With reference to Sherbet Lemon Theatre’s company manifesto: “we want to create a relaxed atmosphere where everyone can feel comfortable and involved in the action around them” (Sherbet Lemon Theatre, 2018), and this is what he aimed to do throughout our process.
Way back, before we even had a performance topic, we knew that we wanted to do something different with our seating in order to make audience members feel comfortable, involved and close to what is happening on stage. Once we had decided on our topic of sleep, this idea of an intimate stage space was put into action. We planned to flatten the auditorium space and sit audience members on chairs which formed a circle around the playing space in which the action took place. If you’d like to read more about how our set was designed and brought to life, visit our set designer Amanda Mason’s blog by clicking on the ‘Set Designer’ tab.
Figure 2 and 3 are of the set of The Truth about Bedtime…
As you can see from Figures 2 and 3, the layout of the set and audience created an intimate space in which all were included within the performance.
However, in order to create this set and produce the atmosphere we wanted, we had to cap our audience at 80 people. The downside to this is that we then automatically lowered the amount of money we would be taking in from ticket sales, meaning Sherbet Lemon Theatre would have less money towards our next show. However, we believe that our show and the lasting impact we have on audience members is worth more than the money.
Also, our initial 80 tickets sold out before the day of the show and when a subsequent 14 tickets were released they told out too. This gives up a good indication that there is a demand for our show, and we are in a good place when it comes to making money from ticket sales.
A big thank you to all those who bought a ticket and attended our show, we are very thankful for your support and we hope you enjoyed The Truth about Bedtime…
H.M.
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