Particular parts of the set came across as quite individual and necessary for particular characters. This was evident in the character of Zoe and her strategies within the office to keep the workplace motivated. These came across in the ladder of success, and the board of banned words; both of which I wanted to stand out as separate from the dreary feel of the office, but also have a homemade feel to the projects, reflected in Zoe’s character. Therefore the choice to colour code the board but have the letters and words cut out seemed a successful way to approach this, as where the cheap battery powered fairy lights to ‘attempt’ to give a game show feel to the ladder of success. The ladder was greatly influenced from a scene I saw in Little Bulb’s performance Wail, in which the performers’ brought a board of facts and figures and dressed as game show hosts went onto explain the information through comic means, the host continually asking Tony to “flip that chart” (Little Bulb, 2017).

Little Bulb Theatre. (2017) Wail. [performance] Lincoln: Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, 16 March.