Tuesday, March 17, 2020
After years of looking through old fabric and costumes in hire houses and costume stores, I am now accustomed to washing my
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMTuesday, February 18, 2020
I knew it would be a big step to become a freelance costume designer after 13 years of working in the safety
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:06AMTuesday, January 21, 2020
I think it’s fair to say that the theatre world leans mostly to the left. Yes, I’m part of a metropolitan, elite
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, December 3, 2019
At the end of this year, I will no longer be the head of costume at the Young Vic. Just typing that
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, November 5, 2019
How do you preserve a work culture? This question has been on my mind recently as I watched a number of beloved
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, October 8, 2019
This week, I am in the early stages of costume design for a Restoration comedy featuring gender-swapping, disguise and the usual tomfoolery
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, September 10, 2019
What do you do when you are employed in your dream job but you are still struggling to get through the day?
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, August 13, 2019
There is a stereotype in theatre that describes certain types of older women with authority in costume. They are criticised for being
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, July 16, 2019
Looking over my columns in the past year it’s hard to miss the pattern: low pay, no pay, opportunities not advertised, long
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, June 18, 2019
The ongoing Extinction Rebellion protests that brought central London to a standstill for a few days in May have at last brought
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, May 21, 2019
One of the issues facing costume professionals in the fight for better pay and conditions is the myriad ways in which we
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, April 23, 2019
Many UK theatre workers will by now be aware of the Theatre Helpline, launched by the Society of London Theatre last year
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, March 26, 2019
Reading reviews of theatre shows can be dispiriting as a costume professional because your work is seldom commented on or judged. At
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMTuesday, February 26, 2019
I’m often asked – especially by work placements and young people – how I got my first paid work in theatre. This
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, January 29, 2019
I sometimes ask myself: if there came a magical time when money was plentiful, budgets were not being squeezed and we wanted
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, November 13, 2018
Back in 2010 I could not get tickets to see the National Theatre’s Hamlet, starring Rory Kinnear, so I watched the NT
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, October 16, 2018
It can be good to see your world through others’ eyes. In these often troubling times – with Brexit uncertainty, austerity squeezes
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, September 18, 2018
Like the arrival of the John Lewis Christmas advert or chocolate money in the high street, it may feel too soon to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, August 21, 2018
Recently WhatsOnStage compiled a Twitter-sourced list of things theatre people all know but audiences might not be aware of. Fun as it
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, July 24, 2018
Over the past few weeks I have had the pleasure of visiting lots of costume graduate shows. It never fails to impress
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, June 26, 2018
At certain times of the year it can feel as though every weekend has an awards ceremony. From the Oliviers to the
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, May 29, 2018
What’s in a name? When I asked my Facebook colleagues the question: “Wardrobe mistress or wardrobe master – is it time to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, May 1, 2018
Sometimes in this business you can be talking about an issue and, all of a sudden, it is everywhere in the press.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMTuesday, April 3, 2018
It’s surprising how people tend to be unaware of the enormous number of quick changes that lie behind big West End shows
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, March 7, 2018
You would have to be living as a hermit to have missed the phenomenal renaissance of women’s movements. While the #MeToo campaign
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMWednesday, February 7, 2018
It’s awards season again, and I’m proud to be the patron saint of the best costume design Offie award for a third
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMTuesday, February 6, 2018
With numerous courses, degrees and apprenticeships, institutions across the UK offer a wide variety of costume training. Catherine Kodicek explains how each
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 08:53AMWednesday, January 10, 2018
It would be so easy to write a list of new year’s resolutions for costume professionals: we want to be better at
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMWednesday, November 22, 2017
When the comments on a Facebook job advert suddenly turned ugly this week, it was tempting to use it as a jumping-off
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMTuesday, November 7, 2017
After years of hearing stories about the unfair treatment of her colleagues, Catherine Kodicek set up a trade association for costume workers.
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