Pontypool
Set & Costume Design - Wales Millennium Centre
Directed by Dan Street-Phillips
Lighting: Simi Majekodunmi
Sound Design: Ben Samuels
Photography: Kirsten McTernan
South Wales Life
“The set is the basement radio station with soundproof booth to the left and the office come control room to the right. It’s very easy to get these things wrong when portraying broadcast environments but in this case it’s pretty spot on, thanks to some nifty work from Set & Costume Designer CORY SHIPP.”
Cardiff Mummy;
“Cory Shipp’s set design feels so realistic with a level of detail you don’t usually see on the stage, from the equipment in the sound booth and on the production desk, to the whistling kettle and dusty windows.”
Nation Cymru;
“Also working to this end is a set so maximalist yet so accurate that it evoked long-lost memories of being a girl guide who spent a significant amount of time in eerie churches and run-down community centres.
While there are no scene changes — the audience is trapped alongside the characters — you won’t miss them.
With boiling kettles and working taps, windows that open to let powdered snow fall in, and a whiteboard that just won’t stay attached to the wall, Cory Shipp has not simply designed a set but a world that breathes and moves alongside its inhabitants.”
