Violence & Son
The Golden Goose theatre
London
August / September 2023
Gary Owen - writer
Aaron Blackledge - director
Jock Maitland - scenographer
Produced by Fricative Theatre
A claustrophobic exploration of family, fate, love and cyclical violence.
photos: David Monteith-Hodge
Pre-casting character sketches
Alcohol consumption is a key feature of the play, with numerous cans being opened and drunk on stage throughout the duration of the piece. An enjoyable design challenge was to create convincing lager cans for an audience with close proximity to the actors. Below is a copy of a vinyl sticker design which was attached to cans of fizzy water in order to achieve the carbonated opening sound.
Final characters of initial showing at the The Red Hedgehog as portrayed by Joe Pike, Lyndsey Ruiz, Anna Hawkes and Lawrence Carmichael - photos: Kim Hardy.