The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Theatrical history up for grabs in wardrobe department sale
PITLOCHRY: Team hoping costumes clearance will raise hundreds of pounds
People are being offered a chance to own a piece of theatre history as a Tayside venue sells of hundreds of its costumes.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is clearing its wardrobe to make room for new items.
All of the garments have been lovingly handmade by the theatre’s costume team and have been used in around 60 shows over the years.
Wardrobe manager Julie Carlin said the team hopes to raise hundreds of pounds, which will be reinvested into new shows.
She said: “We’ve already had a lot of interest, so hopefully we’ll get a lot of people. We have £1 necklaces to £50 dresses so it’s a good range for everyone’s budget.
“We are selling things from quite a few years back but they are things that have basically been worn once. We have some big ‘Victorian’ dresses and a lot of one-offs.”
The two-day sale later this month will feature 200 items, including some from more recent shows, such as set and costumes from last year’s productions of Chicago, Singin’ In The Rain and Carousel.
“It is mainly women’s clothes but we do have some men’s costumes,” added Julie.
“We have Henry VIII and other Tudor bits and there’s some brightly coloured suits. Whatever we make will go back into our department or into productions.”
She said every item had been made at the theatre and represented thousands of hours of work, adding: “I think some of the most special items are from Singin’ In T he Rain – there’s some lovely 1920s dresses. They were really fun to work on and look really good.”
The wardrobe sale is at Pitlochry Festival Theatre on October 21 and 22, from 10am to 4pm each day.