Blood Harmony

The project

Sisters Anna, Maia, and Chloe have lost their mum. And now, thrown together in the attic of their childhood home, they must work out what happens next. High-flying Anna wants to swoop in and problem solve, whilst chaotic Maia can’t stop cracking jokes, and caught in the middle is Chloe, who cared for their mum at the end of her life. The trio have never seen eye-to-eye, and without Mum holding them together, what’s to stop them falling apart?

The brief

The aim was to develop a production that could be toured to small/ mid scale venues, as well as to the Edinburgh Fringe. In Edinburgh, the set needed to be built and struck each day, with only hour-long turnarounds either side.

The solution

Working with Designer Hayley Grindle and Lighting Designer Charly Dunford, we created a structure that allowed the cast to make use of the space inside, outside and on top of the attic framework. Practical lighting was key, with pendant lighting implemented above the structure, and LED strip embedded in the framework to move between different spaces throughout the play. The piece featured music from The Staves, arranged by Kate Marlais, so ensuring an accurate replication of the sound design in each venue was key. Each performer was radio mic’d and the stems for each track were mixed to the space at each venue.