MIDSUMMER
MERCURY THEATRE
MAY 2024
BARN THEATRE
JUNE-JULY 2024
SET & COSTUME DESIGN
WRITER | DAVID GREIG
COMPOSER | GORDAN MCINTYRE
DIRECTOR | RYAN MCBRYDE
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR | CHIHIRO KAWASAKI
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | CHANI MERREL
MUSICAL DIRECTOR | PAUL HERBERT
ASSOCIATE MD | BEN BARROW
SOUND DESIGN | MARK MELVILLE
LIGHTING DESIGN | RORY BEATON
ASSOCIATE LX | STEPHEN SETTLE
VIDEO DESIGN | ALEX TABRIZI
COSTUME SUPERVISOR | CHANTELLE COX
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY | PAMELA RAITH
It's good to fall in love with a set, even more if it helps tell the story. For David Greig's tale of a disreputably memorable weekend in Edinburgh, Libby Todd has built a doll's house mash up of Old Town: tenement and mansion, cathedral and bridges. They open and shut, show sudden projected messages, and are scrambled over for two hours of swooping, darting adventure in a fresh-hearted romcom.
LIBBY PURVES, DAILY MAIL
The fifth character is Libby Todd’s astonishing set, capturing perfectly that beautiful city, with drawers of hidden delights and revelations throughout, in perfect synergy with Rory Beaton’s lighting design.
BRITISH THEATRE
Old Town has been edited and reproduced in miniature by set designer Libby Todd. Stone staircases slide out to become beds and bathrooms while the arches of St Mary's convert into bars and clubs. Waverley Bridge spans the forestage for a miniature taxi dash, while Rory Beaton's epic lighting design lends romance and drama in equal measure. The cyclorama is a cascade of open black umbrellas that could be a heavy storm cloud looming over the city, but in fact soften the space, contrasting beautifully with the imposing Edinburgh stone.
McBryde's production thrives in this whimsical setting. The play is as much a love letter to Edinburgg as to love itself, and Designers Todd and Beaton capture that romance perfectly.
THE STAGE
