Into the Woods
Costume Design
ca. 2007 (drawn)
ca. 2007 (drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
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Lez Brotherston is one of Britain's most interesting and prolific designers. He was born in Liverpool and trained at Central School of Art and Design, graduating in 1984. He worked extensively for Christopher Gable at Northern Ballet Theatre where he designed such works asCarmen, The Brontes and A Christmas Carol and has designed stage shows for French and Saunders and Victoria Wood. Lez is especially linked with Matthew Bourne's dance company New Adventures (formerly Adventures in Motion Pictures) for which he designed Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man and Cinderella. Lez's costume designs for Into the Woods display his characteristic figures; often looking to the left, they strike a strong and distinct pose.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Into the Woods (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, ink, gold ink, watercolour and felt tip pen on art board |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for Sleeping Beauty in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical Into the Woods, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, 2007 |
| Physical description | Full length female figure wearing a tutu coloured in black and golden ink. The right part of the tutu skirt is left uncoloured. The costume is finished with a golden diadem and elaborate hair arrangement. It is drawn on a page torn from a spiral bound sketch book. |
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| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | An extensive collection of designs by Lez Brotherston was donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002. This design represents an addition to that collection and was donated by the artist in 2008. The design was executed for a production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical Into the Woods, directed by Will Tuckett. The production was staged at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London, May 2007. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | <i>Into the Woods</i> |
| Summary | Lez Brotherston is one of Britain's most interesting and prolific designers. He was born in Liverpool and trained at Central School of Art and Design, graduating in 1984. He worked extensively for Christopher Gable at Northern Ballet Theatre where he designed such works asCarmen, The Brontes and A Christmas Carol and has designed stage shows for French and Saunders and Victoria Wood. Lez is especially linked with Matthew Bourne's dance company New Adventures (formerly Adventures in Motion Pictures) for which he designed Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man and Cinderella. Lez's costume designs for Into the Woods display his characteristic figures; often looking to the left, they strike a strong and distinct pose. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.138-2008 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2009 |
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