NIK MORRIS
Video Design for Theatre
Celebrity (2008)
Produced by Out of the Blue at the York Theatre Royal Studio, a number of video sequences - in a variety of genres - were created for the premiere of this new play by Mary Luckhurst which offered dramatic variations on the cult of celebrity.
Mad Forest (2007)
Out of the Blue's production of Caryl Churchill's play about the Romanian Revolution was produced at the York Theatre Royal Studio. Moving images provided a narrative and rhythmic accompaniment to this haunting and violent impression of the 1989 conflict. Directed by Mary Luckhurst.
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2006)
I created a number of Flash animations for back-projection in Rubber Duck's sell-out Edinburgh Fringe production of Roald Dahl's beloved book in 2006. This was directed by Oliver Jones, who cast me in the lead-role, satisfying a major childhood ambition to become Mr. Fox. Brilliant costumes by Katherine Sheen, a joy to be part of.
Rubber Duck Theatre websiteWhoreticulture (2005)
Written by Sam Haddow, and directed by Alex Crampton, this new play produced at 41 Monkgate in York presented a chilling dystopia for which I created animated and live action narrative sequences for projection. Video would transform suddenly into extreme hand-drawn violence as this revenge drama for the videogame era hurtled towards its inevitable bloodbath.
Far Away (2005)
Out of the Blue's production of Caryl Churchill's play on complicity in crimes against humanity was performed at the York Theatre Royal Studio. My video design incorporated textures of dynamic light, making video recordings and then projecting them onto white polystyrene heads, which were then filmed and projected across the performers to provide a visual accompaniment to the cacophony of conflict in the play's final act. Directed by Mary Luckhurst.
A Wolf at the Door (2004)
2headedpigeon's 2004 Edinburgh Fringe production was written and directed by Clare Shucksmith. The play presented the anguish of a single character portrayed by three actors on-stage and one on two seperate television screens. My video design offered simultaneous imagery for narrative and rhythmic purposes, complementing stage action with footage taken in real-world settings showing the dark road towards an attempted suicide. "excellent video footage" - The Scotsman
2headedpigeon productions website1984 (2004)
For Alison Neighbour's adaptation of George Orwell's classic book - which she also directed at the Drama Barn in York - I made certain the 'screen' was an oppressor in the theatre, tormenting and recording both audience and characters through the use of live-feed, pre-filmed sequences and slogans.