Dan Light

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Drop the Dead Donkey

UK Tour · January 2024

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A TV-newsroom set with two anchors at a "Truth News" desk below a giant red "TRUTH" screen, the rest of the company gathered to one side.

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Video Design for Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening UK Tour. The show follows the original cast as they regroup to form Truth News. Inspired by modern news organisations, video design was used to build branding, titles and news segments for the fictional broadcaster.

Performers stand in a blue-lit newsroom set as a large screen shows a news presenter beside a repeating "Truth" graphic.
A performer perches on a news desk below a giant screen showing a presenter's headshot captioned "Sally Smedley, only on Truth".
A newsroom set with anchors at a glowing "Truth" desk and the company alongside, below a big screen showing a smiling news presenter.
Two anchors sit at a glowing "Truth" news desk beneath a large screen showing a presenter captioned "Sir Trevor McDonald".
The company gathered in a newsroom set as a giant red screen reads "Breaking News" above the glowing "Truth" desk.
Three performers at a glowing "Truth" news desk beneath a large screen reading "Headlines".

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