Professional Gaffer Tape

Gaffer tape is an essential for any technician within the entertainment industry. Unlike standard utility tapes, genuine gaffer tapes feature a heavy cloth construction that offers high tensile strengths while remaining easily hand tearable.

Finished with either a non reflective matt surface that seamlessly blends into sets, stage and trussing under bright lights, or gloss versions that highlight themselves under these same lights. Our selection of tapes ensures easy cable management, clean stage marking and temporary set fixes that you can rely on.

Trade pricing on our Professional gaffer tapes

Work as part of a production, hire or events company? Apply for our Stage Depot Trade Account to unlock competitive trade pricing across our range of gaffer tapes.

Why Technicians Choose our Gaffer Tape

Engineered for a range of stage, live event and productions, our carefully curated range from industry-leading brands like LeMark, Reliable Source & Advance are specifically chosen for their reliability and offer market-leading quality. Our selected range of gaffer tapes also offer the following:

  • ● Zero residue, clean peel - Formulated with premium-rubber adhesives that hold fast but peel away cleanly from expensive cable, a range of flooring types, trussing and lighting bars and much more, all without leaving sticky residue.
  • ● Non-reflective matt finish - All our matt versions are designed to absorb light rather than reflect it, ensuring that cable runs and floor markings remain discreet and near invisible to audience members and camera lenses.
  • ● Weather & heat resistant - Built to withstand the challenging environments of theatre, our tapes are perfect for use on stage under hot halogen lamps or outdoors in the British weather.
  • ● Hand tearable - Woven with a high-quality cloth mesh that allows stage crews to easily hand-tear vertically without the need for knives or scissors.


What is the difference between Gaffer vs. Duck Tape?

While looking extremely similar on the roll, there are several differences between duct tape (duck tape) and genuine gaffer tape; below we highlight some of the differences between them.

  • ● Duct tape uses a shiny polyethylene plastic backing and an aggressive, permanent adhesive. Under hot stage lights this transfers the adhesive, bonding to equipment permanently and leaving a hard-to-remove residue that can damage floors, equipment and cables.
  • ● Gaffer tape uses a cloth mesh foundation with a natural rubber adhesive that is designed not to transfer, leaving a clean peel even after use under hot stage lights or in wet conditions; it's hand-tearable and available in non-reflective matt or gloss versions, all of which ensure that props, equipment and flooring are protected.


Gaffer Tape FAQs

Q: What is the difference between Gaffer tape & fluorescent tapes

Standard gaffer tapes feature a matt, light-absorbing, non-reflective finish designed to blend into the background. Fluorescent (or neon) gaffer tapes feature highly vibrant, UV-reactive colours designed to stand out. It is primarily used for spiking positions for actors, marking safety hazards in low light, or labelling mixing consoles.

Q: Are gaffer tapes waterproof?

Our range of gaffer tapes offered via our website are water-resistant meaning they can withstand short periods outdoors in standard weather conditions.

Q: Do you offer bulk or trade pricing on full boxes of tape?

Yes, at Stage Depot we offer both bulk discounts on full boxes of tape and competitive trade pricing across our range of gaffer and other tapes too.


Professional Theatrical Gaffer Tapes from Stage Depot

At Stage Depot we offer a wide range of professional gaffer tapes all stocked within our Bristol warehouse available for delivery to London and across the mainland UK. Offering a range of delivery options with next day available too ensures we can meet the demands of your next performance.

Gaffer tape not the correct tape for your needs? Why not check out either our electrical PVC tapes or our range of dance floor tapes for securing seams and edges.