FIVE MINUTES WITH A FRIEND: SALLY-ANNE THOMPSON
Sally-Anne Thompson trained in Theatre, Wardrobe and Costume History at Liverpool Art School and went on to work at The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
She has interpreted designs for a wide variety of stage productions – both period and modern, involving sourcing fabrics, toiling and flat pattern making, constructing garments and fitting actors. Sometimes the clothing would need to look worn so fabrics were dyed, manipulated and changed to look realistic and authentic for each character.
Her skills span prop making – wigs, hats and masks and also accessories. This is where her love of working with leather really began. First leather gaiters for a production of Tartuffe, next an eighteenth century waistcoat with embossing, bound buttonholes and lacing..............................................
She has interpreted designs for a wide variety of stage productions – both period and modern, involving sourcing fabrics, toiling and flat pattern making, constructing garments and fitting actors. Sometimes the clothing would need to look worn so fabrics were dyed, manipulated and changed to look realistic and authentic for each character.
Her skills span prop making – wigs, hats and masks and also accessories. This is where her love of working with leather really began. First leather gaiters for a production of Tartuffe, next an eighteenth century waistcoat with embossing, bound buttonholes and lacing..............................................
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