Sewn Together
Refashioning Centuries of CostumeA free exhibition in the Pit Passageway.
Last winter the Heritage Team at Bristol Old Vic provided three work placements making costumes for The Roaring Girl. They met skilled sewers Susy, Tetyana and Munira through migrant support organisation ACH. Together they worked with designer Alice Sales to research and create historically inspired costumes.
Sewn Together is an exhibition showcasing the work they did, as well as the history of clothing, working women, and skilled designers and makers we uncovered in the process. The exhibition features costumes from The Roaring Girl, as well as loans from our partner the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.
‘Costume, on and off stage, is a language of its own. It tells us about history and identity. It’s great to showcase the stories behind the amazing costumes audiences enjoyed in The Roaring Girl.’
Hatty Welsh, Heritage Participation Producer
Sewn Together was curated by Hatty Welsh, with contributions from the wardrobe team on The Roaring Girl. It is part of a series of temporary exhibitions which share experiences and learning from our National Lottery Heritage Fund Project, Unscripted: A Performative History of Bristol, Bristolians and Bristol Theatre.
All our heritage work is made possible thanks to National Lottery players.
