Kate Unwin Adventures
In Dystopia
February
2008
Speakeasy Theatre Company – schools tour
This play was developed for Derbyshire County Council to inform and inspire young people to think about environmental issues. As far as possible we wanted the set to come from recycled items and 95% of the set was taken from a Derbyshire council tip. I selected the items then constructed the set, creating an environment for the different locations in the play – an apartment, street, underground tunnel and evil superstore. I then added some strengthening elements and made the elements tourable before painting everything to create a cohesive environment – using paint left over from a previous show. Apart from enabling us to stick to a very tight budget this was a very useful exercise and has informed my work since.
Directed and written by Andy Reeves