Senecas Oedipus
Adapted by Ted Hughes
Exeter Northcott Theatre (26 March - 11 April 1998)
Directed and Designed by John Durnin
Lighting Design by Jon Primrose
Movement Director: Charlotte Conquest
ASM on the Book: Kathy Chadwick
Cast
Oedipus RICHARD WILLS COTTON
Jocasta / Chorus JACQUELINE DUTOIT
Creon / Phorbas / Chorus SEAN HANNAWAY
Tiresius / Messenger / Chorus MICHAEL VAUGHAN
Manto / Slave / Chorus CHARLOTTE McDOUGALL
Documents
Notes from LX Designer Jon Primrose:
A really pleasing result here. My first really stylised design, a good communication with the set designer/director enabled me to establish the look of the show early on, and work through the rehearsal process with it in mind. The more stylised moments in the piece were highlighted with strong beams, while real firelight provided a beautiful earthy quality. The chorus were sharply crosslit on the climbing poles upstage of the set. A hazer was used throughout the show, and for about 30 minutes before the show started to ensure the atmosphere was thick with haze.