Fred's Menu

  • James Illman
I was asked to create a Menu style cover for a play called Fred’s Diner by Penelope Skinner. Published by Oberon Books.

‘In Fred’s American Diner on a busy English motorway, people dream of better lives. You’ll find friendly staff and get service with a smile, but not far beneath lies a deadly secret. Penelope Skinner’s new play serves up a beautifully plotted, blackly comic thriller that gives an unsettling portrayal of the darker reaches of intimate relationships.’

A difficult one but I feel I have achieved the brief. The tea stain was particularly tricky.