Tina Torbey

OF MICE AND MEN

set Design

Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff

Writer: john steinbeck

Director: Mathilde Lopez

Costume Designer: Brighde Penn

Lighting Designer: Ace McCarron

Photographer: Jorge Lizalde

"A successful experiment by Tina Torbey was staging the play amongst the audience. The simple wooden boards laid across the centre in a diagonal shape allowed the characters to weave through people and use all possible space in the centre and on the side. I also found the interaction with the audience as part of the storytelling was unnecessary as the mere set design ensured we were embedded in the setting anyway. The inclusivity of the audience and proximity to the action was nevertheless successful in making us feel part of the narrative." ASIW