Costume designs by Loudon Sainthill for Romeo
Costume Design
1956 (designed)
1956 (designed)
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Costume design by Loudon Sainthill for Romeo in the ballroom and street scenes in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Old Vic, 12 June 1956. Romeo was played by John Neville, starring with Claire Bloom as Juliet, and the production was one that the company toured with on their North American tour that autumn.
Tasmanian-born artist Loudon Sainthill (1918-1969) came to England in 1949. He had designed for the stage in Australia but it was in Britain that his theatrical career developed. His spectacular sets and costumes for Michael Benthall's 1951 production of The Tempest at Stratford-upon-Avon established him as a leading designer. Sainthill's work encompassed opera, notably Rimsky-Korsakov's Le Coq d'Or at Covent Garden in 1954, Shakespeare, pantomimes, musicals and revues, and although he became associated with a flamboyant and opulent fantastical style of design, he could also create an everyday reality, as demonstrated by his interiors for the film version of John Osborne's play, Look Back in Anger.
Sainthill designed the settings and costumes for Romeo and Juliet, which was directed by Robert Helpmann. John Neville played Romeo.
Tasmanian-born artist Loudon Sainthill (1918-1969) came to England in 1949. He had designed for the stage in Australia but it was in Britain that his theatrical career developed. His spectacular sets and costumes for Michael Benthall's 1951 production of The Tempest at Stratford-upon-Avon established him as a leading designer. Sainthill's work encompassed opera, notably Rimsky-Korsakov's Le Coq d'Or at Covent Garden in 1954, Shakespeare, pantomimes, musicals and revues, and although he became associated with a flamboyant and opulent fantastical style of design, he could also create an everyday reality, as demonstrated by his interiors for the film version of John Osborne's play, Look Back in Anger.
Sainthill designed the settings and costumes for Romeo and Juliet, which was directed by Robert Helpmann. John Neville played Romeo.
Object details
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| Title | Costume designs by Loudon Sainthill for Romeo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pastel and gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Loudon Sainthill for Romeo in the ballroom and street scenes in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Old Vic, 12 June 1956. |
| Physical description | Costume design for Romeo, showing two full-length figures with heads in profile, wearing short Renaissance tunics and tights. Drawn on black paper. |
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| Literary reference | Romeo and Juliet |
| Summary | Costume design by Loudon Sainthill for Romeo in the ballroom and street scenes in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Old Vic, 12 June 1956. Romeo was played by John Neville, starring with Claire Bloom as Juliet, and the production was one that the company toured with on their North American tour that autumn. Tasmanian-born artist Loudon Sainthill (1918-1969) came to England in 1949. He had designed for the stage in Australia but it was in Britain that his theatrical career developed. His spectacular sets and costumes for Michael Benthall's 1951 production of The Tempest at Stratford-upon-Avon established him as a leading designer. Sainthill's work encompassed opera, notably Rimsky-Korsakov's Le Coq d'Or at Covent Garden in 1954, Shakespeare, pantomimes, musicals and revues, and although he became associated with a flamboyant and opulent fantastical style of design, he could also create an everyday reality, as demonstrated by his interiors for the film version of John Osborne's play, Look Back in Anger. Sainthill designed the settings and costumes for Romeo and Juliet, which was directed by Robert Helpmann. John Neville played Romeo. |
| Associated object | S.725-2024 (Object) |
| Other number | SH.51 - Previous loan number |
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| Accession number | S.312-2011 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2011 |
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