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.
So for the past few months I've been working on a speculative, site specific design for 'Songs and Dances of Death' by Mussorgsky. With some help and wisdom from Richard Willacy of Birmingham Opera, I've been developing a procession to Forest Fields in Nottingham. It's nearly finished, but here's some earlier storyboards to wet your appetite!
Here's my set for 'The Most Together We've Ever Been', a part of the Nottdance festival that finished yesterday. A piece that repeatedly asks about entering a space.
I'm currently working on a piece of installation work at Calke Abbey, a National Trust house in Derbyshire. A house, preserved, and then stuck in time, it's a really intriguing place to visit.
With my costume designs, I created a grey, and dreary impression of working class life, first in the Late Victorian times, and then, in 1913. With the whole cast in this monotone scheme, it gave a real impression of black and white photographs.