Theatre speaks in its own language: where Drop, Prop and Flat become nouns
and In is down,
Down is front, Out is up, Up is back, Off is out, On is in and Strike means work.
design: theatre settings
The King and I—Map of the World
(according to the King of Siam)
Pemberley - Mr Darcy's estate
Les Misérables—The barricade
My Fair Lady—Professor Higgins’ study
The Witches of Eastwick—Daryl’s bedroom
Pride and Prejudice—The grand manor of
Mr Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine
de Bourgh
Oliver!—the streets of London
The Golden Age—The Tasmanian wilderness
Chess—One Night in Bangkok
Creative, visionary and functional stage settings for all forms of theatre, ranging from single scene settings to full scale musical productions.
The stage design sets the tone of a show but its ability to be unobtrusive is probably its most important function. Each setting is merely a visual place and time locator, not a story in itself.
The setting must be vibrant, alive, visually stunning and fully functional within the constraints of the individual theatre, but it must never be the focus of attention - that must always be the domain of the performer. The set must add to a performance, not distract. It must give, not take.