Costumes for Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane is as popular as ever with many productions taking place all over the UK.  It's a great show to choose if you have a large cast and the costumes can be as easy or as challenging as you like.

We offer some fabulous outfits for this show, from Calamity's fringed leather coat and tom boy style clothes, Danny Gilmartins military suit and mens wild west style outfits to the glamorous show girl and pretty ball dresses for Katie and Calamity's final scenes.

We also have a good choice of costume for the chorus and wedding gowns for the double wedding, not to mention Colonel Custers coat.

For more information on our costumes for this show visit our website 
http://www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/?page_id=4849

or give us a call on 01908 372504

Soldier Costumes for ‘Our Country’s Good’

‘Our Country’s Good’ is a popular choice of play for Year 12’s exploring the class system that operated in a convict camp in Australia during the 1790’s, with most of the characters based on real people.

The play was written by British playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker in 1988 and was adapted from the novel The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally.

The play is set in New South Wales and follows the fortunes of a group of Royal Marines and convicts who have been sent to Australia to form part of the first penal colony there.

Admiral Costumes have some lovely red military jackets suitable for this play, with trousers or white breeches, tricorns and soldier hats.

For more information on our costumes for this play, please visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk/military or give us a call on 01908 372504

A murder is announced

This popular play by Agatha Christie is a superb ‘whodunnit’ set in the 1930’s. 

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are summoned by a newspaper notice to the house of Letitia Blacklock:

“ A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29^th at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm”

Several villagers turn up anticipating an evening of murder games, but become witnesses to a murder themselves.

Admiral Costumes have a superb selection of clothing from this period suitable for Agatha Christie and other plays set in the 1930’s.

Typical costume requirements are butlers, maids, gardeners, elegant ladies day and evening dresses, country gent tweed suits, blazers and slacks and smart suits for a colonel.

We are delighted to be providing costumes for the Square Drama Group’s production of this play in May and wish them every success.

For more information on our specialist clothing, please visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk or give us a call on 01908 372504

Oh What a Lovely War Costumes

The tragedy of World War 1 is redefined in bawdy music hall terms in this controversial play by Charles Chilton, written in 1963.

The title is derived from the music hall song Oh! It’s a lovely war which is the main musical number in the production with other well-known music hall songs, ‘It’s a long way to Tipperary’ and ‘Pack up your troubles’

The play is usually performed with the cast in Pierrot costumes with images of war and shocking statistics projected behind the comic action of the plot, which centres around a middle class family whose sons end up in the war as cannon fodder.

‘Oh What a Lovely war’ is a popular theatre piece for schools, youth theatres and drama groups and we have been delighted to provide costumes for many productions throughout the UK.

Admiral Costumes have a good selection of WW1 army uniforms, tin helmets and various other wartime artefacts suitable for this production.

For more information on our WW1 costumes and military uniforms, please visit www.admiralcostumes.co.uk or give us a call on 01908 372504

Land Army Girls (WLA) costumes

The women’s land army (WLA) was set up during the first and second world wars, to increase the amount of food produced in Britain.

With the men away in the military it became necessary to encourage women to work in agriculture to replace the male farm workers.

The majority of the women were already from the countryside, but a third came from London and other industrial cities in the north of England.

Wearing a land army girl style costume for 1940’s events is a great way to feel part of the festivities, whilst remaining warm and comfortable. Many hair stylers, those on tea duties and ladies manning vintage stalls love the land army girl look which is both practical and stylish.

Wear a pair of dungarees over a blouse, belt it with a thick leather belt and finish the look with a tied headscarf and red lipstick. 

Our Land Girl costumes have been worn on many vintage photo-shoots, a hen party weekend at Billy One Horn Vintage events and at a hair styling rally by Vintage Appeal.

To hire or buy land army girl dungarees for your event, please call us on 01908 372504

For more information on our 1940’s range of costumes visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk

Admiral Costumes Vintage

What a fun vintage time we had at the Swingrave Vintage Market on Sunday.

We took along some lovely vintage aprons, belts, jewellery, beads and other accessories and a rail of specially selected vintage dresses and clothing items to sell.  Wingrave community centre was flooded with swing lovers all enjoying the atmosphere and looking for a bargain.

Swing music from the early 1940’s to early 50’s serenaded us from 2- 4.30 and then Sophie Garner sung some gorgeous swing numbers live in a half hour set until the Swing Dance started at 5.00pm.

Dressed as land army girls we set the scene in support of the Wingrave 1940’s war archive and a 1940’s policeman and an RAF officer were also seen mingling with the crowd.

Most of the dancers and stall holders looked stunning, dressed in clothing from the 1940’s – 50’s for this event.

Admiral Costumes specialise in hire costumes for Twinwood, Goodwood and other swing events, with a great selection of quality outfits to choose from.

If you missed the market, our vintage rail and accessories are available to browse through in our store in Newton Longville, Milton Keynes.

For more information on our vintage clothing for hire or to buy, please call 01908 372504 or visit our website www.admiralcostumes.co.uk