The Sleeping Beauty
Set Design
1958 (designed)
1958 (designed)
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Set design for 'The Wonderland of the World: The Frozen North' in the pantomime The Sleeping Beauty London Palladium, 1958.
The Sleeping Beauty starred Charlie Drake as The King, Bruce Forsyth as Presto the Jester and Edmund Hockeridge as Prince Michael. The show’s scenary was designed by Edward Delany and Tod Kingman and was described as “bold and brazen” by the Sunday Times, featuring settings diverse as an Alpine Village, A Medieval Castle, Paris, The Golden West and the Mystic East.
To encorporate Canadian singer Hockeridge into the show, writers Phil Park and David Croft created a backstory for their Prince, who had been raised on the American prairie as a cowboy.
This was the only Palladium pantomime to not feature a Dame.
The Sleeping Beauty starred Charlie Drake as The King, Bruce Forsyth as Presto the Jester and Edmund Hockeridge as Prince Michael. The show’s scenary was designed by Edward Delany and Tod Kingman and was described as “bold and brazen” by the Sunday Times, featuring settings diverse as an Alpine Village, A Medieval Castle, Paris, The Golden West and the Mystic East.
To encorporate Canadian singer Hockeridge into the show, writers Phil Park and David Croft created a backstory for their Prince, who had been raised on the American prairie as a cowboy.
This was the only Palladium pantomime to not feature a Dame.
Object details
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| Title | The Sleeping Beauty (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache and glitter on vellum |
| Brief description | Set design for 'The Wonderland of the World: The Frozen North' in the pantomime The Sleeping Beauty London Palladium, 1958 |
| Physical description | Gouache and glitter on vellum set design for 'The Wonderland of the World: The Frozen North' in the pantomime The Sleeping Beauty London Palladium, 1958. The design depicts a winter setting with various strutcuutres from around the world. There is a castle tower, a cathedral and an Asian pagoda. |
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| Credit line | Given by Roger Fox |
| Summary | Set design for 'The Wonderland of the World: The Frozen North' in the pantomime The Sleeping Beauty London Palladium, 1958. The Sleeping Beauty starred Charlie Drake as The King, Bruce Forsyth as Presto the Jester and Edmund Hockeridge as Prince Michael. The show’s scenary was designed by Edward Delany and Tod Kingman and was described as “bold and brazen” by the Sunday Times, featuring settings diverse as an Alpine Village, A Medieval Castle, Paris, The Golden West and the Mystic East. To encorporate Canadian singer Hockeridge into the show, writers Phil Park and David Croft created a backstory for their Prince, who had been raised on the American prairie as a cowboy. This was the only Palladium pantomime to not feature a Dame. |
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| Accession number | S.196-2015 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2015 |
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