Prop Making
Giant Duck
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Production Team
By David Yazbek
RWCMD Richard Burton Company Production
Sherman Main House, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
June 2023
Director: Eva Sampson
Musical Director: Peter Mitchell
Set Designer: Jijing Chen
Costume Designer: Amy Adair
Lighting Designer: James Blakeman
Scenic Lead: Grace Rumsey
Scenic Artists: Amelia O'Toole, Amy Marsden, Kayleigh Smith, Mayzey Green, Ruth Norwood, Milly Williams, Marcha Goodchild
Duck Makers: Grace Rumsey, Amelia O'Toole
Photographer: Jorge Lizalde
For this production, Grace and I were required to make three soft toy ducks, each increasing in size. Together we made the giant duck (3m tall) and used the same pattern to each make one of the smaller ducks, I made the 'mini duck'.
Making Process
Production Images
Folding Mattress
Pijin/Pigeon
Production Team
By Bethan Marlowe
Theatr Gen & Theatr Iolo Production
Sherman Main House, Sherman Theatre, Cardiff
March 2023
Director: Lee Lyford
Set and Costume Designer: Carl Davies
Design Assistant: Ola Klos
Lighting Designer: Ace McCarron
Scenic Lead: Kayleigh Smith
Scenic Artists: Amelia O'Toole, Nerys Akers, Ella Simpson, Kat Brown, Jesse Musker
Mattress Makers: Kayleigh Smith, Amelia O'Toole, Ruby Aston
Photographer: Kristina Banholzer
For this production, Ruby, Kayleigh and I were required to make mattress that folded easily with secret compartments for props.
