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Alix Stone would often draw groups of characters together, so that everyone could see the place of each design in the overall scheme.   This was particularly important when designing opera, where the chorus usually works as a unit as well as individuals.\r\nDesigning everyday working clothes is perhaps more difficult than recreating period clothes.  There is a danger of overall drabness or similarity of style.  This is especially true in an opera like <i>Peter Grimes</i>, set in a Suffolk fishing village, where most men would wear traditional gurnsey sweaters and rubber boots, but there is also a number of tradesmen which help give a visual variety to the scene.  Drawing groups again ensures that there is a  sufficient varied look to the ensemble.","physicalDescription":"Costume design for John Shaw as Captain Balstrode and Male Chorus.  The design depicts 6 full length male figures wearing mid 19th century style costume in shades of grey, brown, and dark blue.  A pencil drawing of a man's head is in the upper right hand corner.  A fabric swatch is stapled to the lower right hand corner.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Stone, Alix","id":"A5363"},"association":{"text":"costume designer","id":"AAT163428"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"Paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"Pencil","id":"x30347"},{"text":"Crayon","id":"x30605"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Drawn","id":"x30545"},{"text":"Painted","id":"x30138"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pencil, Pen & Ink, Ink, and Black Crayon, on Paper","categories":[{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"},{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Scotland","id":"THES262877"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2008BV5027","2013GJ8605"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES356721"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Scotland","id":"x29130"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":"possibly"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1968","earliest":"1968-01-01","latest":"1968-12-31"},"association":{"text":"painted, Drawn","id":"x30769"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Alix Stone","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"378","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"558","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"' Alix Stone '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"pencil","method":"handwriting","position":"Lower left hand corner","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Signature","note":"Signature; Lower left hand corner; handwriting; pencil"},{"content":"' S. 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The cast included Richard Cassilly as Peter and Phyllis Curtin as Ellen Orford.\r\n\r\nThe production was later revived by Scottish Opera in the springs of 1973 and 1980, and by English National Opera North in the spring of 1979.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Costume design by Alix Stone for Eric Shilling as Lamprett Bellboys in \"Penny for a Song\", Sadler's Wells Opera, Sadler's Wells, October 31st 1967","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Reason For Production: Commission","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[{"text":"Britten, Benjamin Edward (Lord)","id":"N1115"},{"text":"Crabbe, George","id":"N1313"}],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Costume","id":"AAT209261"},{"text":"Opera","id":"x31801"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["Peter Grimes"],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["S.240-2001"],"accessionNumberNum":"240","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":2001,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-08","recordCreationDate":"2001-06-01","availableToBook":true}}