Props and Costumes

As for props we needed a dummy for the suicide and a lot of paper with banknotes printed onto it in order to create the illusion that the man was commiting suicide due to a lost job or something similar. The paper was very easy, we just printed a picture off the internet multiple times onto sheets of A4 paper. To make the dummy we found a styrophone head, an all-in-one boiler suit and some boots from the props department in Theatre. We then painted the head to make it seem more realistic and stuffed the boiler suit with newspaper (stapling the arm and leg holes to make sure the paper wouldn't fall out). To atach the head to the body we stapled the neck of the boiler suit around the neck of the head. We then stuck a wig on the head (which we perchased in 'Bits and Bobs' in Dorking). We then had to dress the dummy in the same clothing as our actor so we bought a navy blue jacket which they both could wear and jeans. This costume is very casual but also not really in fashion which suggests that the character is lacking money which ties into the banker theme with today's economy. We bought all the clothes from various charity shops in Dorking.