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Beckett

Costume Design
1961 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hurry, Leslie (designers)

Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Thomas Becket in Becket, 1961


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
TitleBeckett (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Ink, gouache, crayon and textile on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Leslie Hurry for Thomas Becket in Becket, 1961
Marks and inscriptions
'Becket / Leslie Hurry' (Signature & textual information. Lower centre.)
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of The Linbury Trust
Object history
Associated production: Becket. Designer: Leslie Hurry. Director: Peter Hall. Actor: Eric Porter. Performing company: Royal Shakespeare Company. Aldwych Theatre, London, 11.7.1961. Performance category: Drama. Production type: UK premiere. Eric Porter played the role of Becket in this production.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Becket, Thomas
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1047-1995

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1173414/beckett-costume-design-hurry-leslie/
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