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Orange Tree Theatre, 2023
Writer: Ross Willis
Director: Martha Barnett
Designer: Eve Wilson
Lighting Designer:
A fantastical fairytale, commenting on the care system and questioning who is responsible for societies most vulnerable children.
This required a collaborative, devising based approach which allowed the design to develop through play with in the rehearsal room from my initial drawings and concepts
PROCESS
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I WANTED THE SET TO FEEL LIKE THE TWINS PLAYGROUND THAT THEY USE TO TELL THEIR STORY, HOWEVER STILL CAPTURE THEIR FEELINGS OF BEING DISCARDED, THEREFORE I RESEARCHED INTO JUNK PLAYGROUNDS AND FOUMD REFERENCES FOR HOW IT COULD APPEAR THAT THEY WERE LIGHTING THE SHOW THEMSELVES.
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PUPPETRY
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THE PUPPETRY HAD TO READ AS BEING FROM THE SAME LANDSCAPE OF BEING FROM A TIP OR HAVE A MAKE SHIFT CHARM THAT FELT LIKE THE TWINS MADE THEM
REHEARSAL PHOTOS
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THE NATURE OF THE DESIGN REQUIRED A LOT OF PLAY AND CHANGE IN THE REHEARSAL ROOM, MEANING I WAS VERY PRESENT, OFFERING IDEAS FOR DEFINING THE DIFFERENT SPACES
FINAL PHOTOS
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