Brown paper bag props

[Lola Rose 15]

Hi All,

 

I am a student who is SM for our Uni production of Cabaret and was wondering if anyone can advice where is the best place to buy paper bags or whether it is cheaper to make them.

 

 

 

Many thanks

[musht]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/I.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=brown+paper+bags&_sop=15

[Robin D]

Your local cash and carry. Your uni caterers will almost certainly have a card, or a phone call and proof of status will sometimes suffice.

 

It will not be cheaper, and certainly not easier to make them yourselves.

[ClaireL]

Completely depends what sort of brown paper bags you want. For flat ones like a greengrocer would put apples in, your local cash and carry, as per above. For ones with a square base, such as people use to carry groceries in US soaps, the term is "block bottom". There are quite a few websites that sell these, but they tend to deal in wholesale quantities.

 

If you only want one, it's cheaper to make it yourself from a roll of brown paper. After that, it depends on quantity, cost and time. I've made large 'block bottom' bags out of flat brown paper before (needed a bag quicker than delivery times allowed) but it's a bother to do.

 

Also, depending on what contents you're putting in, be aware they tear easily and you'll need more than you think.

[the kid]

Is this for the pineapple ? I would go for a flat bag, and possibly from a local market or sweet show, the oddest places do them, my local bookshop does all the books in white paper bags.

 

If all else fails why not wrap the pineapple in "period" newspaper?

[musht]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/I.html?_odkw=100+brown+paper+bags+with+handles&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.X+brown+paper+bags+with+handles&_nkw=+brown+paper+bags+with+handles&_sacat=0&_from=R40