The Sleeping Beauty
Set Design
1958 (designed)
1958 (designed)
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Preliminary sketch for 'The Wonderland of the World: Mysterious East' in pantomime The Sleeping Beauty, London Palladium, 1958.
In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time.
The Sleeping Beauty starred Charlie Drake as The King, Bruce Forsyth as Presto the Jester and Edmund Hockeridge as Prince Michael. The show’s scenary was designed by Edward Delany and Tod Kingman and was described as “bold and brazen” by the Sunday Times, featuring settings diverse as an Alpine Village, A Medieval Castle, Paris, The Golden West and the Mystic East.
To encorporate Canadian singer Hockeridge into the show, writers Phil Park and David Croft created a backstory for their Prince, who had been raised on the American prairie as a cowboy.
This was the only Palladium pantomime to not feature a Dame.
In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time.
The Sleeping Beauty starred Charlie Drake as The King, Bruce Forsyth as Presto the Jester and Edmund Hockeridge as Prince Michael. The show’s scenary was designed by Edward Delany and Tod Kingman and was described as “bold and brazen” by the Sunday Times, featuring settings diverse as an Alpine Village, A Medieval Castle, Paris, The Golden West and the Mystic East.
To encorporate Canadian singer Hockeridge into the show, writers Phil Park and David Croft created a backstory for their Prince, who had been raised on the American prairie as a cowboy.
This was the only Palladium pantomime to not feature a Dame.
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Title | The Sleeping Beauty (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil on card |
Brief description | Preliminary sketch for 'The Wonderland of the World: Mysterious East' in pantomime The Sleeping Beauty, London Palladium, 1958 |
Physical description | Pencil on card preliminary sketch for 'The Wonderland of the World: Mysterious East' in pantomime The Sleeping Beauty, London Palladium, 1958. The design is a preliminary sketch for possibly a flat that displays an ornate pagoda. |
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Credit line | Given by Roger Fox |
Summary | Preliminary sketch for 'The Wonderland of the World: Mysterious East' in pantomime The Sleeping Beauty, London Palladium, 1958. In 1947, Val Parnell took over the management of the London Palladium, one of the largest theatres in Britain. Under Parnell, the Palladium presented large-scale spectacular pantomimes until 1987 and became known as the Home of Pantomime due to its lavish productions featuring the biggest celebrity names of the time. The Sleeping Beauty starred Charlie Drake as The King, Bruce Forsyth as Presto the Jester and Edmund Hockeridge as Prince Michael. The show’s scenary was designed by Edward Delany and Tod Kingman and was described as “bold and brazen” by the Sunday Times, featuring settings diverse as an Alpine Village, A Medieval Castle, Paris, The Golden West and the Mystic East. To encorporate Canadian singer Hockeridge into the show, writers Phil Park and David Croft created a backstory for their Prince, who had been raised on the American prairie as a cowboy. This was the only Palladium pantomime to not feature a Dame. |
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Accession number | S.179-2015 |
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Record created | March 4, 2015 |
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