WIZARD OF OZ!

Conceptual Project

[2024]

For my specialization project, I collaborated with Shadwell Opera director Jack Furness to produce a promenade adaptation of the RSC’s Wizard of Oz – well-loved, well-known and laden with queer analogy, we responded to a brief to develop a design concept that reimagines the show through a queer perspective, integrating an adjacent and comprehensive exploration of 1920s-30s culture and design in American society, including the Pansy Craze and its drag events. This was a wonderfully cathartic experience for me, and I was able to undergo a full exploration of my favourite era of design. The design focus of this project was creating a series of costumes set against an immersive set design that would follow through the rooms of The Vaults in Waterloo.

Dorothy!

Costume photocollages for reference

Costume drawings for Glinda’s dress

Maquettes displayed at exhibition

Photoshopped prototypes for each room
in the promenade journey of the first half of the show

1:25 model box for the ‘Oz Town Square’

Photoshopped prototype for the ‘Oz Town Square’