Paul Shelving (1888–1968) was a British theatre designer.[1] He worked at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and for the Malvern Festival and at the Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. He joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre soon after First World War.[2] He designed productions for over forty years.[3]
His designs covered many styles. In The Immortal Hour he produced a mysterious forest in the symbolist style, with patterned tree trunks and a misty atmosphere.[4]
For the 1923 production of Cymbeline, Shelving's modern setting and dress was one of the first of its kind.[4]
His designs for The Tempest at Stratford in 1946 was "magical and fantastic with ranges of coloured crags. Shelving was a fine colourist who enjoyed blocking out broad masses in patterns."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Paul Shelving, British Council − Visual Arts". British Council. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Gill, Maud (1948). See the Players (Second ed.). Birmingham: George Ronald. p. 267.
- ^ Cochrane, Claire (2003). The Birmingham Rep: A City's Theatre 1962-2002. Birmingham: Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
- ^ a b c Rosenfeld, Sybil (1973). A Short History of Scene Design in Great Britain. Oxford: Blackwell.