SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER
COSTUME DESIGNER
A VERY JEWISH CHRISTMAS CAROL
MELBOURNE THEATRE COMPANY
Writer: Elise Esther Hearst with Phillip Kavanagh
Director: Sarah Giles
Associate Director: Cassandra Fumi
Musical Director/Arranger: Jude Perl
Set Designer:Jacob Battista
Costume Designer: Dann Barber
Lighting Designer: Richard Vabre
Sound Designer and Composer: Jed Palmer
Dramaturg: Jennifer Medway
Cast: Natalie Gamsu, Miriam Glaser, Emma Jevons, Evelyn Krape, Jude Perl, Louise Siversen and Michael Whalley
2023
★★★★”And the design really is wonderful. Dann Barber’s imaginative costumes, Jacob Battista’s set, and Richard Vabre’s lighting bring the tragicomic ghost story to vibrant and eccentric life, delivering more unexpected theatrical reveals than any trad production of A Christmas Carol I’ve seen.”
THE AGE, Cameron Woodhead
November 15, 2023
“Full tribute to Dann Barber’s costume designs for these characters too – and the Gothic number he gives to spooky Lilith (Natalie Gamsu again) later. … Dann Barber’s costumes are all enhancements of character (look closely at Ely’s baker’s apron, Ben’s Christmas yarmulka, and the bright, warm colours of the costumes in the final reveal).”
STAGE WHISPERS, Michael Brindley
★★★★★”Dann Barber’s meticulous costume design brings the characters to life and perfectly accentuates the bold and vibrant personalities present in the production.”
Theatre Matters, Carissa Shale
MELBOURNE MAKERS: DANN BARBER
Costume Designer Dann Barber discusses his inspiration for the pieces in A Very Jewish Christmas Carol and his process for delving into the world of characters
By Tilly Graovac