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Show Works was founded by Paul Anderson, Paul Lahiff and Joe Markac.

Paul, Paul and Joe started working together in 1993 and by 1995 they had formalised their working arrangement by launching their company ALM Pty Ltd. In 2000 they changed the company name to Show Works Pty Ltd (Show Works).Their first big theatrical set build was Beauty and the Beast in 1996 and they carried on from there. Subsequently, they were fortunate to form an arrangement that has seen Show Works being a part of set building for every Australian Ballet production since then. Show Works enjoys a reputation throughout the theatrical set building industry for exacting standards and the depth of experience needed to solve problems and challenges effectively and creatively. With Show Works’ involvement in productions such as The Addams Family, King Kong, The Producers, Wicked and Jersey Boys, we are proud to say we have provided production support to almost every major show that has come to Australia in recent years.

Show Works is capable of providing bump in assistance as well as drapery, fibre glassing, sculpting and stage electrics. In 2010, Show Works saw a change in the board of directors with the departure of Paul Anderson. Tim Blaikie and Cameron Ross joined the board. With their visionary ideas of the dance rehearsal product line this has served to expand Show Works in dance, fitnesfs, education, rehabilitation & architectural markets. This has now prepared the company to move forward.

To all the excellent folk at Show Works, an enormous “Thank you” from me for all the magnificent and consistent work that went into the making of this production: the quality is all up there on the stage, and I am so pleased with the realisation of my designs. The care and detailing that went into the show is simply the best I have had, and added to that was the courtesy and friendliness that made each visit a pleasure. I hope some of you got to see it, but if not, there is a fair chance that it will be filmed next year, so you can see your work up there on the television in due course. Hope I have the chance to work on something with you all again, and in the meantime, I’ll just sing your praises to the world at large.

Jacob – Sep 13, 2013

Please pass this on to the team. Thank you so much for all of everyone’s work on The 39 Steps, we haven’t opened yet and everyone is already commenting on the quality of the set and build. Thank you for fitting it in and the as always amazing quality of the work. I hope you receive further business from these guys in the future.

Hugh Colman – Nov 22, 2012

Dancers’ bodies take a great deal of strain and Tarkett cushions this impact.
In striving to seem weightless, Tarkett Dansfloor helps provide much quieter landings, making the illusion easier to achieve.”

The Australian Ballet

Show Works’ Sprung Floor is everything you could want in a sprung dance floor – looks beautiful, cost effective, independently tested, five year manufacturer’s warranty, sustainable, good quality, non-slip dance surface, smooth, level and suitable for all different types of dance. It is such a pleasure to be in our new studio, which, thanks to Show Works, looks fantastic.

Alice Hobden – Kew School of Dance

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Opera Australia and GFO productions

DATE December 14 2016
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Show Works is proud to have delivered one of the most sumptuous sets ever seen on the Australian stage. Working for Opera Australia and GFO productions, Show Works has delivered …

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