Lizzie Thomson
FdA Costume for Theatre, Film and Television
Lizzie is an enthusiastic Supervisor and Dresser, particularly well experienced in outdoor theatre. She enjoys making garments with lots of decoration and textiles involved, and at the school has made an exciting tailoring project based on Prospero in The Tempest. In her final year, she worked on a project with the MA Design students, as the costume designer for opera Akhenaten.
BOVTS Credits:
Costume Supervision:Â Far from the Madding Crowd (Redgrave Theatre), Gracie Jones (BOVTS short film) including standby
Costume Maker:Â Absolute Scenes (Marble Factory), Macbeth (TIE tour)
Costume Assistant/Dresser: Her Naked Skin (Circomedia), The Laramie Project (BOV, Weston Studio)
Tailoring Project – Prospero Make
Tailoring Project: Prospero of The Tempest. Costume Design by Ping Clarke-ng. The costume consists of a tailcoat, cut with satin and high waisted trousers, with a flared hem. The project was carefully created using tailoring techniques and fitted to a model.
Akhnaten Design Project
Lizzie joined the MA Performance Designs students for a project, to design costumes for the opera Akhenaten by Phillip Glass, alongside Ping Clarke-ng, who was set and projection designer. The project was directed by Adele Thomas. Lizzie created bold and exciting designs, aiming to retain the Ancient Egyptian influences, but also evoke Afrofuturism, ideas of gender, quantum physics and religion and rituals.
Absolute Scenes – Bear and Ice Cream Costume Make
Bear and Ice Cream Costume Interpretation for Absolute Scenes. The dress was cut as an A-Line Dress in Faux Fur, with different panels and boning channels to create its exciting shape. Designed by Tash Sadier.
