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15Plot SummaryLisa Dillon and Margot LeicesterPhoto: Keith Pattisonleave. Barbara asks if the need that Lucy had once talked about was actually the need for a father, butLucy says it isn’t. Lucy describes experiencing paralysing nerves before going in front of the televisioncamera and the need to be perfect for her mother, the fear of letting her down. She says that therehas always been a part of her that wanted to destroy things and that the heroin quietened that. Lucysays that while detoxing from heroin has never killed anyone, detoxing from alcohol quickly can killpeople. She then confesses that she knows how her father died, of how Barbara threatened to leavehim if he didn’t stop drinking, as Angela told her. Her father was addicted to alcohol and had aseizure and died from a heart attack by stopping drinking so quickly. Angela found out from thefamily doctor and Lucy asks if this is why Barbara was too afraid to stop her using drugs. Barbara saidshe wanted to stop any darkness in Lucy’s life and love her enough for two parents.Lucy feels that Barbara turned Angela away from her; suddenly Barbara throws her wine over Lucy,before apologising. Barbara emphasises her own need for love and insists she tried to do better withLucy than with her father. Lucy says she is not sure if she will see her mother again, that if she said itwas just a break she would have to come back and she’s not sure that is the best thing. Lucy saysshe is angry with them both for hiding the truth about her father; she knows her mother has tried todo her best but now needs to go. Barbara feels that it was her fault that Lucy’s father died andtherefore did not want to burden her daughters with it. Again, they confirm their love for each other.Lucy reveals that she is moving to South Africa, that Angela has given her some money to go and seewhat she can find. Barbara remarks on how ‘extraordinary’ Angela is, and Lucy asks her mother to tellthat to Angela.Scene 14The top of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, some weeks later. Lucy is looking out acrossthe ocean towards Robben Island when she is joined by Oscar, who is South African. He tells her thehistory of Robben Island and asks if she would like to visit. Lucy feels that South Africa is the closestplace to heaven she can think of, and that she is glad she came: like her, it is a place trying to find anew beginning despite its past difficulties. Oscar too is pleased that she came, as otherwise he wouldnever have met Angela, and they are now together. Angela appears and she and Oscar kiss. Lucy asksabout their mother and Angela tells her she is fine. Angela asks Lucy if she is OK and, after a pause,Lucy replies confidently: she says she is, and she is content.Resource Pack: The Knot of the Heart
DesignAlmeida Theatre - empty stagePhoto: Lara PlatmanA BRIEF HISTORY:The Almeida Theatreseats 325 people, andre-opened in 2003after extensiverefurbishment. Thebuilding dates back to1837, and wasoriginally the IslingtonScientific and LiteraryInstitution. During thewar it was used as aSalvation ArmyCitadel, and was latera toy factory, before itwas converted into atheatre in the late1970s.Design is one of the most thrilling aspects of theatrecraft. The look of a show helps to set mood,atmosphere, time and place. Design elements forany production include set, lighting, sound andmusic.At the Almeida Theatre the set design is the first and last thing theaudience sees. As soon as the audience enters they can see the setand this, together with any sound effects, or music, will begin todetermine how they will experience the production. This initialimpression helps to set the tone for the story to come.The designer, therefore, has to consider what impression he wantsto make on the audience before the play begins. The designer willlook for clues in the play text and will liaise with the director andthe playwright about these.There are also practical considerations for the designer, such ashow big the stage is; what kind of flexibility is required in terms ofentrances and exits; and whether the play is set in a specific timeperiod. The designer often has to be very creative designing a setwhich calls for several different locations.Designing for the Almeida TheatreThe Almeida Theatre was not purpose-built as a theatre so doesnot have the specialised architectural features which typify mostpurpose-built performance venues: a flytower, orchestra pit, wings,offstage area (indeed our ‘back stage’ is actually ‘sub-stage’ in theexcavated basement directly below the stage floor). This meansthat our designers and production teams have to come up withingenious solutions to create innovative sets in our ‘found space’.The building is famous for its large curved brick wall at the back ofthe stage. This feature of the building is used as part of the setdesign for many of the Almeida’s productions. Even when theactual wall is not visible in the set, the brickwork is often echoed asa feature in the design.Resource Pack: The Knot of the Heart 16
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Page 20 and 21: Interview: David EldridgeAlmeida Pr
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