hand artwork on an inflatable panto dragon

Panto Time at ABC!

katebarlow Fun Inflatables, Theatre and Film Inflatables

Christmas time means Panto time – and time to commission ABC Inflatables to make a pantomime themed inflatable ……Oh no it doesn’t! Oh yes it does! We are well known for our inflatable Beanstalks which we have supplied over the years to some of the top Panto producers in the business. They have been inflated at some of the top …

4 printed balloons above stage for Mike & the Mechanics

Hot Air Balloons for Mike and the Mechanics!

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This month we made all the inflatable hot air balloons for the stage set for Mike and the Mechanics UK tour! How cool is that?! We have been producing inflatables for the music industry for many years, including some pretty amazing rock bands. Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Roger Waters. We made the inflatable stage sets for the last …

Inflatable beanstalk on theatre stage

ABC is preferred manufacturer of Inflatable Beanstalks!

abc_admin Fun Inflatables, Theatre and Film Inflatables

We have never made so many inflatable beanstalks! During October we made three for Jack and the Beanstalk pantomimes – one for Covent Garden, one for The Lyric in Hammersmith and one for a theatre in Newcastle on Tyne. As you can see the inflatable beanstalks are really big, varying in size from 20 feet high to nearly 40 wide! We …

two striped balloon inflatables

Inflatable Hot Air Balloon for Irish Eurovision Entry

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We felt honoured to make a giant inflatable hot air balloon for the Irish entry to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. The replica hot air balloon was the central theme in their set and really helped them make an impression. This year Eurovision was in Kiev in the Ukraine which posed some practical and logistical problems! Luckily, we often transport …

giant pink inflatable wall

Creative Custom Inflatables – a Giant Wall and an Ice Mountain!

katebarlow Theatre and Film Inflatables

September was a busy month here at ABC Inflatables. Busy and BIG, with two huge custom inflatables for different clients. Both inflatables were incredibly imaginative and, because of their size, both demanded a lot of workshop space to build them. It was an enjoyable challenge for us to use some ABC creative magic to bring each customers’ vision to life. …

inflatable tank tethered at corners

Inflatable Tanks for Dad’s Army Movie

katebarlow Theatre and Film Inflatables

A film production company asked us if we could make some inflatable tanks. We said “No problem!” They asked if we could make them closely resemble tanks used in World War Two by the British Army. We said “Of course!” (We did point out though that the tanks couldn’t have square edges! Being inflatable, they would blow round at the …

led zeppelin blimp with album artwork

New Led Zeppelin Blimp

katebarlow Theatre and Film Inflatables

You may have seen in our recent posting the pictures of the Mothership Led Zeppelin blimp – the helium filled inflatable airship shape we made to promote the Led Zeppelin gig at London’s O2 Arena some years ago. Well we thought you would like to see a picture of the air filled airship we made this summer  (2014) to promote the …