Enemy
Dyeline
1969 (designed)
1969 (designed)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Dyeline for preliminary theatre set groundplan by Voytek for Robert Maugham's Enemy, produced by Doris Cole Abrahams for Albion Productions, directed by Ronald Eyre, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford from 7 October 1969 and Saville Theatre, London opened 17 December 1969.
Dubbed Voytek by George Devine, Wojciech Roman Pawel Jerzy Szendzikowski (1925-2014), was known for his distinctive designs for the stage, theatre and film. Drawing his elaborate designs from in depth analysis of each script or screenplay.
Winning the Military Cross for his role in the Second World War, Voytek transferring first to Italy and then to Scotland after the end of the war where he enrolled at the Dundee Art Collage. In 1947 he moved to London, becoming a student of stage design at the Old Vic Theatre School. His career as a stage set and costume designer began with the Nottingham Playhouse whist his work on TV drama began with ABC Television and on film with Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac.
His theatrical works concentrated on major regional theatre and touring companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Playhouse, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Shared Experience; he was head of design at the Liverpool Playhouse from 1981-1982.
The collection this design is from also contains working drawings, model pieces, photograph, production notes as well as press cuttings and programmes relating to Voytek’s career as a production designer for the stage, television and film.
Dubbed Voytek by George Devine, Wojciech Roman Pawel Jerzy Szendzikowski (1925-2014), was known for his distinctive designs for the stage, theatre and film. Drawing his elaborate designs from in depth analysis of each script or screenplay.
Winning the Military Cross for his role in the Second World War, Voytek transferring first to Italy and then to Scotland after the end of the war where he enrolled at the Dundee Art Collage. In 1947 he moved to London, becoming a student of stage design at the Old Vic Theatre School. His career as a stage set and costume designer began with the Nottingham Playhouse whist his work on TV drama began with ABC Television and on film with Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac.
His theatrical works concentrated on major regional theatre and touring companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Playhouse, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Shared Experience; he was head of design at the Liverpool Playhouse from 1981-1982.
The collection this design is from also contains working drawings, model pieces, photograph, production notes as well as press cuttings and programmes relating to Voytek’s career as a production designer for the stage, television and film.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Title | Enemy (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Dyeline print |
Brief description | Dyeline for preliminary theatre set groundplan by Voytek for Robert Maugham's Enemy, produced by Doris Cole Abrahams for Albion Productions, directed by Ronald Eyre, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford from 7 October 1969 and Saville Theatre, London opened 17 December 1969 |
Physical description | Dyeline for preliminary theatre set groundplan by Voytek for Robert Maugham's Enemy, produced by Doris Cole Abrahams for Albion Productions, directed by Ronald Eyre, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford from 7 October 1969 and Saville Theatre, London opened 17 December 1969. The plan shows lines and annotations detailing various aspects of the set, which is a rectangular shape with curved top corners. |
Dimensions |
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Marks and inscriptions | DARK
[CYC]
BORDER
7?
DARK
FLOOR
AREA
BORDER
BOOMS
8' HIGH
MASKING
FLAT.
B
RAMP
1'6" [TO?] 0
SKY OVER
+9 +0.
TANK
TREAD
CAR
SKELETON
TANK [TURRETT?]
TANK
SEE MODEL
+4 APPROX
AT THIS POINT
RAMP
SEE MODEL
SAND
& GRAVEL
CAMOUFLAGE
NET
OVER
CURVED
SCREEN
TO FLY IN
IMPROVISED
STOVE
TYRE
SAND
[BANKED UP?]
OIL DRUMS
+3" 40 0 RAISED
+9" TO 0
SKY OVER
RAMP 1'6"
TO NOTHING
DARK
FLOOR
AREA
8' HIGH
[M? T?]
B
B
B
DARK
[CYC]
28'
25'
33'
CL. PROS. ARCH
NOTE: ALL THE RAMP SHAPES ARE TO BE [?] ON THE MODEL
"THE ENEMY"
PRELIMINARY GROUND PLAN
SCALE ½":1'
(Dyeline printing on front ) |
Credit line | Given by the artist |
Summary | Dyeline for preliminary theatre set groundplan by Voytek for Robert Maugham's Enemy, produced by Doris Cole Abrahams for Albion Productions, directed by Ronald Eyre, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford from 7 October 1969 and Saville Theatre, London opened 17 December 1969. Dubbed Voytek by George Devine, Wojciech Roman Pawel Jerzy Szendzikowski (1925-2014), was known for his distinctive designs for the stage, theatre and film. Drawing his elaborate designs from in depth analysis of each script or screenplay. Winning the Military Cross for his role in the Second World War, Voytek transferring first to Italy and then to Scotland after the end of the war where he enrolled at the Dundee Art Collage. In 1947 he moved to London, becoming a student of stage design at the Old Vic Theatre School. His career as a stage set and costume designer began with the Nottingham Playhouse whist his work on TV drama began with ABC Television and on film with Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac. His theatrical works concentrated on major regional theatre and touring companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Playhouse, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Shared Experience; he was head of design at the Liverpool Playhouse from 1981-1982. The collection this design is from also contains working drawings, model pieces, photograph, production notes as well as press cuttings and programmes relating to Voytek’s career as a production designer for the stage, television and film. |
Other number | THM/153 (Voytek Archive) - Archive number |
Collection | |
Accession number | S.1405-1994 |
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Record created | October 14, 2014 |
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