The Father
Theatre Design
1964 (designed)
1964 (designed)
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Design by Malcolm Pride for Joyce Redman as Laura in Act 3 of The Father, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1964.
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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| Title | The Father (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper with fabric swatch |
| Brief description | Design by Malcolm Pride for Joyce Redman as Laura in Act 3 of The Father, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1964 |
| Physical description | Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper design for Laura in The Father, Piccadilly Theatre, London 1964. The design, comprised of two pages, features a woman in a long pink and black checked dress with black piping and a purple and black swatch pinned to the top left corner. The back page depicts a pencil sketch of the outfit seen from the back. |
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| Credit line | Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride |
| Summary | Design by Malcolm Pride for Joyce Redman as Laura in Act 3 of The Father, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1964. 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. |
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| Accession number | S.215-2015 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2015 |
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