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Caves, cities, Arctic fortresses, hot-air balloons, courtrooms and a bus stop
The Alethiometer is the most important prop in the plays
Each of the characters in Lyra’s world has a daemon
The 80 characters required more than 250 costumes
Lighting: the secret language of theatre
Lyra meets the massive armoured bear Iorek Byrnison
The actors leave the rehearsal room for the Olivier stage
Terry King creates a realistic but safe fight between armoured bears
Lyra receives the alethiometer and meets Mrs Coulter
The scenes at the palace of the armoured bears
Lyra and Will come to the river separating them from the land of the dead
Where the story begins and ends
Will and Lyra discover one another
Create your version of a scene involving Lyra and Will
Co-ordinating and scheduling every aspect of the physical production
Making people aware of a new production
Nicholas Hytner used all of the Olivier Theatre's available technology
A flowing production needs painstaking nerve-wracking technical rehearsal
Sound effects dramatically affect the audience's experience
Danny Sapani gets fitted for his armoured bear costume
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