Richard II
Costume Design
1955 (made)
1955 (made)
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Design by Leslie Hurry for a wig for Bolingbroke in William Shakespeare's Richard II 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.
Wigs were made by Nathanwigs.
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.
Wigs were made by Nathanwigs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Richard II (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink, pencil and crayon on paper |
| Brief description | Design by Leslie Hurry for a wig for Bolingbroke in William Shakespeare's Richard II directed by Michael Benthall for the Old Vic theatre, London 1955 |
| Physical description | Pen, pencil and crayon design on paper by Leslie Hurry for a wig for Bolingbroke in William Shakespeare's Richard II directed by Michael Benthall for the Old Vic theatre, London 1955. The design shows a man's head with a short haircut and forked beard. On the reverse side are some rough sketches showing various beards. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Richard II.
O.V.
E. PORTER.
Bolingbroke -
mid-brown like Mr Porter's
own hair
Beard to be worn in last half of play
1. short [?]
2. longer& fuller
3. [?] sketch
grey.
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Caro Rathbone |
| Literary reference | Richard II |
| Summary | Design by Leslie Hurry for a wig for Bolingbroke in William Shakespeare's Richard II 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. Wigs were made by Nathanwigs. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2035-2014 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2014 |
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