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She then worked for the Q Theatre in London and for regional repertory theatres, returning to London in 1945 to design productions for the Old Vic Company at the New Theatre, most memorably  <i>Cyrano de Bergerac</i> starring Ralph Richardson.\r\n   \r\nMoiseiwitsch was highly praised for her permanent sets for Shakespeare's <i>Henry VIII</i> (1949) and the history cycle of <i>Richard II</i>, the <i>Henry IV</i> plays and <i>Henry V</i> (1951), all at Stratford-upon-Avon. This led to her work with <i>Henry VIII</i>'s director, Tyrone Guthrie, at Stratford, Ontario, where she designed the Stratford Festival Theatre's permanent thrust stage and went on to create over 20 of the productions staged on it. In 1963 she and Guthrie founded the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis for which she again designed the stage. She continued to work in Britain, notably for the National Theatre and the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, where she was design consultant.\r\n\r\nThe costumes for the 1951 Stratford-upon-Avon histories were all designed by Moiseiwitsch, assisted by Alix Stone. Dyes and paint were used to give the impression of wear and tear and long use. These were everyday clothes and not stage costumes. Henry V's tabard, made of hessian and felt with simulated armour at the shoulders, looks as if it could have been worn on the battlefield. Prince Hal and Henry V were played by Richard Burton. This was Burton's first Henry V. 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This is to some extent due to the post-war shortage of fabric, but also to the overtly ‘theatrical’ approach of designer Tanya Moiseiwitsch.\r\n\n<i>Play by William Shakespeare, 1599\r\nShakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon\r\nHessian, felt and leather\r\nDesigned by Tanya Moiseiwitsch (1914–2003)\r\nMuseum no. S.2076-1986</i>","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["S.2076-1986"],"accessionNumberNum":"2076","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":1986,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP5766","2019LT7055","2019LV9828"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-02-23","recordCreationDate":"2004-06-16","availableToBook":true}}