Meet the Team: Production Manager

To highlight the unseen heroes of Theatre – the crew – we’re shining a spotlight on the hardworking team pulling together the technical and production side of The Truth.

Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Joe – the Production Manager for The Truth.

What does a Production Manager do?

The Production Manager is responsible for the backstage and technical aspects of the show; it’s their responsibility to bring the non-acting parts of the Director’s vision to life.

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Meet the Team: Sound Designer

To highlight the unseen heroes of Theatre – the crew – we’re shining a spotlight on the hardworking team pulling together the technical and production side of The Truth.

Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Sam, and I’m the Sound Designer for our upcoming play The Truth.

I’ve been working for years with live bands and in corporate events, and having moved recently into working in theatre sound I am looking at getting as much experience as I can doing my own sound design for the play.

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The Truth: Director foreword

When I got the confirmation that my pitch to direct The Truth for Peculiar Productions had been successful, my first thought was “I cannot wait!”. My second thought? “Oh Gods, what have I done!”

Thankfully, that second thought–although it crops up from time to time–has largely been quashed.

My experience so far with Peculiar Productions has run the gauntlet from exhilarating to exciting and every possible emotion in between. I’ve been involved in theatre for around 15 years now but this is the first big show I’ve solo-directed since school, and staging a Pratchett directly following on from Amy Davies’ Monstrous Productions left my team and I with some pretty big shoes to fill!

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Meet the Team: Video Designer

Photo of Hannah, Video Designer for Peculiar Production's 'The Truth'To highlight the unseen heroes of Theatre – the crew – we’re shining a spotlight on the hardworking team pulling together the technical and production side of The Truth.

Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Hannah–the video designer for our production of The Truth and a member of the publicity team.

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An update on our first fundraiser – and more!

Jack (your friendly neighbourhood Publicity Officer) here! This week in Peculiar News:

A big thanks to everyone who joined us on Saturday night for our first fundraising event — a Peculiar Quiz! We collectively raised over £240 for the upcoming production, which is a fantastic start (and will buy us a LOT of Wizzard hats)… Continue reading “An update on our first fundraiser – and more!”