The Escape from the Seraglio
Theatre Design
1967 (designed)
1967 (designed)
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Design by Malcolm Pride for an unidentified character in The Escape from the Seraglio, Phoenix Opera Company, Bath Festival, 1967
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 Escape from the Seraglio (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper, with fabric samples pinned to the design. |
| Brief description | Design by Malcolm Pride for an unidentified character in The Escape from the Seraglio, Phoenix Opera Company, Bath Festival, 1967 |
| Physical description | Design by Malcolm Pride for an unidentified character in The Escape from the Seraglio,1967. It shows a full length female figure dressed in a knee length tunic with a close fitting low bodice, and wide skirt, worn over full, 'harem style trousers.' Both the tunic and trousers are white and decorated with a repeating pattern of pale pink and green roses. The figure is also wearing a pale green turban decorated at the centre front with a single pale pink rose. A white veil is draped across the bottom half of her face, and is also suspended from the sides and rear of the turban. Small samples of fabric, one pink machine lace, one a length of pink synthetic woven fabric, and another a section of cotton, printed with roses, have been pinned to the design. Handwritten annotation recording details relating to the costume and decoration, has been added to the design using pencil. |
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| Credit line | Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride |
| Summary | Design by Malcolm Pride for an unidentified character in The Escape from the Seraglio, Phoenix Opera Company, Bath Festival, 1967 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.304-2015 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2015 |
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