Arthur Rackham

I have chosen to look at the play Ashputtel by Carol Ann Duffy (adapted form the Grimm tales). I am focusing on scene eight, the third and final feast, where Ashputtel loses her slipper.







I started my research with Rackham (1829-1939) as he did illustrations for the Grimm tales. My production designs would fall into the fantasy genre. The theme I explored was fairgrounds. The idea for the stage was for it to be bright with lots of lights, and for the back drop to be in black and white. This idea came from 'The Wizard of Oz', where the two tone
world represents normal boring everyday life and the colourful world represents something exciting.












































































Thursday, 20 January 2011

The Theatre Model Box.




These images show the base and proscenium arch. This was my starting point. I did not realise that the boxes should be included, but now I realise they effect sightlines, so they need to be included. Missing these parts out caused me a lot of problems. In hindsight I would have added on the width of the wings to these pieces, as it would improve the structure, and would have looked nicer. Also the foam board I used for the proscenium arch was bowed, but it was the only foamboard available. Using it caused a lot of problems when I did add the boxes.
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