The devil is in the details, part two.

[spikesgirl58]

I worked as a props artisan for many years and one of my more challenging shows was Sweeney Todd. If you aren't familiar with the show, it deals with a man driven insane by carefully-crafted evidence provided a crooked judge, who wanted Sweeney's wife, and sent to jail. Sweeney eventually got out, but his wife was gone and his daughter was raised

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[kazzy_cee]

Gruesome! Very effective!

[spikesgirl58]

Thanks! It was amazing how much stage blood we went through during the show.

[gavinf1980]

Looks very real (that last picture).

[spikesgirl58]

Thanks. It was a challenging prop.

[engarian]

Fabulous!

- Erulisse (one L)

[spikesgirl58]

Thank you!

[heleninwales]

A very clever trick and very effective, especially for a theatre audience, but it works close up the photo too.

[spikesgirl58]

It's all about make believe in the theatre. Thanks.