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Visually, not only is the set exceptional, it is also used fantastically well, with immense depth and clever use of shadow-play. But perhaps the star of the show is the lighting. In such a dark, menacing piece, the right lighting is essential, and here designer Matthew Marshall comes up trumps. Whether it’s the fine lines along the skew-whiff frames, the eerie lights on the dolls’ ho...
One of the strongest aspects of this production is the set design by Tracey Grant Lord and lighting design by Matthew Marshall. We enter the dark Victorian house interior, black walls chalk-scribbled with children’s messages. A series of askew archways lead into the black heart of the house. The orchestra of thirteen players is set off to the side, as if in an antechamber. Sooty dust...