THE MAKING OF TIS PITY SHE IS A WHORE

Directed by Selina Cartmell,
Siren Productions,
Project Dublin 2011.
Set Design: Sabine Dargent;
Costume Design: Gaby Rooney;
Lighting Design: Sinead McKenna;
Music Composer: Conor Linehan.

A show about a film about a show… The set was somehow inspired by Andy Warhol’s factory, reflecting the youth and creativity of 1960s New York.

«...In Selina Cartmell's multimedia staging for Siren Productions, we watch clips of key scenes that have been filmed previously, or follow the Film Director's inner thoughts projected on to a sliding glass backdrop. Showing loving attention to design, choreography, and music, the setting is updated from 17th-century Italy to the mafioso 1960s, with glamour and violence finely balanced. As the film's cast and crew create scenes from the play for the camera, the film that takes shape starts to fuse with the off-screen dynamics of the actors.»
- The Guardian