King Lear
Set Design
1950 (made)
1950 (made)
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Set design by Leslie Hurry for Shakespeare's King Lear directed by John Gielgud and Anthony Quayle, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1950
Leslie Hurry designed the sets, props, and costumes for this production of King Lear, which opened on 18 July 1950. Gielgud also played the title role in what was described by the Daily Telegraph 19 July 1950 as ‘An impressive rather than a deeply moving production’.
Leslie Hurry designed the sets, props, and costumes for this production of King Lear, which opened on 18 July 1950. Gielgud also played the title role in what was described by the Daily Telegraph 19 July 1950 as ‘An impressive rather than a deeply moving production’.
Object details
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| Title | King Lear (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Black ink, watercolour, pencil and crayon on paper |
| Brief description | Set design by Leslie Hurry for Shakespeare's King Lear directed by John Gielgud and Anthony Quayle, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1950 |
| Physical description | Pen, watercolour and crayon set design on paper with pencil annotation by Leslie Hurry for Shakespeare's King Lear directed by John Gielgud and Anthony Quayle, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1950. The design shows a forbidding entrance shielded by an elaborate portcullis. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Caro Rathbone |
| Literary reference | King Lear |
| Summary | Set design by Leslie Hurry for Shakespeare's King Lear directed by John Gielgud and Anthony Quayle, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 1950 Leslie Hurry designed the sets, props, and costumes for this production of King Lear, which opened on 18 July 1950. Gielgud also played the title role in what was described by the Daily Telegraph 19 July 1950 as ‘An impressive rather than a deeply moving production’. |
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| Accession number | S.1979-2014 |
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| Record created | August 27, 2014 |
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