Backstage with King Cotton

Set Design



Tue 26 June 2007

Ti Green's designs for the set of King Cotton are brought to The Lowry and shown for the first time to the team who will bring the production to life.

The set is inspired by the containment areas of the ships which transported slaves and also which brought cotton to the North West. Once open, the set's industrial look points to the factories where the cotton was worked.

Sound and lighting designers came together with techinical managers, stage managers and the marketing team to find out more about how King Cotton will look and how to translate that into a working set for the huge stages at both The Lowry and Liverpool Empire.

Designs for the costumes of King Cotton will be revealed soon.