SCENERY PAINTING FOR THE AMATEUR MUSICAL THEATRE and PANTOMIME
OLIVER - Ballycastle 2006 page nine
Sets Designed and constructed by Fergal McCarry
Sets painted by Brian Willis
Performed by Ballycastle Choral Society in the Sheskburn Leisure Centre, November 2006
 
WORKHOUSE ENTRANCE
Photo taken during a technical rehearsal. The cast are in costume but not made up. Lighting is not set yet. Scenery still being organised.
Workhouse entrance cast not made up
Here you can see the permanent rostra which ran along the back of the stage. Also seen through the bars is the "London Skyline" backcloth. The trompe l'oeil pillars are all painted on the flat with the apparent thickness done using perspective knowing that the audience's eyeline is one foot above the stage floor. That's the sky I painted using a broken sponge, the stage lighting has brought out the cloud texture very effectively.
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