Barry Kay, internationally acclaimed stage and costume designer, photographer, born 1932 Melbourne Australia, died 1985 London England





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BARRY KAY ARCHIVE

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Omnes Chronological Index - Entire Design Opus






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Detailed performance data are co-ordinated in the Omnes Alphabetical Index, containing individually accessible production pages. Each entry in the Omnes Chronological Index is provided wih a link to the corresponding extended production details.


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Ballet - Comedy - Dance - Drama - Music - Opera - Pantomime - Revue - Play - Romance


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1949/DEC/10

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The Glass Slipper -------- Barry Kay Archive, all stage production data for 'The Glass Slipper' completed





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Fairy Tale with Music

Character Costumes
Robert Donat
Garnet H Carroll
Carroll-Fuller Theatres Pty Ltd in conjunction with
The National Theatre Movement of Australia;
National Theatre Ballet Company and Rex Reid
Joyce Graeme
Princess Theatre, Melbourne
Première

Detailed Performance Data

THE GLASS SLIPPER - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1951/ ? / ?

Title:

The Taming of the Shrew






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Play / Comic Drama

Scenery
[?]
National Theatre Movement of Australia
Theatre [?], Melbourne
Première

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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1953/ ? / ?

Title:

The Rake's Progress





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Ballet [pending verification; could be Opera]

Scenery / Costumes [?]
[?]
[?]
Theatre [?], location [?] most likely Australia
Première

Detailed Performance Data

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1953-1955

Title:

Jacaranda Town





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Ballet

Scenery
Walter Gore
Australian Theatre Ballet [?], touring
Opening venue / theatre [?], location [?]
Première

Detailed Performance Data

JACARANDA TOWN - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1954/ ? / ?

Title:

Swan Lake, Act II






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Ballet

Scenery and/or [?] Costumes
Laurel Martyn after Lev Ivanov
Ballet Guild
Repertory Theatre [?], Middle Park [?], Melbourne
Première

Detailed Performance Data

SOFT SORROW - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1954/ ? / ?

Title:

Maldición





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Ballet

Scenery and/or [?] Costumes
Alison Lee
Laurel Martyn's Ballet Guild
Theatre [?], Melbourne
Première

Detailed Performance Data

MALDICIÓN - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1955/JUL/04

Title:

Soft Sorrow













1955/JUL/18


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Ballet

Scenery / Costumes
Walter Gore
Australian Theatre Ballet
Studio Theatre, Adelaide, South Australia
World Première

Union Theatre, Melbourne University
First Night

Detailed Performance Data

SOFT SORROW - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1955/NOV/28

Title:

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll





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Comedy / Drama / Romance

Scenery / Costumes [?]
John Sumner
The Union Theatre Repertory Company (UTRC)
Union Theatre, Melbourne
World Première

Detailed Performance Data

SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1955/ ? / ?

Title:

Frankie and Johnny





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Comedy / Drama / Romance

Scenery / Costumes [?]
[?]
[?]
[?]
[?]

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FRANKIE AND JOHNNY - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1956/JAN/10

Title:

The Thieves' Carnival - Le Bal des Voleurs





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Comedy / Drama / Romance

Scenery and/or [?] Costumes
[?]
Melbourne University Student Theatre [?]
Union House Theatre [?], Melbourne [?]
Première [?]

Detailed Performance Data

THE THIEVES' CARNIVAL / LE BAL DES VOLEURS - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1956/JUN/18

Title:

Pulcinella













1957/ ? / ?


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Ballet

Scenery
Elizabeth West after Léonide Massine (Leonide Myasin)
Western Theatre Ballet
Theatre Royal, Bristol
Première

Dartington Hall [?], Devon
Dartington Festival [?]
Revival [?]; First Night

Detailed Performance Data

PULCINELLA - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1957/JUN/24

Title:

The Prisoners





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Ballet

Scenery / Costumes
Peter Darrell
Western Theatre Ballet
[?]
[?]
Dartington Hall, Devon
Dartington Festival
Première

Detailed Performance Data

THE PRISONERS - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1957/JUL/25

Title:

Non Stop





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Ballet

Scenery / Costumes
Peter Darrell
Western Theatre Ballet
[?]
[?]
Arts Theatre Club, London
Première

Detailed Performance Data

NON STOP - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1957/NOV/19

Title:

Measure for Measure






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Play / Comic Dama

Scenery [permanent set] / Costumes
Margaret Webster
Old Vic Company
Old Vic Theatre, London
Première

Detailed Performance Data

MEASURE FOR MEASURE - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1958/APR/14

Title:

Picnic -------- Barry Kay Archive, all stage production data for 'Picnic' completed






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Drama / Play / Romance

Scenery / Costumes / Properties
Peter Dews
The Belgrade Theatre Company
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Première

Detailed Performance Data

Picnic - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1958/JUL/22

Title:

The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore





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Ballet / Dance / Opera

Scenery / Costumes
Peter Darrell
New Opera Company
Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
Première

Detailed Performance Data

THE UNICORN, THE GORGON AND THE MANTICORE - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1959/NOV/18

Title:

Chiaroscuro






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Ballet

Scenery
Peter Darrell
Western Theatre Ballet
[?]
[?]
Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels
Première

Detailed Performance Data

CHIAROSCURO - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1959/NOV/18

Title:

Bal de la Victoire -------- Barry Kay Archive, all stage production data for 'Bal de la Victoire' completed













1960/MAY/08


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Ballet

Scenery / Costumes
Peter Darrell
Western Theatre Ballet & Béjart Ballet
Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels
Première

Western Theatre Ballet
Royal Court Theatre, London
First Night

Detailed Performance Data

BAL DE LA VICTOIRE - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1960/NOV/13

Title:

Sound Barrier






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Ballet

Scenery / Costumes
Peter Darrell
Sunday Ballet Club
Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Première

Detailed Performance Data

SOUND BARRIER - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1961/MAR/22

Title:

The Cunning Little Vixen - Příhody lišky Bystroušky






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Opera

Scenery / Costumes / Properties
Colin Graham
Colin Davis
Sadler's Wells Opera
Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
Première

Detailed Performance Data

THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1961/SEP/04

Title:

Salade






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Ballet

Scenery and/or [?] Costumes
Peter Darrell
Western Theatre Ballet
Empire Theatre, Edinburg
Edinburgh International Festival
Première

Detailed Performance Data

SALADE - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1962/JUN/24

Title:

Solitaire, pas de deux






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Ballet

Costumes
Kenneth MacMillan
Western Theatre Ballet
Theatre Royal, Bristol
Première

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SOLITAIRE PAS DE DEUX - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1962/JUN/28

Title:

The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore





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Ballet / Dance / Opera

Scenery / Costumes
Peter Darrell
Western Theatre Ballet
Theatre Royal, Bristol
Revival; First Night

Detailed Performance Data

THE UNICORN, THE GORGON AND THE MANITICORE - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay




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1964/APR/02

Title:

Images of Love






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Ballet

Scenery / Costumes
Kenneth MacMillan
The Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Première

Detailed Performance Data

IMAGES OF LOVE - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1964/JUN/09

Title:

Divertimento






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Ballet

Scenery [?] / Costumes
Kenneth MacMillan
Western Theatre Ballet
Theatre Royal [?]. Bath
Gala Première

Detailed Performance Data

DIVERTIMENTO - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1964/JUL/02

Title:

No Why -------- Barry Kay Archive, all stage production data for 'No Why' completed






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Drama / Play

Scenery / Costumes
John Schlesinger
Royal Shakespeare Company
Aldwych Theatre, London
Première

Detailed Performance Data

NO WHY - back to page top of Omnes Chronological Index for Ballet, Comedy, Dance, Drama, Opera, Play, Revue and Romance productions designed by Barry Kay


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1964/JUL/02/

Title:

The Keyhole / Le Serrure -------- Barry Kay Archive, all stage production data for 'No Why' completed