'Our House' Musical
May, 2025
Our House is a jukebox musical featuring the music of the British band Madness. The story revolves around Joe Casey, who faces a life-changing decision on his sixteenth birthday: to follow his father's criminal path or to stay honest. The narrative splits into two parallel timelines exploring the consequences of each choice. Set in Camden Town, London, the musical highlights themes of love, family, and fate, all set to the energetic and catchy tunes of Madness.
Costume Designers: Olivia Lewis & Evan Stead
Director: Mark Smith
Photographer: Kirsten McTernan
Costume Assistants: Katie Torbitt, Archie Lewis, Jules Dockstader, Huaiyu (Faye) Li, Ziyi Zhang (Nova).
Costume Makers: Isobel Blackburn, Ziyi Zhang (Nova), Jules Dockstader
Costume Supervisor: Morgan McDonald
Set Designer: Reuben Dutch
Lighting Designer: Charlie Moore
Designer Process
Costume Drawings
Taking reference from 'MADNESS' Band and references from 1890s to Co-Design the costumes for the cast of 35 and band of 7, at RWCMD.
Here are my digital drawings and designs of some of the characters from this production.
The production was at The Sherman, Cardiff (Wales). There were around 150 costumes and accessories! Trying to be as sustainable as we could be, We sourced locally and bought from second hand shops as much as we could. We also hired which also helped us stay to our greenbook standard.
Production Photographs
'Our House' at The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff 2025
Photographer: Kirsten McTernan
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