14/09/20 Edward Gordon Craig

 Craig

• Theatre practitioner
• English actor
• born 1872, Stevenage
• died 1966, France
• Craig's idea of using neutral, mobile, non-representational screens as a staging device is probably his most famous scenographic concept
• Known for his intricate set designs
• In 1975 The Gordon Craig theatre was built in his hometown of Stevenage
• As a designer, the sets he built and designed were made to be extremely symbolic and he was the first person with the idea of moveable screen / scenery (hinged flats which could be used inside and out).
• Edward Gordon Craig believed that a director was “the true artist of the theatre” instead of the actor