When we arrived at reception we were met by Cressida who was going to give us our tour around the Production Studios. The Production studios are where they make everything needed for a show. On our tour we visited the costume, props , hats and shoe stores. There was so much to try on and we had a go with a lots of props. we met the manager of the stores who told us how everything was organised so that she could find things easily. She also did the washing.
We had a lot of fun in the Prop department and a lot of the time nothing was quite as it seemed. Things that looked heavy were very light and things that looked good enough to eat were not eatable.
The set construction area was the best. We met Simon who was a carpenter which is similar to a joiner and he was in charge. He showed us the small models they made to get an idea of what was needed then they made them 25 times bigger for the stage. He showed us all the equipment they used to cut wood and metal. Some of them were very noisy and we stood well back when he worked.
We also met the Special Effects team who made things like dummy hands and masks which were amazing! After that we went to meet the costume designers and makers. They drew sketches of clothes then worked with sewing machines and all sorts of materials to make them.
We learned about lots of jobs you could do, not just in the theatre but in TV and Film too. Some of these jobs were,
Carpenter, builder, set designer, painter, costume designer, sewing machinist, prop maker, electrician, sound and light engineers, writers, producers, editors and directors
We saw the preparation for the Peter Pan show and we have been invited to a performance in December and we can’t wait!
By Zeenat & Mimi
