Set design
Design
ca.1960-1970 (made)
ca.1960-1970 (made)
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Design for a scene showing a detail of carved woodwork, possibly on a door, from an unidentified production, created by Leslie Hurry, ca.1960-70.
Leslie Hurry (1909-1978) trained at the Royal Academy and during the 1930s became known as a surrealist painter. A one-man show in London in 1942 was seen by the theatre director, Michael Benthall, who recommended Hurry to the dancer and choreographer, Robert Helpmann, then planning a ballet based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. The success of his designs set Hurry on a second career as one of the most distinguished theatre designers of his generation. He designed operas, ballets and plays, notably Swan Lake for the Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1943, a production which stayed in the repertoire for thirty years; Venice Preserv'd for Peter Brook (1953); the Ring Cycle at Covent Garden (1954), and Troilus and Cressida at Stratford for Peter Hall (1960), famous for being staged in a sand pit.
Leslie Hurry (1909-1978) trained at the Royal Academy and during the 1930s became known as a surrealist painter. A one-man show in London in 1942 was seen by the theatre director, Michael Benthall, who recommended Hurry to the dancer and choreographer, Robert Helpmann, then planning a ballet based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. The success of his designs set Hurry on a second career as one of the most distinguished theatre designers of his generation. He designed operas, ballets and plays, notably Swan Lake for the Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1943, a production which stayed in the repertoire for thirty years; Venice Preserv'd for Peter Brook (1953); the Ring Cycle at Covent Garden (1954), and Troilus and Cressida at Stratford for Peter Hall (1960), famous for being staged in a sand pit.
Object details
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| Title | Set design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, ink and pencil on paper. |
| Brief description | Design for a scene showing a detail of carved woodwork, possibly on a door, from an unidentified production, created by Leslie Hurry, ca.1960-70 |
| Physical description | Design for a scene showing a detail of carved woodwork, possibly on a door, from an unidentified production. The design is executed in ink, pencil and watercolour. It shows a detail of carved scrolling decoration, and is coloured in varying tones of brown and yellow. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Caro Rathbone |
| Summary | Design for a scene showing a detail of carved woodwork, possibly on a door, from an unidentified production, created by Leslie Hurry, ca.1960-70. Leslie Hurry (1909-1978) trained at the Royal Academy and during the 1930s became known as a surrealist painter. A one-man show in London in 1942 was seen by the theatre director, Michael Benthall, who recommended Hurry to the dancer and choreographer, Robert Helpmann, then planning a ballet based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. The success of his designs set Hurry on a second career as one of the most distinguished theatre designers of his generation. He designed operas, ballets and plays, notably Swan Lake for the Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1943, a production which stayed in the repertoire for thirty years; Venice Preserv'd for Peter Brook (1953); the Ring Cycle at Covent Garden (1954), and Troilus and Cressida at Stratford for Peter Hall (1960), famous for being staged in a sand pit. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2419-2014 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2014 |
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