The Moon and Sixpence

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Hurry, Leslie (designers)

Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Doctor Coutras in The Moon and Sixpence, 1957

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Designs Opera
Object type	Costume design
Title	The Moon and Sixpence (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Ink, gouache and crayon on paper
Brief description	Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Doctor Coutras in The Moon and Sixpence, 1957
Marks and inscriptions	'Moon and Sixpence Sadler's Wells / opera by John Gardner' (Textual information. Upper left hand corner.) 'Dr Coutras / Leslie Hurry' (Signature & textual information. Lower left hand corner.) List of characters written in pencil. (Textual information. Lower right hand side.) '6HT 179' (Identification number?. Lower right hand corner.)
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of The Linbury Trust
Object history	Associated production: The Moon and Sixpence. Designer: Leslie Hurry. Director: Peter Hall. Singer: Owen Brannigan. Performing company: Sadler's Wells Opera. Sadler's Wells, London, 24.5.1957. Performance category: Opera. Production type: World premiere. Owen Brannigan sang the part of Doctor Coutras in this production. Costume designs for this production: S.1030 to 1040-1995 and S.1063-1995.
Subjects depicted	Costume Coutras (Dr)
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.1031-1995

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Record created	October 7, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1173398/the-moon-and-sixpence-costume-design-hurry-leslie/

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