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Hugh Durrant costume design

Costume Design
1992 (Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for Idle Jack in Act I scene 1. The design consists of a full length male figure wearing a "medieval" style pantomime costume. The costume consists of a pair of parti-coloured green, yellow and purple trousers with patches on the knees, and a yellow shirt with a pattern of green circles, belted at the waist, and worn under a short jacket in purple and green vertical stripes. The figure also wears a pair of yellow and purple odd socks, and pair of white training shoes, and a tall green and yellow hat with a feather.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHugh Durrant costume design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and pencil crayon on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Hugh Durrant for Idle Jack in Act I scene 1 of "Dick Whittington", Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 1992.
Physical description
Costume design for Idle Jack in Act I scene 1. The design consists of a full length male figure wearing a "medieval" style pantomime costume. The costume consists of a pair of parti-coloured green, yellow and purple trousers with patches on the knees, and a yellow shirt with a pattern of green circles, belted at the waist, and worn under a short jacket in purple and green vertical stripes. The figure also wears a pair of yellow and purple odd socks, and pair of white training shoes, and a tall green and yellow hat with a feather.
Dimensions
  • Height: 420mm
  • Width: 296mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' Durrant 1992 ' (Signature; date; Lower right hand corner; handwriting; pencil crayon; Durrant, Hugh)
  • ' IDLE JACK ACT 1 SC. 1 ' (Textual information; Lower right hand side; handwriting; pencil; Durrant, Hugh)
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
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceDick Whittington
Collection
Accession number
S.728-2001

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Record createdNovember 13, 2001
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