IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
READING REP THEATRE
DECEMBER 2023
SET & COSTUME DESIGN
ADAPTATION | MARY ELLIOTT NELSON
DIRECTORS | PAUL STACEY & CHRIS CUMING
SOUND DESIGN | JULIAN STARR
LIGHTING DESIGN | AARON DOOTSON
COSTUME SUPERVISOR | MOLLY FRASER
STAGE MANAGEMENT | ELEANOR WATSON & JAMIE KUBISCH-WILES
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY | HARRY ELLETSON
In this delightful show, Libby Todd’s set and costumes are quite ingenious. Pale colours designate the angels and brighter colours the townspeople. The set is dominated by an enclosing arch formed by a lattice of grey snow-topped girderwork, its arc echoing the circle of snow on the floor and also the globes carried by the angels.
SPY IN THE STALLS
It is beautifully conceived with an exceptional setting by Libby Todd of the bridge and town of Bedford Falls, with period streetlights dusted in snow and slick scene changes to set each location in the town where George Bailey meets his friends and customers.
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