Every four years the Society of British Theatre Designers organises a major national exhibition of its members' work, along with members of the Association of Lighting Designers. This time round it's in the new (so new it's still being built) building at the Royal Welsh Collage of Music and Drama in Cardiff. I have a small display there about the process of making A Place at the Table, which I choose as it answered the exhibition's theme of 'transformation and revelation' and a specific reque...
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With The Rememberers now taking a rest prior to touring, I'm full steam ahead with my next project: the Young Vic's Theatre Festival for Special Needs Schools. Directed by Abigail Graham and Rachel Bagshaw, it involves six special needs schools in the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark and is based around the idea of flying. It's a lovely project and is a good example of how, in the best outreach projects, you don't have to choose between participation and excellence. Hurrah to the Young Vic a...
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The Rememberers made it onto the local TV news yesterday. You can watch here on iPlayer - jump to 15 mins, 30 secs to see our segment. Some very nice reviews coming in too.



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I'm hoping this website will be easier to update than my previous one. It's all pretty fresh and new though, so please let me know if you spot any typos, bad links etc..

Meanwhile, the most recent show I've designed, The Rememberers, has just opened. It's a co-production between Apples and Snakes and Birmingham Rep - in fact it's the start of the Rep's out-of-house season, while the building is being refurbished and the new 'super library' is built.

Anyway, it's a great show. The description '...
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