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Drawing his elaborate designs from in depth analysis of each script or screenplay.\r\nWinning the Military Cross for his role in the Second World War, Voytek transferring first to Italy and then to Scotland after the end of the war where he enrolled at the Dundee Art Collage. In 1947 he moved to London, becoming a student of stage design at the Old Vic Theatre School. His career as a stage set and costume designer began with the Nottingham Playhouse whist his work on TV drama began with ABC Television and on film with Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac.\r\nHis theatrical works concentrated on  major regional theatre and touring  companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Playhouse,  Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Shared Experience;  he was head of design at the Liverpool Playhouse from  1981-1982. \r\n\r\nThe collection this design is from also contains working  drawings, model pieces, photograph, production notes  as well as press cuttings and programmes relating to  Voytek’s career as a production designer for the stage, television and film.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Set design by Voytek, showing the 'Marquis' Carriage', created for a production of <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i> Liverpool Playhouse, 1981. Black pen and ink sketch with highlights in burnt gold. The design shows the Marquis in a large, ornate, carriage. The body of the carriage is formed from stylised waves and with figures of mermaids incorporated into the roof, front and rear. The wheels are covered with spikes and the Marquis is just visible within. 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