Evelien Coleman
West Green Opera - 'Barber of Saville'
Design: Laura Stanfield | Photo: Evelien Coleman
"I made 9 pink capes with quilted collars and yellow lining and I make a cartridge pleated skirt with pink lining (unhemmed, ready for fittings)"
Royal College of Music - 'Don Giovanni'
Design: Becky-Dee Trevenen | Photo: Evelien Coleman
"Made the costume for the character of Commendatore, which included breeches, waistcoat and frockcoat."
Rabble Theatre - 'Henry I'
Design: Sarah Jane Booth | Photo: Alex Brenner
"While working as Costume Supervisor on this production I made a large amount of costumes. Pictured above is pink jacket I drafted and construted for Juliana (Anjelica Serra) and the leggings I contructed for William Atheling (Gabrielle Sheppard)."
Rabble Theatre - 'Henry I'
Design: Sarah Jane Booth | Photo: Alex Brenner
"While working as Costume Supervisor on this production I made a large amount of costumes. Pictured above is a green dress for Edith (Georgie Fellows). I made this dress in 2019 for Icon Theatre's Chatham Witch. I re-used the dress by reshaping the sleeves and giving it a contrasting lining."
Rabble Theatre - 'Henry I'
Design: Sarah Jane Booth | Photo: Alex Brenner
"While working as Costume Supervisor on this production I made a large amount of costumes. Pictured above are the amber tunic I constructed for Agnes (Anjelica Serra) and the pink tunic I drafted and contructed for Adela (Amy Conachan)."
Rabble Theatre - 'Henry I'
Design: Sarah Jane Booth | Photo: Alex Brenner
"While working as Costume Supervisor on this production I made a large amount of costumes. Pictured above are the tunic and leggings I drafted and constructed for William Rufus (Gabrielle Sheppard) and the large cloak which I drafted and cut for the same character."
Rabble Theatre - 'Henry I'
Design: Sarah Jane Booth | Photo: Alex Brenner
"While working as Costume Supervisor on this production I made a large amount of costumes. Pictured above are the tunic for Henry (Toby Davies) which I drafted and cut, and the leggings and tunic for Robert (Mark Middleton) which I drafted and constructed."
Royal College of Music 'Orpheus and the Underworld' - Jupiter fly
Design: Anna Yates |
"While working as Costume Assistant/Maker on this production I made the outfits for Jupiter (the fly shown here as well as the long and short gown shown below) and the hat for Mercury below."
Royal College of Music 'Orpheus and the Underworld' - Jupiter long and short gown
Design: Anna Yates |
"While working as Costume Assistant/Maker on this production I made the outfits for Jupiter (the long and short gown shown here as well as the fly costume above) and the hat for Mercury below."
Royal College of Music 'Orpheus and the Underworld' - Mercury hat
Design: Anna Yates |
"While working as Costume Assistant/Maker on this production I made the hat for Mercury as welll as the outfits for Jupiter above."
Royal College of Music 'Hansel and Gretel' - Witch's Fur Coat
Design: Yannis Thavoris | Witch: Michael Bell | Stage photos: Chris Christodoulou.
"While working as Costume Assistant on this production I made the Witch's fur coat, as well as some other small makes and alterations."
National Theatre Hire Department - 18th Century Dress
I made another 18th Century dress for the National Theatre Hire Department. I created matching underskirts and frilled lace cuffs. These dresses are available for hire, please visit the National Theatre Costume Hire website for more information.
Covid Passion Project - Quilted Waistcoat
While the coronavirus put a break on the theatre industry, I worked on various projects that I had wanted to do for a long time. This quilted waitcoat is one of them. All the quilting and construction is done by hand on silk with wool batting and a cotton back and lining.
Covid Passion Project - 18th Century Frockcoat
While the coronavirus put a break on the theatre industry, I worked on various projects that I wanted to do for a long time. This hand-painted frockoat is one of them. The painting allowed me to look at a decorating technique that would be less expensive and time consuming than hand embroidery.
Icon Theatre 'Chatham Witch'
Design: Sarah Booth| Photos: Photo/s © Simon Kelsey/www.praxisdesign.co.uk
" As well as supervising this production, I worked on creating the Saxon costumes for both the adults and children. I also made the costumes for the four dancers."
Waterperry Opera Festival - The Fairy Queen
Oberon: Edmund Damon | Puck: Roland Harrad | Titania: Rhiannon LLewellyn | Design: Simon Bejer | Photos: Greg Veit
" As well as supervising this production, I made the feathered robe for Oberon and well as Puck's two-tone breeches. Together with Georgia Smithers I made the other fairies and most of the rest of the costumes for this show."
National Theatre Hire Department - 18th Century Dresses
I made two 18th Century dresses for the Hire Department. For both dresses I created matching underskirts and frilled lace cuffs. The blue Sack-Back dress has a lace-up fastening hidden underneath the back pleats. These dresses are available for hire, please visit the National Theatre Costume Hire website for more information.
National Theatre Hire Department - Tudor Dress
I made a red Tudor dress for the Hire department with fur sleeves, gold trim and lace up back. I also created a matching underskirt. This dress is available for hire, please visit the National Theatre Costume Hire website for more information.
National Theatre Hire Depatment - Tutus
After the National Theatre workroom made the hire department two tutu plates I decorated the tutus and made matching bodices. These tutus are available for hire, please visit the National Theatre Costume Hire website for more information.
Re:Sound - Thousand Furs
Queen: Rebecca Lea | Maria: Katie Smith | Design: Rachel Szmukler | Photos: Claire Shovelton
"I made the red robe for the queen, which had to come apart into three pieces as she dies, and the reverse of the robe is a patchwork of brown shades which become the ground in which Maria later plants flowers. I made the collar pieces for the ensemble, which again were reversible. I also helped with the construction of the thousand-furs coat by creating the foundation for the furs to be added to. A video of the performance is available here."
Blackheath Community Opera - Idomeneo
Idamante: Sam Furness | Idomeneo: Mark Wilde | Arbace: William Johnston Davies | Design: Rachel Szmukler | Photos: Robert Workman
"I made the coat for Idamante and for the 4 'doppelgangers' in the childrens' chorus. I also made Arbace ceremonal robe and did a alteration to Idomeneo's jacket by creating a gold collar and gold detail."
Chantry Dance Company - Vincent - Photo shoot
Vincent: Paul Chantry | Art: Rae Piper | Photos: Dani Bower
"I made both the costumes for Vincent and Art for this promotional photoshoot for 'Vincent - a Stranger to himself'. Both costumes are be used in the production, touring Autumn 2015. A video of the photoshoot is available here. "
Chantry Dance Company - The Happy Prince
Prince: Graziano Bongiovanni | Swallow: Rae Piper | Oscar: David Beer | Design: Zoe Squire | Photos: Chantry Dance Company
"I made the costume for the Prince which included a reversible jacket (gold on one side and grey on the other), a shirt and breeches. For Oscar I made the shirt and waistcoat. For the Swallow I altered the leotard by adding lace the front and making a tail out of lace which attached to the blue feather shorts."
Chantry Dance Company - Chasing the Eclipse
Lumen: Dominic North | Scura: Rae Piper | Ensemble: David Beer, Carmine De Amicis, Camille Barrié and Debora Di Biagi | Design: Zoe Squire | Photos: Chantry Dance Company
"I made the trousers for the character of Lumen, and for the two male Ensemble members. I also made the white dresses for the two female Ensemble members. For the character of Scura I added the skirt of a different dress into the jumpsuit and did alterations to improve its fit. "
Chantry Dance Company - The Happy Prince (Promotional Photo Shoot)
Prince: Paul Chantry | Swallow: Rae Piper | Design: Zoe Squire | Photos: Chantry Dance Company
"I made the costume for the Prince for the promotional photo shoot of The Happy Prince, which included breeches, a shirt and a waistcoat. I was also asked to make the costumes for the actual of the show for the characters of Prince, Swallow and Oscar. Photos above."
Independent Research Project - 3rd Year Rose Bruford College
Model: Florence Watts | Photos: Evelien Coleman.
"This costume was part of my dissertation research in which I looked at the influence of modern choreography on period costume and for this I mainly looked at Matthew Bourne's and Peter Wright's versions of Sleeping Beauty."
The Litter - 3rd Year Rose Bruford College
Michael: Ray Strasser-King | Design: Tor Lightfoot | Photos: Evelien Coleman.
"For the production of 'The Litter' I made the costume for the character of Michael, consisting of chinos and a hoodie."
Tutu-Making with Amanda Hall
Photos: Evelien Coleman.
"In April 2014 I completed a two-day tutu-making course with Amanda Hall in which I learned to construct a 10 layer tutu, including the making of the basque and knickers."
Parting - by Effy and Litha Efthymiou
Dancer: Sophie Lowen | Photos: Claire Shovelton.
"I did the alterations to a store-brought jumpsuit, which lacked support and kept sliding down. I added support by creating a bandeau bra and sewing it into the jumpsuit. I also added straps to help the dancer feel more secure."
Anne Boleyn - 3rd Year Rose Bruford College
James I: Cavan Clarke | Robert Cecil: Samuel Oakes | Simpkin: Ray Strasser-King | Design: Zoe Hammond | Photos: Robert Workman.
"I made the doublet and trunkhose for the character of James I. It was interesting to be working with period costume and, because the actor gets dressed on stage, it was a good challenge to make the inside look as good as the outside."
Dig and Delve - 2nd Year Rose Bruford College
Rollo: Phoebe Kidson | Design: Rachael Ryan | Photos: Amy Gallimore (top left) and Evelien Coleman.
"As Costume Assistant I made the blouse for the character of Rollo, who plays, dancers and somersaults as a garden spirit. Other tasks as assistant included helping with alterations laundry and I was dresser for this show."
Raven Girl Tutu - Royal Opera House Placement
Photos: Evelien Coleman.
"During a two week placement I helped with the preparation of two tutus for a fitting. For the first I joined the lengths to form the different layers. For the second I constructed the full tutu, using the first one as a guide. The photo on the right show the two tutus side by side. The one of the right is made by the workroom, the one of the left is made by me."
Earthquakes in London - 2nd Year Rose Bruford College
Liberty: Evie Tyler | Design: Rachael Ryan | Photos by Nadia Wood (top left) and Evelien Coleman.
"I made a formal black dress for the character of Liberty, a shop assistant in Liberty. The dress closes at the back with hook and eye. The shop name is embroidered on the front of the dress."
Mondriaan Waistcoat - 2nd Year Rose Bruford College
Photos: Evelien Coleman.
"The focus of this project was the application of decoration and we were given the freedom to do so as we wish. I chose to base my decoration on the Dutch painter Piet Mondriaan."
Corset and Foundation - 1st Year Rose Bruford College
Model: Leanne James | Photos: Evelien Coleman.
"As a first year project we were given a choice of two corsets and to research a matching foundation. The project focused on sewing skills and fitting a garment."