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THEATRE, BALLET, OPERA DESIGNS


Madama butterfly

Canadian Opera Company

Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly

the mikADO

Stratford Festival

THE MIKADO, KATISHA WIG DESIGN,1982
The Mikado
THE MIKADO, KATISHA, 1982
The Mikado
MIKADO & PALANQUIN
The Mikado
MIKADO GROUP
The Mikado
THE MIKADO, SCHOOL GIRLS ENTRANCE, 1982
The Mikado
THE MIKADO, PISH-TUSH costume design, 1982
The Mikado

Romeo and Juliet

National Ballet of Canada

ROMEO AND JULIET, Ball
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, Juliet, Ball
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, Backdrop, ACT 1
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, Carnival King
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, Nurse, Market
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, 1995
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, Gypsy,2
Romeo and Juliet
ROMEO AND JULIET, 1995,Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet

the marriage of figaro

The Banff Centre

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Act 1 Set, 1982
Marriage of Figaro
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Act 2 Set, 1982
Marriage of Figaro
Marriage of Figaro
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Act 4 Set, 1982
Marriage of Figaro
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, COUNTESS, ACT 2, 1982
Marriage of Figaro
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, costume design, MARCELLINA, 1982
Marriage of Figaro

guys and dolls

Stratford Festival


GUYS AND DOLLS
Guys and Dolls
GUYS AND DOLLS, 1990
Guys and Dolls
GUYS AND DOLLS, 1990
Guys and Dolls
GUYS AND DOLLS, 1990
Guys and Dolls

The relapse

Stratford Festival

Stratford Festival, The-Relapse Brian Bedford as Lord Foppington
The Relapse
STRATFORD FESTIVAL, THE RELAPSE, costume design Foppington
The Relapse
Stratford Festival, The Relapse
The Relapse
Stratford Festival, The Relapse
The Relapse
Stratford Festival, The Relapse, costume design, Easy Greasy
The Relapse
Stratford Festival, The Relapse
The MTHE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford ee

merry wives of windsor

Stratford Festival

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford Festival, 1995
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford Festival, 1995, Mistress Page & Mistress Ford with Falstaff
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford Festival, 1995, costume for Falstaff
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford Festival, 1995, costume for Bill Hutt
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford Festival, 1995, Ford in disguise
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford Festival, 1995, Mistress Ford
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, Stratford

HMS Pinafore

Mirvish Productions & Stratford Festival

HMS PINAFORE, prop drawing
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, Josephine
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, Aunts
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, Admiral
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, 1988, Mirvish Productions, Stratford Festival
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, 1988, Mirvish Productions, Stratford Festival
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, 1988, Mirvish Productions, Stratford Festival
HMS PINAFORE
HMS Pinafore, Admiral's arrival
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, Full Balloon design
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, 1988, Mirvish Productions, Stratford Festival, Sister'sboat
HMS PINAFORE
HMS PINAFORE, 1988, Mirvish Productions, Stratford Festival
HMS PINAFORE

the golden ass

Canadian Opera Company

Canadian Opera Company, The Golden Ass, 1999
Canadian Opera Company, The Golden Ass, 1999
Canadian Opera Company, The Golden Ass, 1999
Canadian Opera Company, The Golden Ass, 1999, costume design, Judith Forst as Pamphilea
Canadian Opera Company, The Golden Ass, 1999, costume design, Narrator

The Taming of the shrew

National Ballet of Canada

TAMING OF THE SHREW, 1992
Taming of the Shrew
TAMING OF THE SHREW, Backdrop, National Ballet of Canada
Taming of the Shrew
TAMING OF THE SHREW, Carnival Woman 1
Taming of the Shrew
TAMING OF THE SHREW, Kate Wedding
Taming of the Shrew
TAMING OF THE SHREW, Petruchio #2
Taming of the Shrew

cosi fan tutte

Banff Centre

COSSI FAN TUTTE
Cosi Fan Tutte
COSSI FAN TUTTE
Cosi Fan Tutte
COSSI FAN TUTTE
Cosi Fan Tutte
COSSI FAN TUTTE
Cosi Fan Tutte
COSSI FAN TUTTE
Cosi Fan Tutte

the woman

Stratford Festival

THE WOMAN, 1979
The Woman
THE WOMAN, 1979, Trojan design
The Woman
THE WOMAN, 1979
The Woman
THE WOMAN, 1979
The Woman
THE WOMAN, 1979, Act 2
The Woman
THE WOMAN, 1979
The Woman
THE WOMAN, 1979

The ballad of baby doe

San Francisco Opera

BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 2000, Dancer, Act 1 ,Sc 1
Ballad of Bay Doe
BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 2000
Ballad of Bay Doe
BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 2000
Ballad of Bay Doe
BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 2000, San Francisco Opera, Ruth-Anne Swenson
Ballad of Bay Doe
BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 2000
Ballad of Bay DoeBallad of Bay Doe
BALLAD OF BABY DOE, 2000
Ballad of Bay Doe

fallen angels

Stratford Festival


Portrait of an Island, Catalogue of the Exhibition
Portrait of an Island

Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island, March 30 - April 8, 2018

Available at Amazon.ca

Susan Benson: Art, Design and Craft on Stage, by Patricia Flood

"A look at the work and career of Susan Benson whose work has been seen on some of the world’s most influential stages but is most identified with the Stratford Festival."

Available at Amazon.ca.

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