Creating focal points in an abstract set
Exploring colour palettes for the design
Set Design has been one of my interests for a while since working on the stage team at the Great British Beer Festival. It gives me another creative outlet for the skills I have from an architectural education. For this project, I read the script in detail, picking out quotes and using those to build a picture of what would be needed in a stage set for the play. This then translated into layouts, materials, furniture and constructions for the design.
Final design layout for the stage floor
Explorations of how key parts of the play could be portrayed in the stage design. Particularly contrasting inside and outside scenes, as well as creating a distinction between London and Swindon
In particular, it was important to consider the design in different parts of the performance and how it can be adapted to portray different settings throughout the play.
Proposed section of the set in situ
Proposal sketches
One of the key elements of the design was a glass box encasing Christopher's room. Having this as a 'safe space' for the character as the story progresses throughout other different settings gives an anchor point to the set and allows people to better understand the main character's distresses and particularities.
Series of drawings showing the construction of the main focal point of the set, a glass box on a stage platform representing Christopher's safe space
