“But, for me – as for the little front row girl – it’s Swan’s design that steals the show. The set is a glorious riot of hidden delights, like a giant Polly Pocket, the mountainside opening up to reveal a fairytale cottage, while the costumes – although different from the book’s illustrations – seem somehow iconic. I can imagine them as popular Hallowe’en outfits.”
“Visually, The Baddies is a feast for the eyes. Jasmine Swan’s set design transforms seamlessly between locations — from the warm, wooden textures of Mama Mouse’s cosy tree-stump home to the eerie forest valley and the Girl’s charming cottage.”
“The show’s aesthetics and design – grand work from Jasmine Swan with a set and costume design that reflects a pop-up style of literature thrust into life on stage under Simon Hayes lighting. From the ‘opening-up’ of set elements, which initially seemed quaint and practical, emerges a set scattered with secrets and treasures. Swan’s costuming is incredibly tactile and creative, a more three-dimensional scale than others in the now expansive ‘Donaldson-verse’ stage adaptations.”
The Baddies (Edinburgh Lyceum & UK Tour)
Photographer: Jess Chute
Director: Katie Beard
Music and Lyrics: Joe Stilgoe
Adapted by David Greig and Jackie Crichton
Set and Costume Designer: Jasmine Swan
Lighting Design: Simon Hayes
Sound Design: Richard Brookes