Lauren Smith

Halloween Pumpkin Carving

2011-10-29T11:23:00.001+01:00

Grown in my garden, made into pumpkin pie and carved into a Jack-O-Lantern

Old Vic Tunnels

2011-07-01T11:57:00.002+01:00

I did a site visit to the Old Vic Tunnels on Tuesday. I have wanted to have a look for ages, and now we are considering it as a venue for our show. The site is amazing, and just brilliant for our subterranean show. The staff there were lovely, which always makes such a big difference.
The entrance to the tunnels are covered in graffiti, and inside there is strip lighting and it smells damp. Even on Tuesday, when it was baking hot outside, it was cold and damp in the tunnels. Brilliant.

Degree Show

2011-06-16T18:08:00.002+01:00

My end-of-degree show opened last night, thank you to everyone who came.
Here's a photo my mum took of me in front of my work.
It's on for another week, if you fancy popping down, and I will be looking after the work on Monday from 12-4pm.

BA (Honours) Performance Design & Practice
Thursday 16 – Thursday 23 June, 12-8pm
(Saturday 18: Alumni, Friends and Family, 12-6pm; closed Sunday 19 June; closes 6pm, 23 June)
10 Back Hill, London, EC1R 5LQ

Final Presentation

2011-06-16T17:56:00.002+01:00

My exhibition for my final presentation at Central Saint Martins

Dennis Severs house

2011-06-06T19:04:00.002+01:00

I visited Dennis Severs' house today, with the creative team for an Edgar Allen Poe production I am working on. The house is amazing, and well worth going to for inspiration.

The Secret to Steampunk

2011-05-27T12:04:00.001+01:00

I went to the brilliant National Theatre Costume Hire store in Oval, to experiment with costumes for an Edgar Allen Poe adaptation. I have used steampunk as part of my inspiration, I love that mad mix of old and new. And I realized the easiest way to achieve a steampunk look is to dress up like a Victorian, and then pop some aviator goggles on!

Poe Costumes

2011-05-27T11:34:00.001+01:00

More experimenting with costumes at the National Theatre Costume Hire store

SBTD exhibition

2011-03-28T18:20:00.003+01:00

I went to the Society of British Theatre Designers 'Transformation and Revelation' exhibition, in Cardiff this weekend. It was fantastic to see so many different, and current, designers in one place.

Design for Dance 2011

2011-03-16T17:48:00.001Z

Production photographs from 'Ash-heaps and Millionaires'.
A collaboration with choreographer Alice Laidler, Central School of Ballet.
Performed at the Cochrane Theatre, March 2011

Stop motion film

2010-11-13T11:14:00.002Z

A short stop motion film made by Katie Pitts and me

A Russian in the Woods

2010-06-16T18:49:00.004+01:00

Photo of my scale model for 'A Russian In The Woods' by Peter Whelan, and my stop motion animation of how the set moves to create different locations.

Design for Dance

2010-03-16T18:33:00.001Z

Production photos of 'Die Energie der Craft'. Choreographed by Toni-Michelle Dent, Central School of Ballet, designed by me.
Performed at the Cochrane Theatre, March 2010.

Ground plan of the garden

2010-01-12T14:20:00.001Z

Ground plan for 'This Much is True'

2009-12-29T14:06:00.000Z

Technical drawing for 'This Much is True' at Theatre 503, designed by Paul Wills, directed by Tim Roseman.

Weekend in Berlin

2009-12-12T16:54:00.001Z

Weekend in Amsterdam

2009-04-09T17:01:00.001+01:00

Model making

2009-02-09T18:39:00.002Z

Putting together a tiny door

Model making

2008-12-16T18:38:00.002Z

My first scale model figure.

The Dream Detectives

2008-08-12T13:36:00.005+01:00

My mum and I are making a short film. To view our results so far, please click here.

Dolls

2008-05-04T20:03:00.000+01:00

These are some of the dolls I have been making recently. I love them.

Millies Cookie Recipe

2008-05-04T19:56:00.009+01:00

Thanks to Hotpink from Answerbank for this

Chocolate Chip Cookies Millies Style

Ingredients

125g butter, softened
100g light brown soft sugar
125g caster sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
225g self-raising flour
½ tsp salt
200g chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.

2. Cream butter and sugars, once creamed, combine in the egg and vanilla.

3. Sift in the flour and salt, then the chocolate chips.

4. Roll into walnut size balls, for a more homemade look, or roll into a long, thick sausage shape and slice to make neater looking cookies.

5. Place on ungreased baking paper. If you want to have the real Millies experience then bake for just 7 minutes, till the cookies are just setting - the cookies will be really doughy and delicious. Otherwise cook for 10 minutes until just golden round the edges.

6. Take out of the oven and leave to harden for a minute before transferring to a wire cooling rack. These are great warm, and they also store well, if they don't all get eaten straight away!

For Millies-Style Double Chocolate Chip Cookies click here

To see all the cookie recipes on this blog click here

Port Elliot Literary Festival

2007-12-15T11:24:00.000Z

One of the many unusual pieces of art at Port Elliot Literary Festival.

Under New Management

2007-12-15T11:07:00.000Z

The Perfumery, Masque of the Red Death, set dressing

2007-09-29T13:55:00.004+01:00

Set dressing and prop making for The Perfumery at The Masque of Red Death at the BAC by Punchdrunk

birthday flowers

2007-08-08T17:31:00.000+01:00

Here are some gorgeous flowers my dad gave me for my birthday this year. Its a blurry photo, but I think its lovely.

Kyle and me in the paper

2007-05-18T23:14:00.001+01:00

Kyle, Jason, Luis and me

Our friend Luis has a bar at house, so someone from The London Lite came to photograph us, what with the smoking ban and all, and the possible rise of people drinking at home instead of in bars.

Hackney Empire Youth Group

2006-08-15T11:01:00.001+01:00

Hackney Empire's Youth Group 2007, costumes, props and set by Janelle Joseph and me.

Set dressing for Sculptivate

2006-05-29T13:59:00.001+01:00

Mid-way through set dressing for a Carphone Warehouse Christmas Party for Sculptivate