Category Archives: Storyboard

Words by Roger Keen The direction of Jacqueline Mills’ career as a costume designer took a definitive turn when she won an Emmy Award for her work on Jim Henson’s Mother Goose Stories, a Disney children’s production, beating strong competition. … Continue reading →

A tribute to the late theatre designer Maria Björnson Words by Daniel Vincent Although design makes an undoubtedly vital part of theatre, audiences rarely have the pleasure to witness a production where it is not the show that brings the … Continue reading →

3D films from the Royal Opera House. Words by Lynda Beckett At the Royal Opera House (ROH), Covent Garden, there is a buzz of excitement running through the air as its 3D opera, Madam Butterfly, is about to go out … Continue reading →

This Christmas Sir Peter Wright will be the producer and choreographer of not one but two versions of The Nutcracker in London. Curious to find out more OffScreen went in search of Sir Peter. Words by Lynda Beckett We arranged … Continue reading →

The innovative mind behind the animatronic horses in the West End and Broadway hit, War Horse, Adrian Kohler, has just brought Woyzeck on the Highveld to the Barbican Theatre. In the first of a two part interview OffScreen talks to … Continue reading →

RDW Scenery Construction is based in Park Royal, but builds scenery for film, television, theatre and commercials anywhere in the country. Here at OffScreen we had heard they also build sets for cruise liners. Curious to learn more, we headed … Continue reading →

Beat About the Bush hires out absolutely anything connected to music performance, from amps to xylophones and everything in between. OffScreen Magazine went to find out more… Words by Lynda Beckett Adrian Purbrick has the finest collect of musical instruments … Continue reading →

Elstree Studios celebrates its 85th anniversary this year. As well as attracting American blockbusters and television productions, major expansion plans are being explored to cope with demand. In the second part of a two part feature Tanya Reed talks about … Continue reading →