Costume Design
ca. 1951 (made)
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The Winter's Tale designed by Sophie Fedorovitch was directed by Peter Brook and first performed at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 27 June 1951. In August the production took a break from its London run to be presented at the Edinburgh Festival where the production was described as 'enchanting' by Eric Johns in Theatre World.'Mr Brook has swept away all the familiar cliches of Shakespearean production...The settings by Sophie Fedorovitch are the escence of attractive simplicity.'
Object details
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| Brief description | Costume design for Diana Wynyard as Hermione by Sophie Fedorovitch, The Winter's Tale, Phoenix Theatre, June 27th 1951 |
| Physical description | Costume design illustration of Hermione in The Winter's Tale wearing a pale blue dress |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by the artist |
| Summary | The Winter's Tale designed by Sophie Fedorovitch was directed by Peter Brook and first performed at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 27 June 1951. In August the production took a break from its London run to be presented at the Edinburgh Festival where the production was described as 'enchanting' by Eric Johns in Theatre World.'Mr Brook has swept away all the familiar cliches of Shakespearean production...The settings by Sophie Fedorovitch are the escence of attractive simplicity.' |
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| Accession number | S.562-1978 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2011 |
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