Macbeth
Costume Design
1966 (made)
1966 (made)
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Sheet of costume sketches by Michael Annals for messengers and servants in William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1966.
Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration.
Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration.
Object details
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| Title | Macbeth (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, ink, pencil and chalk on paper |
| Brief description | Sheet of costume sketches by Michael Annals for messengers and servants in William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1966 |
| Physical description | Sheet of costumes sketches for messengers and servants in Macbeth. Eight full length male figures in early medieval costume, all dressed in various tunics and breeches with cross lacing, in shades of brown. The figure at upper right is identified as 'Cream faced loon', the figure at lower right as 'Birnam wood messenger'. Annotated by the artist, in ink, at upper edge, 'Chichester Festival 1966 - MACBETH'. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Michael Annals |
| Summary | Sheet of costume sketches by Michael Annals for messengers and servants in William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1966. Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration. |
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| Accession number | S.345-1991 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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