ABBY CLARKE | performance designer 

Unfortunate - The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch

Southwark Playhouse Elephant

London and UK Tour

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Finalist for The 2024 Offie Awards

for Set Design and Costume Design

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Book and Lyrics - Robyn Grant & Daniel Foxx
Music - Tim Gilvin
Directed by Robyn Grant

Choreography - Melody Sinclair
Set, Costume and Puppet Design - Abby Clarke
Lighting Design - Adam King
Sound Design - Lucy Baker Swinbourne & Show Works

Lead Puppet Maker - Aled Williams

Photography by Pamela Raith

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"Abby Clarke has done a brilliant job bringing this colourful world under the waves to life... 

Unfortunate is visually spectacular"

West End Best Friend

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"Visually the show is a treat, with puppetry adding to the spectacle" 

Attitude Magazine

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"Abby Clarke's creativity stole the show for me with her set and costume designs" Curtain Call Reviews

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"As a spectacle Unfortunate is an absolute triumph. Abby Clarke is the unseen star of the show, whose set, costume and puppetry are worth the ticket price alone"

Spy in the Stalls