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Jane Eyre: Set design

Drama English Performing Arts Production Arts Set design

Overview

Set designer Michael Vale and director Sally Cookson discuss the set design process and how they collaborate to bring multiple locations to life on stage.

One in a series of five films which use interviews and production clips to explore this dynamic, devised production of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.

Learning outcomes

This education resource will support students to understand the set design process and how design supports storytelling in a production.

It supports the study of devised theatre and set design in GCSE Drama and A Level Drama and Theatre.

It also offers a new perspective for students studying the original novel for GCSE and A Level English Literature.

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Set design in Jane Eyre

Production information

Lyttelton Theatre, 2015. Co-production with the Bristol Old Vic.

Jane Eyre, original novel by Charlotte Brontë; devised by the company; directed by Sally Cookson; set design by Michael Vale; costume design by Katie Sykes; lighting design by Aideen Malone; music composed and directed by Benji Bower; sound design by Mike Beer and Dominic Bilkey.

Photo © Manuel Harlan

The full production is available to stream on the National Theatre Collection

 

Suitability

Suitable for age 11+/KS3+

Keywords

Sally Cookson, Charlotte Brontë, devising, movement, music, GCSE English Literature, A Level English Literature, AQA, WJEC, OCR, Pearson Edexcel, Eduqas

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