Lighting

Question 1

Due to the constant use of projection,

Answer 1

lighting in this production has to be carefully and sensitively applied.

Question 2

Scenes set in Britain

Answer 2

are lit down stage with a cold wash, allowing for the (often black and white)

projections which dominate the cyclorama.

Question 3

Scenes which take place in Jamaica

Answer 3

lit with a warmer tone to suggest the heat and tropical climate.

Projections set in Jamaica are often in colour.

The intensity of the Jamaican scenes is brighter than the British scenes.

Question 4

It is important to draw attention to the British scenes

Answer 4

in which the darker walls seem to leech the colour away from the lights, as opposed to the warmth of those scenes set in Jamaica.