This director always challenges me.

From the floating sliding door at the back with no visible means of
support. To the spinning frame at the front it was a challenge all the
way.

The sliding door has black painted wall sections (called 'flats' in the
theatre) to either side and then at right angled to give stability,
hide them from the audience and enable the cast to approach from a
'natural' angle.
It was built in a box of three paralell framing studs with a rebate cut
into the back pair to run the door in. I could have done it with door
runners but we were on a budget and it only has to work for four weeks
and look right from 20 meters away.


The front stud frame in pic one is supposed to give the audience the
impression they are looking through a wall. Actors pretend there is a
mirror hanging there to reinforce the illusion.

There are nylon slides at either end underneath the frame and a single
screw into the floor - don't tell the landlord please. The frame is
suspended from the ceiling with a black painted rectangular box of
studs bolted to the ceiling and the frame. This enables it to rotate
when required.

In between act one and two, while wine tea and coffee are served, the
stage hands strip the stage of props insert the stud frame walls, hang
the insulating lining, then back it with the gold curtaining. Once the
set is dressed then the audience returns. Scene two is played out as
you see in pic 2 with the insulation and the framing, it is supposed to
be some sort of back room or store room.
Then when that scene is done. the wall rotates, and the final scene
with the glitter and the gold runs.

It made a change from the usual three walls two doors and a window box
set!

Mekon

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Mekon