2019

There is a Light That Never Goes Out - Scenes from the Luddite Rebellion

Created By: James Yaetman and Lauren Mooney

Venue: Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre

Sound Design

Reviews

The Stage (Chris Bartlett) (full review)

"The multi-tasking cast in modern clothes uses little more than mic stands and Pete Malkin’s evocative sound effects to bring to life the story of how Luddite unrest spread to the north in 1812…."

The Observer (Clare Brennan) (full review)

"Moving on and about the raised scarlet platform that dominates the centre of the Royal Exchange’s theatre-in-the round, actors in modern dress deploy microphones like wizards’ wands, conjuring sounds to swirl around the stage (Pete Malkin’s sound design). Rhythmically percussive clangs and clatters shape relentless factory looms (“You may tire but they never do”); sliverings of tinkling glass “show” us shattering windows and chandeliers in the Royal Exchange’s dining rooms during a protest (a site-specific moment)."

The Guardian (Catherine Love) (full review)

“Manchester’s radical past is reanimated by the roar of disgruntled crowds in Pete Malkin’s complex and ever-shifting sound design"

Frankly My Dear (Lucy) (full review)

"…this show is extremely technically impressive. Its opening uses sound design and lighting to contrast the peace and quiet of agricultural life, as opposed to the terrifying noise of work in the factories. Pete Malkin and Dan Balfour use sound extremely effectively throughout the production."

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Dir: Simon McBurney

Venue: Raazobal, International Theatre Amsterdam

Sound Design

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Dir: Audny Chris Holsen

Venue: Kilden Theatre, Norway

Sound Design

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Australia, Melbourne

Sonia Friedman Productions

Dir: John Tiffany

Venue: Princess Theatre

Associate Sound Design