Hamlet
Costume Design
1971 (made)
1971 (made)
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Costume design by Michael Annals for Susan Fleetwood as Ophelia (costume A) in William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, Prospect Theatre Company, tour and Cambridge Theatre, London, 1971.
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 | Hamlet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, crayon, pencil and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Michael Annals for Susan Fleetwood as Ophelia (costume A) in William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, Prospect Theatre Company, tour and Cambridge Theatre, London, 1971 |
| Physical description | Costume design for Susan Fleetwood as Ophelia (A) in Hamlet. Full length female figure wearing a buttoned scoop-necked blouse and matching full length skirt, both in patterned grey/white fabric. Annotated by the artist, in ink, with the theatre company, play title, date and the character's name. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Michael Annals |
| Summary | Costume design by Michael Annals for Susan Fleetwood as Ophelia (costume A) in William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, Prospect Theatre Company, tour and Cambridge Theatre, London, 1971. 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. |
| Bibliographic reference | Arnold Wengrow, Observe and show: the theatre art of Michael Annals (London: V&A Publications, 2003)
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| Accession number | S.449-1991 |
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