Martin JagoAnimatronics · Puppets · SFX

Wonder.Land

National Theatre/Manchester International Festival
May - June 2015

Martin turned a golf buggy into a bus from the world of Lewis Carroll for Wonder.Land, designed by Rae Smith, at the National Theatre and MIF.

Props Supervisor - Nicky Holderness

Prop Maker

Fabrication of a golf cart used in the show as a practical fantasy bus.

Video

Wonder.Land poster

Behind the scenes

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  • Green golf cart with East Sussex National Golf Club bonnet markings, stripped back on the workshop floor before it became the fantasy bus

    Original Buggy Front

  • Green golf cart seen from the rear with bag holder, bench seat and battery charger, in a busy workshop where one of the crew works

    Original Buggy Rear

  • Pink Routemaster style London double decker bus parked on a pavement, photographed close up at the front cab, grille and headlight as design reference

    London Bus Design Influence

  • Golf cart in the workshop with a plywood and timber frame blocking out the radiator shape on the front, and patterned bus seat fabric draped over the back

    Blocking out the Radiator

  • Golf cart with aluminium body panels and a black radiator shell fitted, front axle jacked up on a red trolley jack while one of the crew works nearby

    Front End Service

  • Finished silver golf cart bus with aluminium bodywork, perforated grille, round headlight lit, wire mesh rails and patterned seat, with soft toys perched on the front

    Final Front with Lights

  • Stage production still of the fantasy bus cart on a dark blue stage, with two performers aboard, one seated and one standing behind, against lit city towers

    Bus On Stage

  • Publicity artwork for the Manchester International Festival production, showing a golden Cheshire Cat face with jewelled glasses amid swirling red and gold ribbons, with show title text

    LOGO MIF2015

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