This production of The Little Match Girl is an adaptation of various stageplays and musicals based on the original story written in 1845 by Hans Christian Andersen. It was carefully crafted around this very young cast aged between 5 and 8 years old.
The set is designed to suggest a traditional nativity scene on a modern postcard.
Equipment
The whole stage was ambient/boundary mic'ed instead of cast being individually mic'ed. Used RF packs and lapels hidden in various locations throughout the stage, with choir mics concealed behind stage left and stage right drapes.
Almost every set-piece in the show incorporated an on-stage dimmer fixture, including the street lamp, the pine tree, the brazier, the star cloth, and the final angelic glow.
- Stage: 5 ways of RF lapels
- Room: Audio-Technica AT871UG + x2 AKG C451B
Credits
- Director: Deborah Whitcombe
- Musical Director: Gavin Pettinger
- Stage Manager: Stephanie Quaile
- Set Design: Rachel Bremner
All photography by Dougal Nicol