No Romance

I went to see No Romance, by Nancy Harris, at the Peacock on Wednesday. I thought the writing was great, and some great performances.  I particularly liked the way the three plays were linked in such an understated way, just a subtle reference to a blog or a pair of stockings to link back to a previous play.
The set (Paul Keoghan) was attractive, but I reckon there was a lost opportunity to include visual links between the sets.  The Roy Lichtenstein image in the first set hinted at a sense of foreboding, but I would have liked to see some visual reference, other than simply providing a venue for the actors, in the other two plays.
But a good night out at the theatre.

Blog launch

I am starting this blog for a number of reasons: primarily as a site that other designers and directors can contribute to, partly as a record of the ups and downs of designing productions, an online log of problems and solutions for myself and others to refer and contribute to, and also as a place to set down some of the frankly bizarre incidents that are part of the daily life of working in theatre.
I hope that any readers will enjoy it, and more importantly, I hope I enjoy it myself!