Core Business/Areas of Diversification

Theatre and Live Events

Production Carpentry

Production Management

General Management

Technical Services at Datum Hub – Just 90 minutes from the West End is Datum Hub offering the following services on our dedicated site in Surrey:

  • Workshop Services – Scenic refurbishments, repairs and adaptations.
  • Storage – Secure storage for sets, props and touring equipment.
  • Rentals – Practical touring essentials including flightcases, dollies, trolleys, tools and technical equipment.
  • CNC services – from late 2026

 

Key Personnel/Contacts

Directors:

JJ Smith

Technical & Operations Director

jj@datumproductions.co.uk

Sarah Arden

General Manager & Producer

sarah@datumproductions.co.uk

Oliver Ellerton

Production Manager

oliver@datumproductions.co.uk

 

Company Address

Units 1–4, Thatched House Barns,

Dunsfold Road, Loxhill,

Godalming

GU8 4EQ

 

Business Operating Zone

West End, UK and Worldwide

 

Company Profile

Datum specialises in production carpentry and project management for West End, touring and international theatre. The company supports productions through fit-ups, installs, running repairs and ongoing technical care.

Datum has grown into one of the UK’s most extensive agencies for production carpenters and has developed into a wider technical services provider. The team works across all stages of a production’s technical lifecycle.

A central part of the company is Datum Hub our dedicated site in Surrey, designed for theatre logistics. The Hub provides secure storage, full HGV access, exclusive units and an on-site workshop. The workshop handles scenic refurbishments, repairs and adaptions.

With storage, workshop facilities and carpentry expertise in one place, Datum offers a circular workflow: the same team who fit up and tour a show also maintain, repair and store it. This continuity supports consistent and high-quality standards of work.

Datum also supplies a range of rental equipment for touring and technical teams and can design and produce custom-build items using our in-house AutoCAD capabilities. From late 2026, Datum will expand this offer with CNC services for bespoke fabrication and detailed scenic work.

In addition, the team undertakes custom builds for live events, from bar installations to trade-show stands and other project-specific structures.

Across all areas, Datum’s focus is straightforward: practical, reliable technical support shaped around the projects we’re working on.

 

Current Projects

  • To Kill a Mockingbird (UK Tour and West End)
  • High School Musical (Troubadour Wembley Park)
  • Magic Mike Live (World Tour)
  • Mrs Doubtfire (UK Tour)
  • Just For One Day (UK Tour)
  • Back To The Future (UK Tour)
  • Paranormal Activity (North America and UK Tour)

Recent Projects

  • Starlight Express (Troubadour Wembley Park)
  • War Horse (UK Tour)
  • Miss Saigon (UK Tour)
  • The Importance of Being Earnest (West End)
  • Wicked (International Tour)
  • Top Hat (UK Tour)
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour)
  • Life of Pi (North America)
  • &Juliet (North America)
  • Hadestown (West End)
  • Dear England (West End)
  • Singin’ in the Rain (International Tours)

For more information on our projects, please visit our portfolio page.

 

Affiliations

ABTT

UKWA

League of Independent Producers