Success and Fugee. February 2014. Other General Set Designs.

This page is just to showcase some of the other items that were made for Success and Fugee.

I did not have any involvement with them but feel that they shouldn't be left out as they warrant some attention. The backstage crew all work hard to bring ideas and concepts from verbal discussions and initial drawings to fruition.

THE TREE IN FUGEE.

The tree in Fugee was designed and scaled up by Lucy. She also drew the scaled up version onto hardboard as far as I am aware.
I know from other backstage crew it was quite tricky cutting it out but they obviously persevered and didn't change any of the design. It was painted black and used as a backdrop for the Fugee set to give the feel of Africa.
I loved this tree even more so once it was put in place on the set and when the lights were focused on it in ambient tones of Africa it was quite stunning. Well done to Lucy.

THE ORACLE in SUCCESS

The Oracle was made and completed by various backstage crew members. I know one of them was Dan who had done a lot of the construction work.
I loved The Oracle as soon as I saw the uncompleted box standing in the workshop. I didn't know at this point what it was going to be used for but it did look like a fortune telling booth.
So much work went into the constructing and painting of The Oracle and I think looked fabulous once it was completed.
In the play one of the crew members was dressed as a Magician type Character and stood in the box. It had a Crystal Ball (globe) that sat on a shelf in front of him which lit up. Initially it was on castors and rolled into place with the Magician standing on a platform inside. After a couple of shows and adjustments being made to the castors, it was decided to take the platform inside the box away and the crew member shuffled along walking inside the box whilst it was being pushed into place. This was done as the castors were not coping with the weight inside and was proving difficult to roll the box on and off stage, especially as the box also had to be pushed up onto the Giant Monopoly Board.
2 crew members dressed in Turkish garb with Fez hats on pushed the box into place onto the stage, it was amusing to watch. Well done to all those that took part in its construction and the parts that were played on stage.

MOOD BOARDS/HEADLINES. SUCCESS.

The headline boards depicted the mood of the plays themes. Wealth and Poverty.

CHILD'S MASK

Pippa made 2 half masks depicting a child's face. The first was made using 'mudroc' but proved to be too heavy so she had to re-make it lighter.
Neither though was actually used in the play. As far as I am aware Pippa did not like either of them and the actress who it was made for did not feel it was necessary to wear it??!!