Think
about: How costume will affect the actor. The style,
weight, bulk, the way the material feels and moves will have
an influence. If an actor is to wear something unusual, a
rehearsal garment may need to be made.
Ophelia's madness can be a challenge: should she wear mad
clothes? The designer began with the idea of her stealing
a red dress from the Players but finally decided to use lipstick
to both increase the sexual flavour of her songs and create
shock set against her previous restraint. The designer wanted
to show women trapped in their clothes.
During the production run the RSC's Maintenance Wardrobe takes
on the responsibility for care of the costumes. The cleaning
and laundering of trousers, undergarments, shirts and socks
are routine. The 2004 Hamlet, however, had specialist
maintenance needs, with its heavy use of gold, leather and
a quantity of blood. |
