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The theatre has long been a source of inspiration for artists and a place to experiment with innovative costume and set designs. To mark the 50th anniversary of Chichester Festival Theatre - the birthplace of the National Theatre in 1962 - this exhibition, curated and designed by renowned scenographer Professor Pamela Howard OBE, celebrates how visual theatre artists responded to the challenge of designing for the first purpose-built Thrust Stage Theatre in the UK. A selection of models, drawings, paintings, costumes and designs from the early productions will be exhibited for the very first time, assembled in a specially-constructed installation of the theatre park in the galleries of Pallant House Gallery.
Supported by The Linbury Trust and
The Art of Chichester Festival Theatre Supporters' Circle
The Art of Chichester Festival Theatre: A Celebration
3rd March – 3rd June 2012
The theatre has long been a source of inspiration for artists and a place to experiment with innovative costume and set designs. To mark the 50th anniversary of Chichester Festival Theatre - the birthplace of the National Theatre in 1962 - this exhibition, curated and designed by renowned scenographer Professor Pamela Howard OBE, celebrates how visual theatre artists responded to the challenge of designing for the first purpose-built Thrust Stage Theatre in the UK. A selection of models, drawings, paintings, costumes and designs from the early productions will be exhibited for the very first time, assembled in a specially-constructed installation of the theatre park in the galleries of Pallant House Gallery.
Supported by The Linbury Trust and
The Art of Chichester Festival Theatre Supporters' Circle