When Plymouth met Bianca: thoughts on the giant statue soon to grace the Theatre Royal

We've been given a behind the scenes look at the giant showpiece statue which is due to be installed outside Plymouth's Theatre Royal.

Bianca will stand at 23 feet tall, and cost around £450,000.

Before that though, she needs to be cut, moulded, and cast:

The Cornish born artist who designed Bianca, Joseph Hillier, says the process has been really exciting.

Influenced by a character from Shakespeare's Othello, Bianca's being made in three factories and costing around £450,000 - money raised as part of the theatre's £7.5 million regeneration project.

But what do people think of her?

The final phase of Bianca's construction will be when the moulds are cast in bronze at a foundry in Wales.