V&A Exhibitions

Ballgowns- British Glamour Since 1950
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/ballgowns/

'Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 will feature more than sixty designs for social events such as private parties, royal balls, state occasions and opening nights.

The exhibition will cover over sixty years of a strong British design tradition that continues to flourish. Eveningwear from the V&A’s vast collection, by designers including Victor Stiebel, Zandra Rhodes, Jonathan Saunders and Hussein Chalayan, will be on show alongside dresses fresh from the catwalk shows of Alexander McQueen, Giles Deacon, Erdem and Jenny Packham.

A selection of royal ballgowns will be on display, including a Norman Hartnell gown designed for Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Princess Diana’s ‘Elvis Dress’ designed by Catherine Walker and gowns worn by today’s young royals. Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 will also include dresses worn by actresses and celebrities including Elizabeth Hurley, Bianca Jagger and Sandra Bullock, and a stunning metallic leather dress created especially for the exhibition by innovative designer Gareth Pugh.'
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/ballgowns/ballgowns-british-glamour-since-1950/


Theatre Performance Galleries
http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/t/theatre-and-performance-galleries/

Rooms 103 to 106b in the V&A have all aspects of theatre design in them, the rooms include:

• Room 103- Theatre and Peformance enterance
• Room 104- Theatre & Performance temporary exhibitions
• Room 104a- Experiencing Theatre and Performance
• Room 104b- Designing
• Room 105- Costume
• Room 106- Make Up
• Room 106a- Creating and Producing
• Room 106b- Rehearsing & Promoting

Looking through these will give me a small idea of what stages go into design for a theatre performance.