Gateway Theatre Company presents
Been So Long
by Che Walker.
Catford Broadway Theatre (Studio) October/November 2003
Directed By Hanna Berrigan. Set Design: Alex Marker. Lighting Designer: Cath O'Sullivan.
Cast: Andrew Keatley, Simone McIntyre, Vivienne Abbey, Anthony Oxford and Dave Maybrick/Kester Thompson.
The Set Model (Scale 1:25)
Barney (Dave Maybrick) attempts to comfort Simone (Simone McIntyre).
Simone (Simone McIntyre) and Raymond (Anthony Oxford) at the bar.
The Phoenix Bar. Pre-set state.
The Phoenix Bar is a loser's bar, inhabited by a collection of lonely individuals desperately looking for contact. It is described in the script as a 'seedy theme bar'.

The director and I took the Greek theme from the bar's name and I deliberately attempted to make everything look as realistic as possible. I envisaged the kind of place which started as a kitsch yet complete entity but has been compromised by the ad hoc addition of replacement furniture and other items.
Last updated: 8 October, 2006