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In between working on books I do do other work. Recently I designed the flyers for a show by an Edinburgh AmDram company Allegro for their up and coming production of Sweet Charity.

 

Here's a bit more about the process.

Enjoy!
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Here are two sketches for original concepts that I came up with. I wanted to draw on the colour and vibrance of the 60s and the flower power themes in the show.

 

We liked the idea of using a silhouette in front of a funky background. But thought something black would let the figure in the foreground stand out while allowing a busy background to shine. So, we went back to the original stage poster for inspiration and went with the iconic Gwen Verdon pose.  

 

I lurve the silhouette! We had to add the lines to really define that she is looking over her shoulder. Bob Fosse moves are really great for silhouette because they're so sharp and stylised. I played with a few other Fosse poses but they were too identifiable as other shows, this one being Chicago:

Anywho, go see Sweet Charity (15 - 19 October at Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh). Check out the Allegro website for ticket and time information. 

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