Costume Department

This material is held atNational Theatre Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 2080 RNT/CO
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1963-

Scope and Content

Costume production files (also known as 'costume bibles') for each show, which include costume designs, plots, cast sheets, swatches of material, notes for dressers, and photographs of fittings. From 2012 there are also photographs taken of characters in costume backstage during a production.