Sleeping Beauty, Theatre Royal Stratford East
*****WINNER***** BEST COSTUME, Great British Pantomime Awards.
**NOMINATION** BEST SET DESIGN, Great British Pantomime Awards.
December 2018, London
Directed by Matthew Xia
Lighting designed by Ciarán Cunningham
Photographs by Scott Rylander and Lily Arnold
Press:
NOMINATED FOR 2 OFFIE AWARDS : BEST SET AND BEST COSTUME 2018
‘beautifully designed’ The real star of the show is designer Lily Arnold. She has created a stunning and diverse array of settings and costumes that perfectly complement the occasionally over-complicated story. Paul Vale, The Stage ***
‘Lily Arnold’s marvellous design deserves the very best. From the candy-pop fairy’s workshop to the old crone’s forest shack, every new set is a treat, with a pleasing, polygonal backdrop hitting a the high tech adventures to come. The costumes are even better- Pearl resembles Dame Edna Everage dressed as an ice-cream sundae and Mautitius’ enormous black talons click clack horrifyingly. Instead of wings the fairies have large golden keys on their backs. A feast for the eyes, this is pantomime at its most magical.’ The Times ***
