Hugh Durrant costume design
Costume Design
1992 (Painted, drawn)
1992 (Painted, drawn)
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Costume design for the Town Crier. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a "medieval" style pantomime costume. The costume consists of a long, parti-coloured black and white ankle length coat, with long hanging sleeves, and a decorative crenellated edging on the hem, collar, and sleeves. The figure also wears a chaperon and hat with liripipe on the head, and a pair of parti-coloured black and white shoes.
Object details
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| Title | Hugh Durrant costume design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, white paint and pencil crayon on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Hugh Durrant for the Town Crier in "Dick Whittington", Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 1992. |
| Physical description | Costume design for the Town Crier. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a "medieval" style pantomime costume. The costume consists of a long, parti-coloured black and white ankle length coat, with long hanging sleeves, and a decorative crenellated edging on the hem, collar, and sleeves. The figure also wears a chaperon and hat with liripipe on the head, and a pair of parti-coloured black and white shoes. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by Hugh Durrant |
| Object history | This costume design by Hugh Durrant is part of a group of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 1994. The design was executed for a production of the pantomime "Dick Whittington" performed at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth on 19th December 1992. The show was directed by Roger Redfarn, and the lighting was designed by Jenny Cane. The cast included Les Dawson as Ada the Cook, and Michelle Dotrice as the Spirit of the Bells. Historical significance: An excellent example of late 20th century costume design for pantomime, which is currently poorly represented in the Theatre Museum Collection. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Dick Whittington |
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| Accession number | S.724-2001 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2001 |
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