‘Notes From A Small Island’
By Bill Bryson. World premiere stage adaptation written by Tim Whitnall.
The Watermill Theatre
Director: Paul Hart
Lighting Designer: Ali Hunter
Projection Designer: George Reeve
Sound Designer: Ed Lewis
Costume Supervisor: Emily Barratt
Set Construction: Tin Shed Scenery
Photographer: Marc Brenner
Nominated for BEST SET DESIGN in the Broadway World UK Awards 2023
“Credit is due to the designer Katie Lias”
- The Times
“Thanks to artistic director Paul Hart's own sense of intimacy with the space he loves and his long-established working relationship with designer Katie Lias, the tiny stage is perfectly set up to host Bryson's wanderings and wonderings”
- WhatsOnStage
“Designer Katie Lias uses the wrought ironmongery of a railway station as a starting point for her set design, aged with a pale-blue patina, rusting in the corners… This tour of Britain has been lovingly recreated, bringing to mind vintage railway posters and lending colour and contrast to Whitnall’s script.”
- The Stage
“The costuming is exceptionally clever, with lots of layering and small touches which really define each of these individuals. Katie Lias has created another marvellous set, making expert use of the small playing space at The Watermill, while remaining aesthetically pleasing and wholly functional to the needs of the production”
- West End Best Friend
