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Drawing his elaborate designs from in depth analysis of each script or screenplay. Winning 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. \tHis 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.","physicalDescription":"Ink on paper groundplan for set by Voytek for Charles Dickens' <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i> produced by Liverpool Playhouse Company, directed by Chris Bond and Pip Broughton, Liverpool Playhouse, November 1981. The design shows a plan for the stage area including the wings and details measurments and placement of various set objects and location of back cloth and railings. 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