Production photos by Ikin Yum, Costume Drawings by Isabella Van Braeckel

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Costume Design for a Play | Southwark Playhouse (Little)

Directed by Max Lewendel
Written by Eugene Ionesco
Associate Design by Lucy Fowler
Set Design by Christopher Hone
Video Design by Ben Glover
Lighting Design by Stevie Carty
Sound Design by Matt Downing

Cast: Jerome Ngonadi, Hazel Caulfield, Julie Stark

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The absurdist play ‘The Lesson’ envisages the decline of an educator and pupil to that of the destructive and Fascist beliefs of the Nazi Party.

This production chose to present this story with the use of creative captioning. I wanted the costume journey to reflect this, with the use of layering, both teacher and pupil reveal more. The educator gradually transforming from a warm, learned professor to a fully uniformed Nazi; in turn, the Pupil becomes increasingly absorbed by his words, the writing literally inking itself across her.

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“direction and design in this production are thoroughly considered and executed with accuracy and passion.”

Mariam Mathew, London Pub Theatres

“The costumes by Isabella Van Braeckel are also on point, with a final reveal tying up nicely the senseless intrigue into a thought-provoking social commentary on totalitarianism and the power of indoctrination.”

Klervi Gavet, North West End

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