The Society of British Theatre Designers

2011 National Exhibition

Sakina Karimjee

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses
  • Production: Days of Wine and Roses
  • Company: Theatre by the Lake
  • Venue: Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Studio Theatre/
  • Year: 2007
  • Author: New verion by Owen McCafferty
  • Directed by: Stefan Escreet
  • Lighting Design by: Andrew J. Lindsay
  • Costume Design by: Sakina Karimjee
  • Set designed by: Sakina Karimjee
  • Photography by: Keith Pattison
  • Design © Sakina Karimjee
  • Image © Keith Pattison
Scene 1: Belfast Airport This play follows a young couple from Belfast as they meet at the airport in 1962 about to embark on new lives in London. Their optimism and love rapidly descend in to alcoholism and despair. The abstract design symbolises the highs and lows of the roller coaster of their journey and the feel of 1960s London in the form of the concrete textures