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The Breadshop


Original Writer: Bertolt Brecht
Adaption by: Various
Design: Set design
Type: Realised 
Year: 2024
Location: Main Theatre (Wimbledon College of Art)
For: UAL (Wimbledon College of Art)Slapstick commedia dell'arte farce about mass unemployment.

This adaption was a joint collabration by the students of BA Theatre Design, BA Costume Design, BA Acting and BA Production Arts at Wimbledon College of Arts.

Research
Jan Versweyveld, “All About Eve”
Soutra Gilmour, “Sunset Boulevard”
Derek McLane, “Death Becomes Her”
Michael Pavelka, “Funny Girl”
The rise and fall of female actresses in Hollywood.



The Concept
Set in the golden age of filmmaking – the 1950s, this adaption of Brecht’s unfinished play, The Breadshop, seeks to recontextualise the relevance of class struggle within the film industry. Issues such as nepotism, ageism, sexuality, gender and race are explored.

Strikes for fair wages and treatment
Getty Images

Set concept
Set concept 2


Graphics/Video Design

Fictional movie posters
Stills from the film
Projection set-up
Signage and branding


A fictional silent film “Breadshop”, was projected onto a white curtain as a prologue. Once this film ended, the curtain rose to reveal a busy soundstage set with racks of costumes, equipment and actors. 


Production Photos



Additional Photos

Prop - vintage camera made from recycled materials.



Acknowledgements

  1. Production photos by Martín Del Busto – https://www.instagram.com/martindelbusto

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