Costumes for the Stage (Backstage) - Softcover

Jackson, Sheila

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713659688 ISBN 13: 9780713659689

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 2001

Synopsis

For anyone producing costumes on a small budget, whether for schools, colleges or amateur, semi-professional or professional groups, this basic introduction offers practical advice for every kind of play, together with drawings, diagrams and patterns from which to work. It includes sections onm Greek plays, medieval miracles and mysteries, Shakespeare, 17th-century, 18th-century, Victorian and Edwardian costume. each section covers the details of men's and women's clothes and accessories, as well as methods for adapting and simplifying the style of the period.

About this title

Review:

Even the well-trained designer might learn a few new shortcuts...A useful starting point for the creative amateur. Theatre Journal Theatres with small budgets (probably every theatre) should...use this handbook as a training manual...should become a basic reference. Kliatt Engrossing. A truly comprehensive handbook. Publishers Weekly A book for anyone who has to costume a show on a small budget. Book Notes A lavish and exciting book providing an ideal blend of historical detail, practical suggestion, and imaginative flair. Speech and Drama

About the Author:

Sheila Jackson, a designer in television for many years, was responsible for the costumes of the now classic series Upstairs, Downstairs. As a former teacher she is ideally placed to offer advice on the costume problems which arise in all kinds of production.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0713659688
• ISBN 13: 9780713659689
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 154