Stratford-Upon Avon – A Christmas Carol

THE WINTER season of plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon opened on Boxing Day with John Downing’s production of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”. John West’s designs for the stage adaptation deftly capture the traditional Christmas card flavour of of the background to this classic story….

The Lady’s Not For Burning

“…John West’s set seems not a set at all – I did not doubt of a moment that the room that he created has been there for centuries..”

Dick Whittington

“… John West’s settings are the most colourful and extensive seen in a Playhouse pantomime – 12 scenes and such rapid changes too.”

The Apple Cart

‘In Ian Emmerson’s excellent production on John West’s elegant, unfussy sets…”

Night Must Fall

“John West’s set is full of interest, detail and the character of Mrs. Bramson..”

The Rover

“John West provides one of the cleverest sets seen here in recent years. It allows scene changes at a speed that would have gladdened Nugget Monk himself…”

The Marriage Of Figaro

“John West’s sets, a series of clever variations on a basic design, work very well too…”

Victoria

“John. It has been a pleasure working with you. The ‘Victoria’ art department could not have succeeded without you.
Many Thanks. Michael Howells” 

(https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0398099/?ref_=namepop_name)

Michael Howells quoted Stephen Fry’s opinion of him; “He had the talent of Cecil Beaton, but was not such a bitch!”