The first half of Ajax is set during the siege of Troy and features Ajax's tent as part of the set. The tent was designed by Aidan Moran who explained that for it to look good on stage it has to be set at a strange angle which makes it harder to construct. Before passing the design on to the construction team he also casually mentioned that as it is not needed in the second half of the play it also needs to be easy to collapse and take off stage.
Chris Rothwell has done an amazing job of creating a folding frame for the tent and Alice Mulford bought her sewing machine on stage to run up the fabric cover. The audience will be busy at the bar while the tent is deconstructed each night so here's a series photos showing the incredible folding tent.
The Full tent
Going
Going
Gone
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Ajax by Sophocles 25th November to 4th December 2010
Auditions for Teechers by John Godber Sun 12th December at 2.30pm &Tues 14th December at 7.30pm
The Ash Girl by Timberlake Wertenbaker 10th to 16th January 2011
See Progress Theatre website for details of all our productions and auditions.
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