Colin Sheehan

Meet the cast bringing the surreal world of The Pillowman to the stage.

By Sara Curnock Cook When Molly asked if I would take on the costume aspect of this marvellous play by Oscar Wilde, I leapt at the chance. Her vision was “Period with a twist”, fine. “A cast of 14”, okay and a budget of “X”... whaaaat?! A tiny budget, a large cast and many a scene change. Well, isn’t that what creativity is all about? I love a challenge, and this one has a capital ’ C ’. As a group, we have little storage, so everything has to be sourced from scratch. ‘Beg, steal and borrow’...

This August, a group of 18 New Stagers made the pilgrimage to The Edinburgh Fringe to perform our Love-Island inspired version of A...