DARK LAND LIGHT HOUSE

Video and projection design for theatre company Sleepdogs

There is a Dark Land in the depths of space. Ships are drawn to it like moths to a flame, wherethey are consumed, destroyed. A lighthouse orbits the Dark Land. Teller Ghent is the keeper - one woman alone, communicating remotely and in conversation with the Ship's Al.

I worked with set designer Rosanna Vize to incorporate screens into the circular curtain track that delineated the set. A curved gauze screen could be moved to the front of the stage whilst a dark grey rear-projection surface was fixed at the rear of the set - this disappeared when not used. Further projection animated the floor of the stage whilst a third projector created an effect through smoke from the rear.

“It’s theatre at its most demanding, its most uncomfortable, its most evocative, its most primal, its most human…and its most brilliant… it’s highly unlikely you’ll experience a more unforgettably visceral, immersive, darkly intense and mesmerisingly beautiful theatrical 105 minutes this year. A masterpiece.”  365.bristol.com