Days of Significance was performed by the Richard Burton Company at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in spring of 2022.
Director: Alice Hamilton, Set and production design: Anton Schilbach, Costume Design: Gabriel Contino, Lighting Design: Emily Foster, AV: Johanna Bunyan, Sound Design: James Stephenson, stage management: D'lorah Roberts & Tsiala Corboz Wernts, Assistant stage management: Phoebe Buckland & Sophie Thomas, Scenic Communicator: Benjamin Flores
Photography by Kirsten Mcternan (Kirsten McTernan Photography & Design) & Anton Schilbach
It was decided that the set should be kept minimal to allow for an easy and believable transition between the separate locations in the story: Iraq and the South East of England.
model making and design process
sketch model
model making
final model
Initial sketches and Notes
during concept development
technical details
A particular challenge was the use of film footage in the show. The different requirements a film set in comparison to a theatre stage has in its purpose and layout, made designing it an exciting task and tied in nicely with my background in film set design. The task at hand was to create an environment which imitated an army base tent in Iraq in the early 2000s. The filmed scenes functioned as video diary of a young soldier who is communicating with his girlfriend via video messages.
Sketch-Up model of set up
Podium Renders of Sketch up
a number of different army tents were considered
Production photos & Videos
final sequences of film
Director: Brendan Grant
Assistant Director: Mark Thiselton
Set Design: Anton Schilbach
Costume Design: Gabriel Contino
Lighting Design: Emily Foster
Lighting Technician: Aron Jones
Director of Photography: Llion Gethin
Sound Recordist: Glyn Hamer
Boom Operator: Mirain Lewis
Stage management: D'lorah Roberts
Assistant Stage Managers: Phoebe Buckland & Sophie Thomas
Actors: Peter Corboy, Adam Tutt, Kieran Smith, Tegan Cicely Noble
