INTRODUCTION TO STAGE DESIGN with Sophia Lovell Smith - 5-week course

Introduction to Theatre Design - Create your own model stage set

with Theatre Designer Sophia Lovell Smith

Ever wondered what goes into the making a stage show?

Ever wondered how the look of a production comes about?

Fancy a chance to peek behind the scenery and imagine & create your own theatre design?

Maybe this is the opportunity for you….!

This course is an introduction and taster in set design.

The 5 sessions offer the opportunity to explore the creative process from ‘text to stage’. Working from a set text, participants are given the space to create their own set design. Gathering creative references from text and pictures, the design is first visualised in white card, building towards a final 3D presentation in a model box.

Materials are provided.

Theatre design is not only about technical skills but also about nurturing a love of theatre and creativity.

The approach in these sessions creates a welcoming space that is friendly and inclusive. No particular prior experience is needed and we work in an inquiring and inventive atmosphere, sharing insights, ambitions, ideas.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Participants: Abillity to identify, select and apply key aspects of theatre design in developing individual 3D proposals in model form.

The course also incorporates opportunities to discuss possibilities for development (such as further study).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The course will be presented in five 2-hour sessions and will take place in Chelsea Library.

£3 booking charge is refundable (minus the Eventbrite fee) on request.

Free places on this course are subsidised by GLA and strict terms and conditions apply.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR SPACE IS NOT CONFIRMED UNTIL YOU FILL THE ENROLLMENT FORM WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOU BY THE TUTOR.

*Eligible: Full UK/ London residents aged 19+ (RBKC residents will be given priority)

*You can sign up to the whole course only. (!)

*Please book only if you can attend all five sessions. (!!)

DATES:

Tuesday 21 October, 5.30pm to 7.30pm

Tuesday 28 October, 5.30pm to 7.30pm

Tuesday 04 November, 5.30pm to 7.30pm

Tuesday 11 November, 5.30pm to 7.30pm

Tuesday 18 November, 5.30pm to 7.30pm

We have only 10 fully subsidised spaces on this course, so book early!

*Please note the names and email addresses of all who book will be shared with the tutor, who will contact you to send you an enrolment form.

Contact libraries@rbkc.gov.uk if you have any queries about booking.

ABOUT THE TUTOR:

Sophia Lovell Smith - Theatre Designer

Sophia‘s passion for theatre helps create a space that empowers participants to explore their own potential.

Sophia designs for theatre, opera and participatory shows for young people, making work for touring shows and building based productions, visiting theatres, libraries, schools and festivals. She is a designer and maker, creating sets, costumes, puppets and props for a range of companies, including; Baby Panda, Spitalfields Music, Polka Theatre, Little Angel Theatre, Full House Theatre, Theatre By The Lake, Britten Sinfonia, MishMash & Royal Northern Sinfonia/The Glasshouse, Trestle Theatre, Royal & Derngate Theatres, Nottingham Playhouse, Kali Theatre, Unicorn Theatre and many others.

REVIEWS FOR SOPHIA'S WORK:

...The artistry and craft reach the outer pinnacles of brilliance as they ascend into Sophia Lovell Smith’s creative designs of puppetry, animation and set aesthetics. Rod puppets are utilised most often, with a myriad of costume switched, sizes and choreography to give each woman a distinct personality – whether this is the stilted, automated movements of Lovelace or the peacocking stance of actor, inventor, and communications expert Hedy Lamarr. - The Reviews Hub - Jina and The STEM Sisters

...The flexibility and ingenuity of the set designed by Sophia Lovell-Smith, is quickly demonstrated when the journey begins. What seems initially to be a set filled with a couple of pallets and a few pieces of junk, turns into vehicles, shadow puppets, moonlight settings as they imaginatively transport the audience to magical lands. The set is the definite highlight of the show. - The Reviews Hub - The Owl and the Pussycat – The Civic, Barnsley

Header image - Photographer: Clive Barda. Jina and The STEM Sisters - HMDT Music

Above images - Photographer: David Monteith-Hodge. Trestle Theatre & Small Nose Productions - RACHEL. Photographer: Sophia Lovell Smith. Polka Theatre - MAANIKA & THE WOLF