Theatre on Paper

Theatre is a three-dimensional art, whether Hamlet at the Moscow Art Theatre, Femmes en Folie at the Folies-Bergere, or Peter Grimes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Yet theatre designers for the most part develop their ideas for sets and costumes in two dimensions - on paper. The sometimes innovative, always intriguing drawings that are produced are not only statements of the designer's intent, but are often also instructions to set-builders, scene-painters and costumiers, and frequently provide the only visual record of a performance. This book provides a selection of 91 designs by 73 artists spanning three centuries, from the collection of the Theatre Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum....