"Technical Drawing for Stage Design" explains the importance of drawing in the design process, revealing how the initial two-dimensional drawing is a crucial building block in creating the scale model that in turn will develop into the stage set - that will transport the audience into another world.

Gary Thorne studied at London's Byam Shaw School of Art, Motley Theatre Design and the University of East London. His work in stage design has taken him as far afield as Canada and France, as well as throughout Britain. Gary is Head of Theatre Design at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London and is the author Stage Design: A Practical Guide and Designing Stage Costumes, both published by The Crowood Press.