lion King Livingstone Christian College Logan City Council Mackay Regional Council Melbourne Olympic Park Michael Cassel Group Microhire MJ The Musical Moulin Rouge Mueller College Multiplex National Gallery of Victoria Queensland University of Technology Res-X Universal Studios University of Adelaide University of Melbourne WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries Wicked Wollongong City Council
Spec it right, once

Spec the drape
before we hang it.

A clean install starts with a clean spec. Answer five quick questions and the Drape Selector matches the fabric, fullness and opening style to your stage, then turns it into a PDF you can send straight through with your install dates.

The Drape Selector running on a laptop and a phone
Drape Selector
01What is the job?
House curtain
Masking legs
Cyclorama
02Which fabric?
VelvetIFR
Wool sergeIFR
Turo moltonNDFR
03How full should it hang?
Flat
75%
100%
04How does it open?
Traveller
Guillotine
Tableau
05What size?
FabricWool serge
FR classIFR
Size12.0 x 7.0 m
SpecReady →
Step 1 of 5 · The job
The install, handled

A drape is only
as good as the install.

We work with you to get every part right - sightlines that read clean from every seat, the track that best suits the room, fullness that sits correct, and an install that's perfect on the night. The fit-out is where a soft-goods job is won, and that is where we put our attention.

So we handle it on-site, end to end. We install the track and the drapes we have manufactured, or we work with your existing stage drapes - fitting and tensioning manual or motorised track, commissioning the run, and handing over the AS 1530 certification. One accountable crew, working around your dark weeks. For bigger structural and rigging fit-outs, we bring in venue engineering.

  1. Step 01

    Survey & measure

    We get on-site, measure the room and the structure, and check sightlines, fixings and access before anything is ordered.

  2. Step 02

    Design & document

    Drapes, track, fixings and load paths drawn up and specified, documented for your approval.

  3. Step 03

    Manufacture & prep

    Drapes made in our workshop, track cut and bench-tested, every part labelled and pre-assembled for a fast bump-in.

  4. Step 04

    Install & commission

    Our crew hangs and tensions the soft goods, fits and runs the track, and commissions the full cycle on-site.

  5. Step 05

    Handover & certs

    The AS 1530 certification pack, plus a maintenance path so it stays compliant.

What we install

One install,
every system.

Drapes, track and the soft scenery in between. Four families cover most installs - here is what each one is, and how it goes in.

Every drape we install is flame retarded to AS 1530 standards with certification supplied, and where the fabric is inherently flame retardant (IFR), like our wool serge, the rating is woven in and never lapses. Track and fixings go in to the manufacturer and engineering spec. We install the soft goods we manufacture, or curtains supplied elsewhere.

House curtains & FOH

Hung, dressed and tracked.

Grands, valances, swags and reveals installed to your fly bar or wall, dressed for an even hang and run on manual or motorised track. We set the trim, balance the fullness and commission the open-and-close before we leave.

Velvet / wool serge·Manual or motorised track·Set, dressed, commissioned

Stage masking · IFR

Legs, borders and tabs that vanish.

Wool serge masking sets fitted to the grid - legs, borders, tabs, travellers and smothers, hung on track or ties and trimmed so they soak up stray light and read as a true black from the seats. Inherently flame retardant, so the rating never lapses.

Wool serge·IFR·Fitted to the grid

Track systems · manual or motorised

Straight, curved, walkalong, motorised.

Curtain track supplied and installed for any run - straight, curved or walkalong - in manual hand-draw or motorised drive. We fix to structure, set the master carriers and end stops, and upgrade tired manual track to motorised where you want the curtain on a cue.

Manual or motorised·Straight / curved / walkalong·Upgrades welcome

Cycs & backdrops

A clean upstage wall.

Cycloramas, sharkstooth scrims and printed drops rigged flat and tensioned across the back of the stage for an even lighting and projection surface. Hung to the bar or a frame, worked at height from access gear, and pulled taut and square.

Poly-cyc / sharkstooth / printed·Tensioned to size

Not sure which system your venue needs? Tell us the room and we will scope the install, or browse the full soft-goods range. Workshop-side detail on how the soft goods themselves are made and finished for install sits on the Reveal Productions installations page.

Take the detail with you

Three PDFs, sent to your inbox.

FAQ

Questions
about installs.

If your question isn't here, send the venue and your dates - someone who has done the install will come straight back.

Call 1300 439 872
Stage drapes and the track they run on: house curtains, stage masking (legs, borders and tabs), cycloramas, scrims and printed backdrops, plus manual and motorised curtain track. We install soft goods we manufacture and curtains you already own, and we upgrade manual track to motorised. Larger structural and rigging fit-outs run through venue engineering.
Yes. We survey the space, document the design and fixings, manufacture or supply the drapes and track, install on-site, and hand over the certification. One accountable team from brief to handover. For the make side, see custom fabrication.
A single curtain or track run usually goes in within a day. A full stage masking set or a new house-curtain system runs one to a few days. Larger venue fit-outs are staged over a week or more. We confirm timing against your dark weeks when we scope the job.
Yes. Drapes are flame retarded to AS 1530 standards with certification supplied for your insurer and venue audit, and track and fixings are installed to the manufacturer and engineering spec. You get a documentation pack on handover.
Yes. Most installs happen in the gaps between shows. Our crews work after hours, across dark weeks and through school holidays, so the install lands without losing you a performance.
Drape & track installation

Tell us the venue.
We'll get it installed.

Survey, design, install and handover. One conversation, one accountable crew, working around your dark weeks - with the AS 1530 certification supplied on handover.

See our installs
Or call 1300 439 872 sales@theatresafe.com.au