According to Brian Haw

Here are some of the shots from the production of 'According to Brian Haw' that was at Riverside Studios at the end of August.

Photographs courtesy of David Severn

And here's some press too...

https://audioboo.fm/boos/1569432-according-to-brian-haw-the-musical

http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/2013/08/21/according-to-brian-haw-a-living-monument-to-legacy-of-street-protester-82029-33755204/

http://www.itv.com/news/central/topic/musical/

According to Brian Haw development

So I have been a little late getting these bits of work up, but surely better late than never?! Yesterday saw the end of 'According to Brian Haw' as I unloaded the van for the very last time, returning all of the props, costumes and many many camping chairs to their homes. So, maybe about time to show what I've been beavering away on?

Here's my model box for the musical at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith. Each of the little beige and white squares are seats for the audience, with the larger ones as pallets for the cast to play upon.

There were many banners to be made, and here are a few of my scale 1:25 model banners...

And some costume designs too.

According to Brian Haw PRESS!

So it's been an exciting few weeks in the world of 'According to Brian Haw'. It's back on stage this summer at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, 20th-22nd August, and the press have picked it up! Above is a photocopy of the article from the Times on 8th April.

See also...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2013/apr/13/musical-theatre-deeper-note-serious

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305662/Brian-Haw-Anti-war-protester-Life-Brian-musical-dedicated-memory.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/drama/9978135/Musical-about-Brian-Haw-Parliament-Square-protester-praised-by-his-family.html

Book Tickets at...http://www.riversidestudios.co.uk/cgi-bin/page.pl?l=1364571081

According to Brian Haw

Video Trailer by YMT here - http://vimeo.com/56544979

And images from 'According to Brian Haw'

Photos by Jon Bromwich

According to Brian Haw

This summer, I designed the show 'According to Brian Haw'.

Brian Haw was the peace protester, who campaigned and camped on Parliament Square for 10 years, until his death last June. Brian's story is at the heart of the piece - young people's relationships with and around the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and after 9/11.

For this piece, I really wanted to make the whole space like Brian's peace camp - as if the audience have joined in, and come to help out, and protest. Collections of banners and placards, camping chairs and flags, pallets, and lots of other things that you may find at camp were clustered around the space, and the audience were invited to come and join the camp; very close to the action.