Designing Shakespeare on the Lawn: ‘The Comedy of Errors’
As rehearsals continue for Year 9’s Shakespeare on the Lawn production of The Comedy of Errors, we recently met with Design students involved in collaborating with our Drama team on the programme design.
With the designs taking shape for our bespoke programme, as well as an exciting new line of merchandise, it was great to talk to Year 12’s Selena, Laura and Margot about their thoughts on progress so far, as well as how it feels to be working on such an exciting project.
Year 12’s Margot
“I think the most rewarding thing about the experience is having something that I’ve designed and made put out to the public, not just for students and teachers. I’m gaining so much experience thorough the whole process, it’s a brilliant experience. The most challenging part is definitely coming up with the right balance between the elements of the play and the contents of the design brief – but we’re making great progress!”
Year 12’s Laura
“This collaboration is a real-world application of our A level course. All of the skills I’ve learned during my time at School are being put into something that is actually going to be used outside of classroom; it’s very exciting.”
Year 12’s Selena
“Although I’m not specifically focusing on graphics beyond A levels, I am looking to do something creative in my future career. This project has taught me lots of transferrable skills, including: working in a team, adapting ideas to a brief, improving my drawing practice – these can all help me in the future, in so many ways.”
The production is being set in 1970s Brighton, so you can expect bright colours and bold prints as part of this design brief. Once all the designs have been submitted, just one will be chosen for the programme, featuring one of our talented designers. But don’t worry, you’ll be able to shop all of our designers’ work at the merchandise stall at this year’s Shakespeare on the Lawn.
Make sure you come along on 30 June and 1 July to secure your limited-edition souvenir.; tickets for both performances went on sale Monday 1 June and are available from ticketsource.com/woodbridge-school-drama.
