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Emma Tompkins @EmmaTompkins

Freelance Costume, Puppetry & Set Designer. Facilitator. @weareSBTD committee & features writer. Made by Dyslexia. She/Her

Joined April 2009
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I feel very fortunate to have interviewed Erin. Her perspective changed how I think about recording work as an artist & practitioner. When our discipline feels so ephemeral, longevity takes on a different meaning when you see the work the archive team creates with our history.
SBTD@weareSBTD
5 Sep 2024
NEW BLOG POST! Continuing our interview series, we had the pleasure of chatting to Erin Lee (@wee_bookworm) Head of Archive at the @NationalTheatre about the unique collections and how design content has a valuable and active place in the archive. theatredesign.org.uk/intervi…
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Sherry is raising money for Back Up, a charity that supports theatre freelancers in times of need. To do this she is willing to shave the 28 inches of hair currently on her head. You can vote and donate to decide the outcome! Pls RT
Sherry Coenen@LyteSpryte
5 Aug 2024
Replying to @LyteSpryte
ok - so apparently using the main page is a bit confusing...so if you are team Shave donate here: backup-challenge-fundraiser.… If you are team Save donate here: backup-challenge-fundraiser.…
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This is so heartwarming wtf
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SBTD@weareSBTD
14 Jul 2024
Theres still time to sign up for our two grad talks this week! Free zoom talks open to everyone, sign up via Eventbrite LET'S TALK CONTRACTS eventbrite.co.uk/e/sbtd-grad… ASK US ANYTHING eventbrite.co.uk/e/sbtd-grad… #theatredesign #sbtd #performancedesign #setdesign #costumedesign
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I really would love to see the opinions from the directors, actors, producers, access mangers, designers, interpreters and oh maybe the people with the actual conditions who continually work successfully with trigger warnings help get the same air time FFS.
The Stage
@TheStage
28 Mar 2024
Former Royal Shakespeare Company artistic director Gregory Doran has expressed his hatred for content warnings in theatre, telling people who are anxious to "stay away". Read the full story here 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/news/gre…
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Get involved costume peeps
Ruth Anna Phillips@ruthphillips100
26 Mar 2024
I am currently researching inclusivity in theatre with a focus on working with bigger bodies and body image funding by ACE #DYCP As part of this I would love to speak to a - a voice teacher/coach - anyone involved in costume
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And yet...
Carl Woodward@mrcarl_woodward
23 Mar 2024
What’s the truth about West End ticket prices? 🎟️
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Ok, I'm going to go full costume design nerd on a very specific part of this, namely the stripe. A 🧵🪡
Wicked Updates 🧹
@wicked_updates
21 Mar 2024
Vanity Fair photoshoot, a thread 🧵
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So everything from digital design, pattern cutting each section to fit the different shapes of different bodies, printing the right fabric with the right thickness, luster and drape, and making a colour way & stripe that works for character, world building and story telling but
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Doesn't draw too much focus or trigger the camera, plus multiple constructions with that '1 mm from space' flaw clause means that just one element of this photo shows you the depth of engineering, artistry and human understanding that costume is and has always been.
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