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The costume consists of  a long black coat worn with a grey ruff at the collar and cuffs, and black gloves.  The \"National Theatre\" logo has been drawn in black crayon in the lower right hand corner.  Unsigned by the artist.  On the reverse is a pencil sketch of a male figure.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Brotherston, Lez","id":"A6676"},"association":{"text":"costume designers","id":"AAT163428"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"pencil","id":"x30347"},{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"watercolour","id":"x33202"},{"text":"Crayon","id":"x30605"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Painted, Drawn","id":"x30769"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pencil, pen & ink, crayon, and watercolour, on paper.","categories":[{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Theatre","id":"THES250537"},{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2011ER9573","2013GK4445"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES356724"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"drawn","id":"x30545"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1995","earliest":"1995-01-01","latest":"1995-12-31"},"association":{"text":"Painted, drawn","id":"x30769"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the designer","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"356","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"456","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"The sheet has been torn out of a spiral bound sketch book.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"' ROSENCRANTZ + GUILDENSTERN - MEN OF THE COURT '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"Brotherston, Lez","id":"A6676"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"Pencil crayon","method":"handwriting","position":"Vertically along the right hand edge.","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Textual information","note":"Textual information; Vertically along the right hand edge.; handwriting; Pencil crayon; Brotherston, Lez"}],"objectHistory":"This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002.  The design was executed for a production of Tom Stoppard's play \"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead\" performed at the Royal National Theatre (Lyttelton Theatre), December 14th 1995.  The production was directed by Matthew Francis, lit by Howard Harrison, the music was composed by Mia Soteriou, and the cast included Adrian Scarborough as Rosencrantz, Simon Russell Beale as Guildenstern, and Alan Howard as The Player King.  Lez Brotherston was assisted by Matt Kinley on this production.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Costume design by Lez Brotherston for the Men of the Court in the play \"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead\", Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, December 14th 1995.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Reason For Production: Commission","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[{"text":"Shakespeare, William","id":"N15"},{"text":"Stoppard, Tom (Sir)","id":"N1760"}],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"},{"text":"plays","id":"AAT201028"},{"text":"courtiers","id":"AAT25449"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead","Hamlet"],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["S.342-2002"],"accessionNumberNum":"342","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":2002,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-08","recordCreationDate":"2003-02-12","availableToBook":true}}