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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PROPS: Happy Days Parasol

« on: May 10, 2015, 06:57 pm »

Hello all,

I am currently working on a production of Beckett's Happy Days down here in Australia (Brisbane to be precise) and I'm having some trouble finding details/ideas for how best to build the self-immolating parasol described in the play. It has an over-extended handle (in that it is able to be lengthened approx. double the average length of a parasol), and needs to ignite in flames (preferably triggered by actress holding handle), burning only the canopy. It also obviously needs to be reusable to last a whole season's worth of shows (about 30 or so).
Has anyone here worked on Happy Days before and could shed some light on the situation? Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
Kat

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Introductions / Hello from Oz.....but not for much longer!

« on: Sep 08, 2012, 10:31 pm »

Hi there!

My name is Kat and I am a stage management type based in Brisbane, Australia, but only for the next few months.

I am moving to Scotland in November this year on a 2 year working visa. I've wanted to travel and work overseas for as long as I can remember, but various circumstances have kept me in Oz for longer than I was expecting, HOWEVER the planets have aligned (even Pluto bless his cotton socks) and I am outta here!

My main goal for the next 2 years is to experience as much as possible, meet new people and generally just live a little. Work here in Oz for me has become a bit of a rut: same shows, same venues, same everything and I'm missing a bit of the passion that got me going in the first place. I'm interested mainly in ASM or props work (though my props experience is extremely limited, I'd love to learn more!).

Please drop me line if you're in the UK, I'd love to have a chat, or just drop me a line anyway!

Thanks!
Kat