The Nap
Set Models
2018 (designed)
2018 (designed)
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This set model was designed by David Rockwell for the Broadway production of The Nap at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York (2018). Scale 1:48.
The Nap was written by British playwright Richard Bean and premiered at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2016, transferring to Broadway in 2018. The Crucible has been the venue for the real life World Snooker Championship since 1977. The play follows rising snooker star Dylan Spokes, who is on the verge of winning the Championship. Focusing on working-class narratives, the play also encompasses match-fixing, betting, pub-culture and examines snooker’s roots in the British Raj. The production is unusual in that it requires a live snooker match to be played throughout.
The play also includes a transgender principal character. Whilst the role was played by a cis-gender female performer in Sheffield, the New York production cast Angela Billings in the role, making her the first openly trans performer to be cast in a trans role on Broadway.
David Rockwell is an award-winning set designer and Founder/Director of the interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, established in 1984. Rockwell’s Broadway debut was in 2000, when he designed the first New York revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 25 years. To date, he has designed over 60 plays and musicals for Broadway, the West End and international tours. In 2016, he won the Tony Award for Best Set Design for She Loves Me on Broadway.
The Nap was written by British playwright Richard Bean and premiered at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2016, transferring to Broadway in 2018. The Crucible has been the venue for the real life World Snooker Championship since 1977. The play follows rising snooker star Dylan Spokes, who is on the verge of winning the Championship. Focusing on working-class narratives, the play also encompasses match-fixing, betting, pub-culture and examines snooker’s roots in the British Raj. The production is unusual in that it requires a live snooker match to be played throughout.
The play also includes a transgender principal character. Whilst the role was played by a cis-gender female performer in Sheffield, the New York production cast Angela Billings in the role, making her the first openly trans performer to be cast in a trans role on Broadway.
David Rockwell is an award-winning set designer and Founder/Director of the interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, established in 1984. Rockwell’s Broadway debut was in 2000, when he designed the first New York revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 25 years. To date, he has designed over 60 plays and musicals for Broadway, the West End and international tours. In 2016, he won the Tony Award for Best Set Design for She Loves Me on Broadway.
Object details
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| Title | The Nap (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Foamcore, paper, brasswood, 3D printed plastic, paint, printed graphics |
| Brief description | Set model designed by David Rockwell for The Nap, Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, New York, 2018 |
| Physical description | A set model of a room with a black and white sign in the centre that reads 'WELCOME TO THE WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS'. Either side of the sign are four bays of small circular lights. On the stage is a snooker table, as well as a red and gold bench with two seats at either end. |
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| Credit line | Gift of David Rockwell |
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| Summary | This set model was designed by David Rockwell for the Broadway production of The Nap at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York (2018). Scale 1:48. The Nap was written by British playwright Richard Bean and premiered at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2016, transferring to Broadway in 2018. The Crucible has been the venue for the real life World Snooker Championship since 1977. The play follows rising snooker star Dylan Spokes, who is on the verge of winning the Championship. Focusing on working-class narratives, the play also encompasses match-fixing, betting, pub-culture and examines snooker’s roots in the British Raj. The production is unusual in that it requires a live snooker match to be played throughout. The play also includes a transgender principal character. Whilst the role was played by a cis-gender female performer in Sheffield, the New York production cast Angela Billings in the role, making her the first openly trans performer to be cast in a trans role on Broadway. David Rockwell is an award-winning set designer and Founder/Director of the interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, established in 1984. Rockwell’s Broadway debut was in 2000, when he designed the first New York revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 25 years. To date, he has designed over 60 plays and musicals for Broadway, the West End and international tours. In 2016, he won the Tony Award for Best Set Design for She Loves Me on Broadway. |
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| Accession number | S.913-2024 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2024 |
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