dinner
Set Designer: Yifei Deng
Caird Theatre, Royal Welsh Music & Drama
Richard Burton Company
2025.03
This script explores the cracks beneath upper-class manners during one surreal evening. Paige hosts an extravagant dinner party to celebrate her husband’s new book, but the carefully planned evening turns sinister. With bizarre courses and sharp dialogue, the night spirals into chaos. As tensions rise and a mysterious visitor arrives, the guests are forced to confront uncomfortable truths, personal failures, and hidden resentments. Buffini uses wit and cruelty to expose hypocrisy, ego, and the fragility of civility in a world obsessed with appearances.
I integrated the theatre’s existing columns into my design to enhance the feeling of being inside a house. The use of two layers of curtains—front and back—added both spatial flexibility and a sense of mystery. Since the story unfolds around the dining table, I designed a two-meter-long table to ensure the audience could easily focus on and follow the action taking place on it.
By Moira Buffini
Director: Max Harrison
Movement Director:Struan Leslie
Voice Director: Alice White
Combat Director: Kevin McCurdy
Costume Designer: Bryony Cook
Set Designer: Yifei Deng
Design Assistant: Mabel Westwood
Lighting Designer: Danny Connaire
Sound Designer: Olly Cooper
Composer: Kieran Alford
Phtographer: Yifei Deng