Mary Rose
The Brockley Jack Studio
Written by J.M Barrie
In the grey waters surrounding the Hebrides spirits and a mystic rowan tree keep vigil over the island that ‘likes to be visited’.
In a Sussex manor house another ghost keeps watch, yearning for the return of her beloved boy.
The set required to travel back and forth in time – from a dilapidated manor house in 1920’s back to a chintzy Victorian home and then to an island with a mystical rowan tree.
The space is intimate and played with very cleverly, with a lot of attention paid to props and set.
Samantha Spurgin, Remotegoat
Designed by Suneeda Maruthiyil, using a keen eye for detail combined with an imaginative approach, the set is well-constructed and versatile.
Vanessa Bunn, Extra!Extra!
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Photographs by Guido Mencari
Description of set: Dilapidated manor house in 1920’s. Victorian home 25 years earlier. Island with painted rowan tree and movable rowan tree with flexible branches/arms.
Paint effect: Embossed wallpaper, hessian coverings, William Turner-style floor.
other links: Mary Rose production / main page / set design page
Cast:
- Phil Bishop
- Rachel Copsey
- Alec Gray
- Carsten Hayes
- Nicholas Hoad
- Annie Julian
- Charlie Kerson
- Joanna Watt
- Luigi Di Bernado, Philippa George, Ariel Harrison, Sally Preston, Maya Thomas, Francesca Wilding
Creative Team:
- Director: Matthew Parker
- Composer/Musical Director: Maria Haik Escudero
- Set Designer: Suneeda Maruthiyil
- Costume Designer: Juia Berndt
- Make Up Artist: Einat Smulian
- Stage Management: Kirstin Harrison (SM), Jess Ormsby (DSM), Fran Wilding (ASM)
- Lighting Designer: Simeon Miller
- Sound Designer: Mike Thakkar
- Assistant Director: William Maynard
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