The Cagebirds Poster
I always enjoy the opportunity to work with Epworth High School, where my sister currently attends her penultimate year of schooling. It always feels like I get to creative for her, alongside the hundreds of girls who are just about to enter the adult world! Working with schools reminds me of where my own artistic journey began, and this opportunity wasn't any different!
This year, Epworth High School developed a virtual rendition of The Cagebirds, by David Campton, with a slightly different take on the original play. In this version, the cast performs within an insane-asylum-style set, which was the main inspiration behind this particular design.
After reading the script, I was immediately inspired with a sense of madness, of a bird desperately trying to break free of her cage, both mentally and physically. This madness drove the expressive nature of the hero image within my design, supported by the cage-like elements around it.
Streamed live on the 19th and 20th (only) of May of this year, it was the first online-only theatrical performance for the school, a milestone predicated on the limitations of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
I am always grateful to stretch my illustrative muscles these days amongst the chaos of the early 20's we find ourselves in. And working with such great people for a purely theatrical purpose, reminds me we are still so filled with expression and art, and given the chance, we relish breaking free from our shackles.
Thanks, guys. Until next year!
