The Society of British Theatre Designers

2011 National Exhibition

Iona McLeish

Alarms

Alarms
  • Production: Alarms
  • Company: Monstrous Regiment
  • Venue: Riverside Studio
  • Year: 1987
  • Author: Susan Yankowitz
  • Directed by: Penny Cherns
  • Lighting Design by: Veronica Wood
  • Costume Design by: Iona McLeish
  • Set designed by: Iona McLeish
  • Photography by: Iona McLeish
  • Design © Iona McLeish
  • Image © Iona McLeish
A surreal thriller that swoops into the world of myth, then settles on the post-Chernobyl irradiated landscape of the twentieth century. The leading character is inspired by the myth of Cassandra - a woman blessed by the power of prophecy, but condemned forever to be disbelieved.