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It was quite usual for some parts to be ‘doubled up’ where one person would play two or more characters because they were not on stage at the same time. The plays would be structured to allow for this. Later in Shakespeare’s life he was able to afford more people on stage at once because his company was so successful. In Twelfth Night , for example, nearly every single character is on stage in the final scene, meaning that no doubling up was possible. Macbeth is set in Scotland and England. The play opens in a ‘desert place’ during a thunderstorm, and throughout the play there are references to the natural world. However, much action also takes place indoors: in Macbeth’s castle in Inverness and later the royal palace in Dunsinane. A lot of this also takes place under cover of darkness.

Higson, A., (2003) ‘English Heritage, English Cinema: Costume Drama since 1980’ Oxford: Oxford University Press, p.50. Sometimes you might not be able to say everything about a character through their clothes – think about what accessories you could add to help with your character’s identity. The role of Apprentice Costume Makeris aimed at someone with an interest in period costume and theatre, who is looking for hands-on costume experience in one of the most well-known theatre companies in the world.The two-year programme will work towards the successful completion of a Level 3 Garment Maker apprenticeship. Throughout renowned playwright William Shakespeare’s 38 plays clothing is an integral part of the text [1]. Over the past 400 years various performances of Shakespeare’s work globally have led to various interpretations of his texts and how they are presented to the audience. For example, I have seen an all-female Globe production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ which was set during the Elizabethan era, the late Ninagawa’s epic production of ‘Macbeth’ adorned in the native dress of Japan and a production of ‘Richard II’ which used everyday items such as a ketchup bottle and sponge to symbolise characters in a narrativised version of the play. In each of these examples costume becomes a “visualisation of someone other than the actor [or everyday appliance] who wears it, and the clothing is chosen or designed for this particular theatrical moment” [2].We actually see a travelling acting troupe in one of Shakespeare’s plays – Hamlet . A group of ‘players’ appear at court and put on a play. Hamlet gets them to insert a new scene into it – one that mimics the way his uncle killed Hamlet’s father, so that the murder is revealed. Did you know? As a volunteer on this project, my task is to update catalogue entries for The Trust’s collection of costume designs. This is a lot of fun as I get the chance to look at hundreds of individual designs for many RSC productions. I’ve found that these designs provide a (usually!) colourful and perhaps under-explored way into our understanding of the themes or ‘moods’ that are unique to a particular production. A good costume can highlight themes in the play, as well as add layers of meaning to the production/text. We are used to seeing clothing from a variety of historical periods on stage, particularly in Shakespeare’s plays. But in Elizabethan times, costumes would have been more elaborate or exaggerated versions of everyday Elizabethan dress. This meant that they could be used for more than one production.

Our Props and Objects Collection is the most varied in our whole museum collection. It includes props from RSC productions, as well as staging equipment like lighting rigs, large scenic panels and stage weights. We even have prop paintings, one of which is clearly a copy of Gustav Klimt’s Judith II( Salome) created by our talented Scenic Workshop team.

Fernandez, C, [January 2 2020] ’38 Looks Kate Middleton has Worn since Becoming a Royal’ Available at: < https://www.insider.com/kate-middleton-best-outfits-through-the-years-2019-12> [first accessed 25th August 2020]. Use the guide below to write a review for the Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production of Macbeth.