SCENERY PAINTING FOR THE AMATEUR MUSICAL THEATRE and PANTOMIME
THE BOYFRIEND - page three
Designed by Donald O'Brien, Scenic Artist Brian Willis.
Performed by Portrush Music Society at the Riverside Theatre Coleraine. (1992)
The Terrace Near the Beach. The buildings, palm trees, foreground foliage and left pillar in the background are all painted on a hardboard groundrow. Donald (the designer) gave me a photo of this actual boulevard from which to work. The ball and balustrade on the right is also a trompe l'oeil painted on the same groundrow. But that's a practical step and a separate front piece with a three dimensional ball and balustrade on downstage . That's why the ball looks a little smaller than the upstage one!
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