Projected costume design by Lez Brotherston for an Old Man and an Old Woman in the dance work "Swan Lake", Adventures in Motion Pictures, Sadler's Wells, November 9th 1995.

Projected costume design for an Old Man and an Old Woman. The design depicts two full length figures wearing grey raincoats, and holding carrier bags. The male figure on the left also wears black trousers, red scarf, and a brown hat. The female figure on the right wears a green headscarf, dark red socks, and brown fur-lined shoes. Unsigned by the artist.

Given by the designer

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 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" performed by Adventures in Motion Pictures at Sadler's Wells, November 9th 1995. This immensely successful and popular production was choreographed & directed by Matthew Bourne, lit by Rick Fisher, and the original cast included Adam Cooper as the Swan, Scott Ambler as the Prince, and Fiona Chadwick as the Queen. The production later extensively toured the country in 1996 and 1999; was presented on two separate occasions in the West End (Piccadilly Theatre, 1996 & Dominion Theatre, 2000); was performed in the USA at the Ahmonson Theater, Los Angeles in April 1997 and at the Neil Simon Theater, New York in October 1998; toured Europe in 2000, and Japan in 2003.

The production was filmed for television with the original cast, and released on video by the BBC in 1996. A copy of the video is available for viewing in the Theatre Museum Library (catalogue number VIDEO 9704023)

The production was presented with numerous awards, which included the 1996 Olivier Award, the 1997 Time Out Dance Award, the 1997 South Bank Show Awards, and the 1999 Tony Awards.

Reason For Production: Commission

S.361-2002