The Starting Point: Forming Ideas

Through numerous intensive group discussions, we have decided to focus our theatre company around the premise of creating children’s theatre for adults, by either manipulating already known fairytales, or trying to find the core dark elements within children’s stories which we could corrupt, twist and change to create a unique piece of theatre.

Our director is already familiar with the short gothic stories entitled The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, and we have an enthusiastic script writing team who are keen to try and adapt and fuse two or more of her short tales from within this volume. On my part, as Chief Designer for the set of the production, I am keen to start collating ideas, visual stimuli and any other creative triggers which I find during my next few days of research, to form a selection of workable stage pictures as both a practical model, and a solid, clear and powerful composition.

By starting with the concept of a collision of two worlds, and through discussions with the director, I will work along the themes of creating and distorting liminal spaces, trying to disconcert the audience and sheer away the boundaries between conventional and surreal stimulating theatrical experiences. I hope to be able to make use of, emphasise and develop my relatively broad knowledge of scenic composition and painting skills from previous production projects, to create my most ambitious set to date.

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Works Cited:

Carter, Angela (1995) The Bloody Chamber, London: Vintage Press.