The National Theatre by ACC Art Books

The National Theatre behind the scenes

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The Cottesloe – named after Lord Cottesloe, chairman of the South Bank Board – the body responsible for the construction of the National. It is the smallest, the barest, the most potentially flexible and (for some people) the most potentially influential of the National houses. It is a dark-walled rectangular room, which can hold up to 300 people, but may readily be rearranged to take fewer. On three sides of the room two tiers of pillared galleries look down on an adjustable floorspace which has no fixed seating or staging. This National cockpit may be used for classical staging, for the latest experimental theatre, or for practically anything in between. You can stage an event at one end with or without a proscenium, in a corner, or in the centre. You can clear the floor of seats, or group the audience close in around a

central happening. Everything is open to change except the galleries, which are reminiscent of the inn-yards that preceded Shakespeare’s stages. The seating in the Cottesloe is not quite as comfortable as in the Olivier and Lyttelton theatres, being portable and with no armrests. The seats in the galleries have restricted views. The Cottesloe – named after Lord Cottesloe, chairman of the South Bank Board (the body responsible for the construction of the National) - is the smallest, the barest, the most potentially flexible and (for some people) the most potentially influential of the National houses. The Cottesloe – named after Lord Cottesloe, chairman of the South Bank Board (the body responsible for the construction of the National) – is the smallest, the barest, the most potentially

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The Paintframe The Scenic Art Department is normally referred to within the building as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the Paintframeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. It gets its name from the large frame which can be used to paint huge areas, such as the gauze shown in this film. A special lift can move to any point in front of the frame to enable the scenic artists to work on the material. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas molestie, nulla vel scelerisque lobortis, mauris nunc volutpat libero, non volutpat nibh nulla eget nibh. Nulla molestie tristique nunc, sit amet auctor est dapibus eget. Duis egestas, turpis

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Dye rooms, costume and wigs

The costume department at the National expands far beyond the main workroom where the ladies makers and gents tailors make costumes. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a dye shop, wig department and costume propmaker. Crucial to the process of putting on shows are the dressers and maintenance staff in the running wardrobes. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas molestie, nulla vel scelerisque lobortis, mauris nunc volutpat libero, non volutpat nibh nulla eget nibh. Nulla molestie tristique nunc, sit amet auctor est dapibus eget. Duis egestas, turpis quis consectetur lobortis, augue nibh eleifend libero, sed tincidunt diam enim dignissim sapien. Proin et dolor eu ante luctus interdum. Vivamus rhoncus ultrices felis id pulvinar. Integer hendrerit, odio placerat consectetur pharetra, purus ipsum euismod eros, sed bibendum mi quam a metus. Cras viverra dictum libero, non feugiat tortor bibendum id. Ut sed diam augue. Etiam bibendum, orci sed porta tempor, lacus est egestas metus, et vulputate quam est vestibulum justo. Mauris tincidunt est in libero vulputate vel vestibulum diam tristique. In condimentum, magna ac

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Dye rooms, costume and wigs

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The National Theatre behind the scenes