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Costume Design

1995 (Painted, drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for Claudie Blakley as Ophelia. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an Elizabethan style costume. The costume consists of pale yellow bodice and full skirt with long sleeves. The "National Theatre" logo has been drawn in black crayon in the lower right hand corner. Unsigned by the artist. On the reverse is a pencil drawing of a male figure.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen & ink, crayon, and watercolour, on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Lez Brotherston for Claudie Blakley as Ophelia in the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, December 14th 1995.
Physical description
Costume design for Claudie Blakley as Ophelia. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an Elizabethan style costume. The costume consists of pale yellow bodice and full skirt with long sleeves. The "National Theatre" logo has been drawn in black crayon in the lower right hand corner. Unsigned by the artist. On the reverse is a pencil drawing of a male figure.
Dimensions
  • Height: 356mm
  • Width: 456mm
The sheet has been torn out of a spiral bound sketch book.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
' ROSENCRANTZ + GUILDENSTERN - OPHELIA ' (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
Subjects depicted
Associations
Literary references
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
  • Hamlet
Collection
Accession number
S.343-2002

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2003
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