Mother of Him
Photo Helen Maybanks
Mother of Him
Photo Helen Maybanks
Mother of Him
Photo Helen Maybanks
Mother of Him
by Evan Placey
Park Theatre
Director Max Lindsay
Lighting Designer Ali Hunter
Sound Designer Fergus O'Hare
Costume Supervisor Jessica Richardson - Smith
Props Supervisor Kate Condon
★★★★
"Lee Newby’s stark design aims for cold neutrality, an expanse of grey slabs laid out on a metallic grid, dotted with featureless props, and dominated by a narrow upper landing that stretches overhead like a catwalk. It’s certainly striking."
The stage
★★★
"Matthew’s fate is cleverly foregrounded in the visual symbolism of Lee Newby’s monochrome grey set, which has a Lego-like quality, quickly rearranged from a bedroom to a kitchen to Matthew’s bedroom. It looks like a home while recalling the grey concrete of a prison."
The Guardian