I researched some Caryl Churchill plays that have already been put on to see if I could gain inspiration for my lighting design from there. I recalled what was used when we went as a class to go and see A Number performed at the Bridge Theatre as further aid. I knew it was fairly realistic, but it had black outs and lighting from general places. I therefore chose to have light coming from the centre of the bedroom as if it were a standard bedroom light. From looking at other plays, I noted how many of them chose to only spotlight what mattered and have the rest of the stage remain dark. There were also many places, including a performance of Blue Heart (which Heart’s Desire is included in) that used blue lighting as spotlights or undertones, which I thought was really nice. Not only does blue light illuminate the stage very nicely, but it also creates an atmosphere and mood that can easily mirror the emotions the characters display in the scene. I decided from here a bullet point list of what I was likely to make my lighting design like, but I wanted to do a bit more research before fully committing to a design and I also wanted to have more than just a rough idea of what I was going to write my play on.