Hugh Durrant costume design
Costume Design
1993 (Drawn)
1993 (Drawn)
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Costume design for the Chimney Sweep and the Knife Grinder in Act I scene 1. The design depicts two full length male figures wearing "medieval" style pantomime costume. The figure on the left identified as a Chimney Sweep wears a ragged and patched jacket and tights in purple and black stripes; a pair of black calf length boots; and purple pointed hat with blue brim and black feather. The figure also carries a chimney sweep brush over his left shoulder. The figure on the right identified as a Knife Grinder wears a blue, yellow and green striped jacket over orange and blue parti-coloured tights; calf length brown boots with colourful tabs at the top; green cowl and green & orange striped collar; a multicoloured square pattern apron; a brown leather belt and pouch worn around the waist; and a large floppy straw hat with orange feather.
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Title | Hugh Durrant costume design (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil crayon on paper |
Brief description | Costume design by Hugh Durrant for the Chimney Sweep and the Knife Grinder in Act I scene 1 of "Dick Whittington", Birmingham Hippodrome, 1993. |
Physical description | Costume design for the Chimney Sweep and the Knife Grinder in Act I scene 1. The design depicts two full length male figures wearing "medieval" style pantomime costume. The figure on the left identified as a Chimney Sweep wears a ragged and patched jacket and tights in purple and black stripes; a pair of black calf length boots; and purple pointed hat with blue brim and black feather. The figure also carries a chimney sweep brush over his left shoulder. The figure on the right identified as a Knife Grinder wears a blue, yellow and green striped jacket over orange and blue parti-coloured tights; calf length brown boots with colourful tabs at the top; green cowl and green & orange striped collar; a multicoloured square pattern apron; a brown leather belt and pouch worn around the waist; and a large floppy straw hat with orange feather. |
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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 Birmingham Hippodrome on 22nd December 1993. The show was directed by Carole Todd, and the lighting was designed by Andrew Gardner. The cast included Lesley Joseph as Fairy Bow Bells, John Nettles as King Rat, Rosemarie Ford as Dick, Jeffrey Holland as Ada the Cook, and Wayne Sleep as Tommy the Cat. The production was filmed for inclusion in the National Video Archive of Stage Performance at the Theatre Museum in February 1994 (Catalogue numbers 94/04/V/9001 and 94/04/V/9002 ). These designs were partly acquired as a compliment to the film with the aim of recording the creative progress from the designer's drawings to their realisation on stage. 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 |
Bibliographic reference | Dick Whittington [videorecording] : recorded live at The Birmingham Hippodrome at the evening performance on Tuesday February 15th 1994.
Published: 1994
Collation: 2 videocassettes (155 min.) : sd., col. ; ½ in. |
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Accession number | S.760-2001 |
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Record created | November 13, 2001 |
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