DAW Presents An Evening with… Ray Holman
BAFTA award winning costume designer was back in Cardiff for one night only.
BAFTA award winning costume designer Ray Holman whose recent work includes BBC’s Silk, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Law & Order and Sherlock came to the Kuku Club in the Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff on Friday 3rd February.
Ray brought along a range of costumes including; the ‘Captain Jack’ coat (Torchwood), the ‘Pearl swimming costume’ (Torchwood), along with a range of production shots from Peak Practice, Band of Gold, Doctor Who and Law & Order UK.
It was a fascinating evening as Ray took us through how he originally joined college to become an actor, his apprenticeships, what advice he would have for an upcoming designer, what he has enjoys about design and the process that is involved in costume. For example, did you know that Captain Jack had seven coats for Torchwood, different coats for running, the rain, standing...
Photos of the event are viewable here
Past credits include Pobol Y Cwm, Band of Gold, Sea of Souls, Peak Practice, Rab C Nesbitt, Born and Bred, Law & Order and Torchwood.
Ray graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 1984, since then he has gone onto work at the BBC, Granada, Carlton, Yorkshire Television and HTV.
We thoroughly enjoyed this event and had some excellent feedback. We will be holding more events like this, so any suggestions on who you would like to see becoming involved let us know.
