Costume design by Voytek for Debbie Bowen as Stiffy Byng in Alan Ayckbourn and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jeeves, produced by Robert Stigwood in association with Michael White, Bristol Hippodrome and Her Majesty's Theatre, 1975.

Wojciech Roman Pawel Jerzy Szendzikowski (1925-2014), who worked as Voytek, the anglicised version of his first name, was known for his distinctive designs for the stage, theatre and film, which developed from in-depth analysis of each script or screenplay. Voytek fought in the Second World War, winning the Polish Cross of Valour. He was a prison-of-war in Germany and, after liberation, went first to Italy, where he formed a theatre company, and then to Scotland. He studied at Dundee Art College, and in 1947 moved to London, becoming a student of stage design at the Old Vic Theatre School. His career as a stage set and costume designer began with the Nottingham Playhouse, while his work on TV drama began with ABC Television and on film with Roman Polanski’s Cul-de-Sac. His theatrical work concentrated on major British regional theatre and touring companies, including Nottingham Playhouse, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Shared Experience. He also worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company and he was head of design at the Liverpool Playhouse, 1981-82.

This design is from a collection of Voytek's work that also contains working drawings, model pieces, photographs and production notes, as well as press cuttings and programmes relating to his career as a production designer for the stage, television and film.