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Costume Design

1986 (Painted, drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The design by Lez Brotherston was executed for the British premiere of Kurt Weill & Georg Kaiser's opera "The Protagonist" performed by Abbey Opera at the Bloomsbury Theatre, March 12th 1986. The production was directed by John Eaton, the text was translated by Lionel Salter, and the conductor was Antony Shelley. The production was performed as part of a double bill with Weill's "The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken", and was presented as part of the 1986 Camden Festival.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen & ink, and watercolour, on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Lez Brotherston for John Morgan as the Young Man in the opera "The Protagonist", Abbey Opera, Bloomsbury Theatre, March 12th 1986.
Physical description
Costume design for John Morgan as the Young Man. The design depicts a three quarter length male figure wearing a green coat, scarf, hat, and shoulder bag. Unsigned by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 302mm
  • Width: 250mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
' The Protagonist - Kurt Weill - The Young Man - Bloomsbury Theatre ' (Textual information; Vertically along the left hand side; handwriting; ink; 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.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary referenceThe Protagonist
Summary
The design by Lez Brotherston was executed for the British premiere of Kurt Weill & Georg Kaiser's opera "The Protagonist" performed by Abbey Opera at the Bloomsbury Theatre, March 12th 1986. The production was directed by John Eaton, the text was translated by Lionel Salter, and the conductor was Antony Shelley. The production was performed as part of a double bill with Weill's "The Tsar Has His Photograph Taken", and was presented as part of the 1986 Camden Festival.
Collection
Accession number
S.334-2002

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Record createdMarch 6, 2003
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