Barry Hall is famous at Bolton Little Theatre for his substantial and imaginative sets but for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" even he is feeling the challenge.
In order to get the feeling of space he has stripped the normally busy stage scenery away and has enlisted the help of a wide range of talents. Paul Edgar, who has helped him before joins the theatre construction team with Debbie Wilson, Sam Cooper, Jeff Lunt, Mike Hallam and Michael Tatman to take on the formidable task of re-creating the bleak American landscape and the bare clinical environment of the mental institution.
Aaron Dootson has been called back from his studies at Wimbledon College of Art London to take on the challenge of designing the lighting. This production team were last seen on the brilliant musical "Little Shop of Horrors" at the start of the 75th Anniversary Season.
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Barry admitted to me that the restrictions of the Little Theatre had caused him to adapt his original ideas so that cast memebers did not have to duck down in order to get onto some of the high platforms. "I don't think anyone has ever used the full space on our stage, I have taken the set right to the back and also use the "wings" to give it greater width" When I saw them they had a grand staircase in place and were constructiing the plaatforms while puzzling over some crash barriers. I look forward to seeing the finished result.
"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Dale Wasserman from 3rd to 10th May 2008 at
Bolton Little Theatre, Hanover Street, Bolton B L1 4TG box office 01204 524469 www.blt.org.uk
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