LIVING - TANYA MOISEIWITSCH PLAYHOUSE

Writer – Leo Butler
Director - Abigail Graham
Set and Costume Designer– Sarah Beaton
Lighting Designer – Matt Haskins
Sound Designer - Annie May Fletcher
Video Designer– Dan Light
Movement and Intimacy Director– Angella Gasparetto
Associate Director- Gitika Buttoo
Wigs, Hair and Make-up – Darren Ware
Fight Director – Bret Yount
Assistant Director– Georgie Botham

“Vigorously directed by Abigail Graham on Sarah Beaton’s set of amorphous chipboard, Beaton’s costumes keep pace with changing fashions." – The Guardian

“The scenes shift imperceptibly with no interruption in the dialogue. It’s as if we are watching a recording and keep fast forwarding to a new scene, sometimes before the previous scene feels completed. The timing of the changes is seamless and impressive; they flow into each other with remarkable fluidity. The clothes change, the furniture and props are updated during the onstage action and the audience hardly notices it happening. It’s all done incredibly well." – Everything Theatre

“The set of Living is striking for two things. Firstly, there’s the floor-to-ceiling height.  Secondly, everything is made of large sheets of unpainted builders’ board made from chunks of wood arranged like an oversize random jigsaw, waiting for the picture to be painted on. The walls, floor, sofa, sideboard and TV, are all made from the same builders’ board. It feels like a metaphor – for the random nature of life, living." – Northern Arts Review

"Sarah Beaton’s set design is incredibly effective for this play. It is fairly simple with additional elements being introduced or soft furnishings being replaced to depict the eras changing. Her costumes also show time passing very well, cleverly designed to enable very quick changes at times, whilst never feeling jarring. She clearly understands the characters well and what they would choose to wear." - West End Best Friend