Theatre Set Design and Stagecraft Workshop Inspired by A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

  • Kids & Families
  • Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • Centre for Creativity
  • Run time – 90 minutes

Make a world for theatrical storytelling

In this workshop students learn how to create dynamic spaces for live performance and theatre to build spaces of imagination for an audience.

In this fun and engaging workshop inspired by A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, students have the opportunity to learn from Isabel Hudson, a set and costume designer to create their own miniature worlds. Step into the captivating world of theatrical design and scenography to learn unique approaches that take ideas from the page to the stage. 

In this workshop students will:

  • Explore real-world examples to learn how a designer approaches the creative process.
  • Develop ideas and sketches to build students’ skills in stage and set design.
  • Create small scale models and prototypes for sets, props, characters and stages.
  • Consider how different challenges and parameters that develop their design choices to enhance or bring alive the script or how an audience interprets a performance.
  • All materials for this workshop will be provided.

This workshop pairs nicely with a ticket to A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings. Please book both experiences to enjoy your Day Out at the House.

Event details

There’s nothing better than having the opportunity to create a world that doesn’t, but could, exist

Christophe Lautrette

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Centre for Creativity

The Centre for Creativity is located at the end of the Western Foyers, next to the Drama Theatre. Best accessed through the Western Foyers entry.

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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