Richard II
Design
1955 (made)
1955 (made)
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Design by Leslie Hurry for an arras for William Shakespeare's <i>Richard II</i> directed by Michael Benthall for the Old Vic theatre, London 1955.
Leslie Hurry designed sets, costumes and props for this production, which opened on 18 January 1955. It starred John Neville in the title role. Richard II was revived at the Old Vic on 3 July 1956 with a number of cast changes and then toured under the auspices of Sol Hurok to the U.S.A where it was seen in New York in October 1956. Michael Northern served as Technical Assistant to Leslie Hurry. Photographs by Houston Rogers in the V & A's Theatre and Performance collections show the production on stage. Cartoons in the Tatler (2 February 1955) show Bolingbroke, the Duke of York and John of Gaunt.
Leslie Hurry designed sets, costumes and props for this production, which opened on 18 January 1955. It starred John Neville in the title role. Richard II was revived at the Old Vic on 3 July 1956 with a number of cast changes and then toured under the auspices of Sol Hurok to the U.S.A where it was seen in New York in October 1956. Michael Northern served as Technical Assistant to Leslie Hurry. Photographs by Houston Rogers in the V & A's Theatre and Performance collections show the production on stage. Cartoons in the Tatler (2 February 1955) show Bolingbroke, the Duke of York and John of Gaunt.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Richard II (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink, crayon, pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Design by Leslie Hurry for an arras for William Shakespeare's Richard II directed by Michael Benthall for the Old Vic theatre, London 1955 |
| Physical description | Pen, crayon and watercolour design on paper with pencil annotation by Leslie Hurry for William Shakespeare's Richard II directed by Michael Benthall for the Old Vic theatre, London 1955. The design shows a golden arras decorated with crowns, alongside sketches of details including a tassel and a crown motif. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | O.P. [opposite prompt] ARRAS
Act III
- please make construction so that folds in drape are not in any way changed -
Curved fall on design important.
No! (On front side in black ink) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Caro Rathbone |
| Literary reference | Richard II |
| Summary | Design by Leslie Hurry for an arras for William Shakespeare's <i>Richard II</i> directed by Michael Benthall for the Old Vic theatre, London 1955. Leslie Hurry designed sets, costumes and props for this production, which opened on 18 January 1955. It starred John Neville in the title role. Richard II was revived at the Old Vic on 3 July 1956 with a number of cast changes and then toured under the auspices of Sol Hurok to the U.S.A where it was seen in New York in October 1956. Michael Northern served as Technical Assistant to Leslie Hurry. Photographs by Houston Rogers in the V & A's Theatre and Performance collections show the production on stage. Cartoons in the Tatler (2 February 1955) show Bolingbroke, the Duke of York and John of Gaunt. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2029-2014 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2014 |
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