BONNIE AND CLYDE
PROCESS
When director Emily Lloyd initially approached me to design 'Bonnie and Clyde' at the Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham, she wanted to create the most ambitious production that the theatre had seen. 16 performers in a studio theatre, 80 audience members in an intimate traverse setting.
This design is currently nominated for 'Best Set' at the Fringe Theatre Awards.
RESEARCH AND INSPIRATION
A car factory in America during the 1940's.
Window textures from an abandoned factory in America.
Pre-depression era - workers in America working in a car factory.
A still from the original Bonnie and Clyde movie, one of the most violent scenes put to screen at the time.
The original photographs of the convicts Bonnie and Clyde on the run from detective inspector Ted.
The underside of a New York subway train track, slums underneath.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Initial Sketches, finding key moments in the text and exploring staging ideas.
Initial White Card model, developing a design based around a cracked factory window and traverse setting.
Further white card model developments of a smashed window as a proscenium.
3D SketchUp Initial Renders, exploring the space and use of entrances and exits.
Initial Sketches of an idea that the convicts bed becoming the famous escape car.
Further 3D modelling, exploring floor layouts and spacing.
Further rendering explorations, developing floorplan and space in such an intimate venue.
Digital Rendering, exploring shape, colour and textures in the space.
Final 3D Model of the space, exploring wall textures, flooring and staging ideas.
SET BUILD AND TECH
RESEARCH AND INSPIRATION - COSTUME DESIGN
The Original photographs of Bonnie and Clyde in the newspapers.
Detailed research into the law enforcements of the time period.
Children's clothes patterns from 1930 to inspire the looks of young Bonnie and Clyde.
Alexander McQueen tied cuff denim jeans.
Taking inspiration from period clothing with modern sillouhettes and styling.
Gangster dress of the 1930's, looking into layering.
COSTUME DESIGNS
Production Photographs
