Morgan Large, a final year LIPA student of Theatre and Performance Design, has created a floor map of Sir Paul's life, which aims to make visitors feel they are flying over some of the important landmarks of his artistic development.

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At least the design of the new theatre is not a problem.

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The entertaining episode also features a guest appearance from pinball designer John Popaduik who, through his work at electronic gaming manufacturer Williams Bally Midway, played an integral role in the design process for pinball machines such as Circus Voltaire and Theatre of Magic.

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Liverpool, for example, is home to some of Britain's best Art Deco design, in the Queensway tunnel under the Mersey, the Royal Court theatre and the city's first airport terminal.

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Kevin Depinet, whose long list of memorable design credits includes Chicago Shakespeare's "Follies" and the Goodman Theatre's recent revival of "The Iceman Cometh, " has conjured up the simplest of sets, a two-step platform framed by elegant-looking curtains.

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After studying art and design at Lancaster and Cardiff, he went on to carve out a reputation through Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, in Falmouth.

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