Pride and Prejudice Regents park

I am collaborating with Max Jones on the design for Pride and Prejudice at Regents park. He will be creating the environment and I will be concentrating on the clothes.  With Deborah Bruce who is directing, we have already begun discussions on how to make the piece work in the large open spaces of the park and how to be clear in our storytelling , especially with the danger that all the  girls could blend into a mass of white muslin if i am not careful. The adaptation , by Simon Reade, is especially fast flowing and theatrical so I hope to be able to draw on some of the lessons learned on Boris Godunov where we were very open about the transformation of character through the addition or removal of layers of clothes or coats. I think it will be quite an ensemble piece with the cast acting as eavesdroppers, onlookers and dancers when required.

Mrs Bennet,Elizabeth and Mary

Mrs Bennet,Elizabeth and Mary

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