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Picnic At Hanging Rock Costumes

At the Thespis theatrical Costumiers  Studios we have researched the records that where originally published by the Victoria police authority at the time and have portrayed this in the simple elegance that underlies every feature of these cream Edwardian afternoon gowns worn by the girls and teachers for Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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Light fabrics with a slight sheen are used to interact with the distinctive lighting used to stage the afternoon picnic scenes. Corsetry can be used to create the hour-glass figure sought after by women at this time. The dreamer’s scene has encapsulated the feeling of the spirits which can be seen in the photos associated with this page and capture the Australian aborigine elements in the markings on the costumes. You can be sure when hiring from Thespis Theatrical Costumiers that you will look amazing in any of the " Picnic At Hanging Rock " costumes from our collection, where our quality, cleanliness and high standard of replication is second to none. We do not compromise on costume hire why should you! drop us a line or call to discuss your next show.  

At Appleyard College, a girls' private school, near the town of Woodend, Victoria, Australia, the students are dressing on the morning of St. Valentine's Day, 1900. This romantic Valentine's Day outing ends in an intriguing mystery. What has happened to the three seniors and the mathematics teacher on top of the jagged peaks of Hanging Rock?  

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For a group of Australian schoolgirls, a romantic Valentine's Day outing ends in an intriguing mystery. What has happened to the three seniors and the mathematics teacher on top of the jagged peaks of Hanging Rock? Based on the Joan Lindsay runaway bestseller Picnic at Hanging Rock—also the source of the acclaimed Peter Weir film—this exciting new play explores a baffling disappearance which takes its toll on a small community in the Australian countryside. Who in the large cast of fascinating characters is responsible for the crime? Is it Mrs. Appleyard, the matron and headmistress of the college who nips brandy on the sly? Does the young, beautiful French teacher Mademoiselle De Poitiers know more than she will say to the police? And what about the two young men who watch the girls climb the mountain? Why do they return to the rock after the police investigation? Or maybe one of the eight remaining schoolgirls conspired against the others … A delicate look at crisis, greed and honesty at the turn of the century, Picnic at Hanging Rock invites its viewers to examine the people of Woodend and the consequences of their actions. Hauntingly and ironically, the play shows that what seems pristine and proper on the outside may not be free of moral corruption on the inside. The final climactic twist is shocking and bittersweet, with an impact that is unforgettable.

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