Costume Design
1995 (Painted, drawn)
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Costume design for Julian Forsythe as Claudius. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing Elizabethan style costume. The costume consists of a long red coat worn over black body armour, blue breeches, black boots, and a white ruff worn around the neck. The figure also wears black gauntlets on his hands. The "National Theatre" logo has been drawn in black crayon in the lower right hand corner. Unsigned by the artist.
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, crayon, and watercolour, on paper. |
| Brief description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston for Julian Forsythe as Claudius in the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, December 14th 1995. |
| Physical description | Costume design for Julian Forsythe as Claudius. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing Elizabethan style costume. The costume consists of a long red coat worn over black body armour, blue breeches, black boots, and a white ruff worn around the neck. The figure also wears black gauntlets on his hands. The "National Theatre" logo has been drawn in black crayon in the lower right hand corner. Unsigned by the artist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' ROSENCRANTZ + GUILDENSTERN - CLAUDIUS ' (Textual information; Vertically along the right hand edge.; handwriting; Pencil crayon; Brotherston, Lez) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002. The design was executed for a production of Tom Stoppard's play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" performed at the Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton Theatre), December 14th 1995. The production was directed by Matthew Francis, lit by Howard Harrison, the music was composed by Mia Soteriou, and the cast included Adrian Scarborough as Rosencrantz, Simon Russell Beale as Guildenstern, and Alan Howard as The Player King. Lez Brotherston was assisted by Matt Kinley on this production. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Accession number | S.341-2002 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2003 |
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