Jeeves Takes Charge

by PG Wodehouse
Adapted by James Duke, Edward Duke, and Hugh Wooldridge

Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath

directed by Hugh Wooldridge
scenic design by Tim Shortall
lighting design by Tim Mitchell
sound design by Paul Groothuis
projection design by Caite Hevner

photography by Caite Hevner Design

Press:

"Original director Hugh Wooldridge returns to a work that means a great deal to him and gives the work a carefully considered production, given a sheen of class through Caite Hevner’s projections, delineating several settings through well-realised paintings of among others stern bearded headmasters and vases of colourful flowers." 

-Kris Hallett, WhatsOnStage

"Starting life as a panelled dressing room painted blue-grey, with empty frames on the walls, [the set] is constantly transformed by Caite Hevner's projections. The bad taste of Bertie's living quarters is reflected in a series of crushingly boring sports-scene landscapes and, later, some wonderfully odd animal portraits, including a wonky ermine and several toy dogs with huge, fluffy bat ears. At other points, it becomes the stuffy, floral-drenched environment of the stately home Bertie is visiting - the house's Capability Brown lawn visible through the windows beyond - and, most amusingly, a dark parlour lined with portrait upon portrait of a disapproving aunt. The women all stare down in stern horror as Bertie recounts an episode of social failure in front of a room of real-life aunts." 

-Rosemary Waugh, The Stage