Musical theatre costume designers are making scrubs for NHS medics treating coronavirus patients

All in it together: Theatre costume designers are making scrubs for the NHS
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The musical theatre world is joining the fight against coronavirus, with costume designers making scrubs for NHS medics working on the frontline.

Sue Simmerling, the owner of costume design company Carry on Costumes, has volunteered the services of her team, who are already in the process of making 70 sets of scrubs for Guy’s Hospital in London.

She was contacted by fellow designer Dulcie Scott, who started the crowdfunding group Helping Dress Medics, which aims is to purchase fabrics that are then made into protective clothing.

Simmerling recently worked on costumes for the world premiere of Sleepless, A Musical Romance and show producers Michael Rose and Damien Sanders offered to share the costs with her to pay for 800 metres of fabric, which will be sent to seamstresses around the country.

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The producers will also devote a performance of their show to NHS workers, who will be able to watch the show for free when it opens.

The performance of the show, based on the original screenplay Sleepless In Seattle, will be dubbed A Night For Sleepless Heroes.

The musical, starring Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh, was due to start performances on March 24 at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in London.

Additional reporting by Press Association

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