Most items in the museum’s new theatre and performing arts galleries going on display for the first time
A fabulous red dress and thigh-high leather boots worn by Lola the drag queen in the musical Kinky Boots are to go on display near to what many would say is the equally fabulous red ensemble worn by Henry Irving in an 1885 production of Faust.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has announced details of a “major refresh” of its theatre and performing arts galleries, with 80% of the objects going on display for the first time.