Red Speedo
Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre
Written by Lucas Hnath | Directed by Matthew Dunster | Set Designe by Anna Fleischle
Costume Design Cat Fuller | Lighting by Sally Ferguson | Sound by Holly Khan | Photography by Johan Parsson
Praise for the Work
'Anna Fleischle and Sally Ferguson’s set and lighting design respectively have created a truly immersive space. The whole auditorium has been painted to look like the tiles of a swimming pool and a pane of glass suspended above the stage reflects dappled light all around. The pool itself is the perfect size to fit Cole’s chiselled frame;' West End Best Friend
'The real undeniable success story of the production is its design team, with scenery designed by Anna Fleischle and associate Cat Fuller and lighting by Sally Ferguson. The intimate Orange Tree Theatre is transformed into a club pool with such immersive, evocative care that you can almost smell the chlorine. The addition of an actual, inset pool is particularly impressive and stands as an omnipresent opportunity and danger throughout the play. Ferguson’s brilliant lensing of light through uneven glass panelling makes the relatively small stage feel wide and deep, the blue-green refractions giving an otherwise bare set an unbelievable sense of movement and vibrance. Theatre And Tonic
'On Anna Fleischle’s compact set — all chlorinated blues with a genuine pool to one side — the action kicks off with the equally repellent Peter, played by an impressively oleaginous Ciarán Owens.' The Times
'Anna Fleischle's set design, featuring a swimming pool and Sally Fergusson's lighting, immerses the audience in the world of the swimming club brilliantly.'
Richmond Nub News