Costume Design
1962 (made)
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Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Kathleen Harrison as the Landlady in the play The Chances by John Fletcher at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The production, directed by Laurence Olivier, opened the newly built theatre on 3 July 1962.
Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.
Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Malcolm Pride for the Landlady in the play The Chances by John Fletcher, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1962. |
| Physical description | Costume design by Malcolm Pride for the Landlady in the play The Chances, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1962. Female figure in mid 17th century costume of olive ankle-length dress, decorated with dull pink bows and rosettes, and lace trimmed kerchief. Annotated with costume details. Signed and dated |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Malcolm Pride'
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| Credit line | Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride |
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| Summary | Costume design by Malcolm Pride for Kathleen Harrison as the Landlady in the play The Chances by John Fletcher at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The production, directed by Laurence Olivier, opened the newly built theatre on 3 July 1962. Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years. |
| Other number | THM/418 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.588-2011 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2012 |
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