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“Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” design process |
| This was the first show I designed for the State Theatre of South Australia. It played in the Space Theatre then toured the major South Australian regional centres. The Space Theatre is a general purpose space. We chose an intimate staging with audience seated around two sides. |
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| Part of the challenge of designing such a well known play is the preconceived expectations the audience bring to it. Even though this was ultimately a traditional production, Director, David Field and I wanted to initially dispel some of these expectations. This was done by having the audience enter a theatre that contained no scenery at all. As people took their seats they sat staring at a black, completely empty stage. |
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| As the show started the large loading door was opened and the scenery bought in and constructed before their eyes. This took less than 4 minutes. Aside from adding a little surprise to a well known piece this also helped to set up the theme of George and Martha’s artificially constructed world. |
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| “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” by Edward Albee Director David Field Set and Costume Designer Victoria Lamb Lighting Designer Mark Shelton |
