Blue Heart

Blue Heart by Caryl Churchill is the kind of play that quietly unravels, while pretending to be playful. It’s split into two pieces Heart’s Desire and Blue Kettle, both testing reality, set in real thought provoking settings only to be consumed by an abnormality, like a virus. The play’s keep glitching with conversations restarting, words are replaced and meaning dissolved. You’re never fully settled. This studio space conceptual design attempts to capture this…… The studio space conceptual design attempts to capture this BLUE KETTLE.

Conceptual Set and Costume

Initial Response

A collage of various images including photographs of people, illustrations of a dinosaur, a bird, a child, and artistic sketches with a dominant blue background.

Text Breakdown

The image appears to be a highly detailed, multi-column chart or timetable with small, densely packed text, possibly a schedule, timetable, or complex data reference sheet.

Story Board

A comic-style drawing illustrating a sequence of events with handwritten captions, involving characters named Alice, Brian, Mrs. Oliver, Derek, End, and Mrs. Plant, portraying humorous and exaggerated scenes.

Initial drawings

Sketch of an outdoor scene with trees, a bench, two people standing, and a bird on the right side of the drawing.

Hand-drawn sketch of a person with glasses and a beard, wearing a coat and standing next to a woman dressed in a long skirt and a top, with her hair down. The note above the drawing reads '3.36 meters to the lantern'.

A sketch of two people, one seated and one standing, with the standing person giving something to the seated person.

White Card Modelling

Miniature figurines and small objects on a table covered with a white textured tablecloth, with a blurry background.

Close-up of a tabletop display with small figurines and objects, with a person figure and miscellaneous small items in the foreground, and a large blurred object or backdrop behind.

A table covered with a white textured tablecloth features miniature ceramic or clay figurines, including small trees, open books, and a close-up of a standing figure. The background shows an industrial kitchen or bakery setting with a large oven and a slightly blurry interior.

A table with a lace tablecloth in a room with a backdrop of a wall and a tall mirror. The mirror reflects part of the room with a window and a person standing with a child. Four wooden chairs are arranged around the table.

Close-up of a black computer keyboard resting on a beige desk with a yellow notepad underneath.

A partially assembled miniature model of a building or house inside a black plastic tray, with a colorful striped base, in a workspace with photos and posters on the wall and a bright ceiling light.

Inside a missile or rocket engine nozzle with a fire resistant lining and a nozzle mount frame.

Final Costume Designs

Torn paper with illustrations of a bird, two men labeled 'Brian' and 'Alex,' and a man holding a glass. The background features streaks of purple, pink, and blue colors.

Drawing of four people with height lines and their names, Mrs. Oliver, Derek, End, with a girl on the right talking on a cell phone, on a background with purple, pink, blue horizontal lines.

Final Model

A miniature diorama of an indoor scene with a long table covered with a white tablecloth, set with four candles and small dishes. There are paper cutouts of three people, one standing at the end of the table, another near the door, and the third in the background, with a blue door behind them. The scene appears to be a small-scale model or craft.

A miniature bowling alley with a small lane, bowling ball, and small figurines, all set on a miniature platform with stone-like border. There's a miniature blue object at the top and small paper cutouts of people on the left and right sides.

Modern rainbow-colored wall clock with black hands, mounted on a colorful vertical striped background, with black acoustic foam panels on the sides and a small blue frame or object at the top.

Miniature paper figures of a man and a woman stand on colorful, layered paper strips that create a landscape scene. There is a small blue door or window frame leaning against the scene.

Miniature paper figure scene of a dining table with three people, a plate with food, a teapot, a bowl, and a wooden chair on a small tiled platform.

Miniature paper figurine of a woman standing on a colorful striped surface, holding a key, in front of a small blue door.

Paper cutouts of two people standing on a colorful, striped surface near a blue door, with a dark background.

Paper cutouts of a man and a woman are on a colorful LED-lit surface, with the woman appearing to sing and gesture while the man stands with his arm extended.

Miniature theater scene with paper cutout characters, a long table with objects, and chairs, set on a small stage with audience seats visible at the front.

Paper cutout figures around a cardboard table with toy bowls, cups, and packets, on a paper floor, with a paper door and black background.

Miniature scene of a dining table with chairs, a tablecloth, a plant, and small figurines, set up on a black tabletop with various craft materials around.

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