WELSH NATIONAL OPERA - THE VERY LAST GREEN THING
Composer- Cary John Franklin
Director- Rhian Hutchins
Set & Costume Design - Greta Baxter
Lighting design - Cara Hood
Photography - Kirsten Mcternan
May 2024
Wales Millennium Centre
Sustainability in design
In this dystopian future, completely devoid of the natural world, the children encounter a time-capsule which encases the very last trace of nature still living on Earth.
In keeping with the environmentally conscious themes of the story, the production has endeavoured to be sustainable across all areas of the performance, but specifically in relation to its design.
The production’s props and costumes consist of various recycled materials with many items being previously owned or repurposed from older productions. An eco-friendly approach was something designer Greta Baxter considered from the outset of her design process.
‘It’s important to me to avoid single use when it comes to my designs. With both set and costume, the main factor has been to source as many second-hand materials as possible, whether this be through sourcing items from charity shops or repurposing set and costume from old shows.”
‘It’s important to me to avoid single use when it comes to my designs. With both set and costume, the main factor has been to source as many second-hand materials as possible, whether this be through sourcing items from charity shops or repurposing set and costume from old shows.”