Theatre Costume

This two year course covers all areas of costume making from pattern cutting right through to the finished garment. The course also includes organisational and managerial skills, budget control and ordering, and will prepare you fully for a career within the entertainment industry in costume making and wardrobe supervision.

Throughout your training, students will gain an understanding of the employment framework of costume/wardrobe departments within theatre and related industries.

The training will provide students with all the skills needed to take a given design and transform it into a finished garment. The training will also give students all the skills required to take on the role of Costume Supervisor on a show. Students will supervise on the Academy’s public productions, where they will work with professional directors and designers.

The training covers:

• Role of Costume Supervisor on RADA productions
• History of costume and costume props
• Pattern cutting - flat and stand
• Corset making
• Ruff making
• Fabric sampling
• Costume construction
• Wig and hair maintenance and make up
• Fabric and costume dyeing

In the final term, students' project work will be exhibited, providing the opportunity to talk about their work with an invited group of industry contacts.

This course leads to the award of a postgraduate diploma in Theatre Costume.