The Stage

V&A to launch theatre design exhibition

Published Monday 29 October 2007 at 12:50 by Matt Trueman

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will next month open its first theatrical exhibition since the closure of the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden.

Collaborators: UK Design for Performance 2003-2007 will display a selection of British theatrical designs spanning the last four years. It opens on November 21 and will remain in place until next autumn. The work of more than 100 designers will be on show, including that of Paul Brown, Richard Hudson and Ralph Koltai, as well as recent Linbury Prize winner Becs Andrews. The exhibition has been organised in conjunction with the Society of British Theatre Designers.

In addition to scenographic drawings, models and photographs, the exhibition will feature interactive digital presentations and architectural designs of new and recently redeveloped theatre spaces, such as the Camden Roundhouse and the Gdansk Theatre in Poland.

Plans are ongoing to open a new permanent gallery for the V&A’s Theatre Collection in 2009. In the meantime, the public can continue to view the collections at the V&A’s Olympia archive. Entry to both the V&A and the display is free.