rosemarie swinfield

specialist lecturer

About

I am a specialist lecturer on the 16th to 18th centuries concentrating on the etiquette,style,fashions and manners of these periods in History, previously I worked as a make-up designer and lecturer. My work covers talks on the 16th to 18th centuries, drama student lecture/workshops and after dinner speeches. Audiences include LAMDA, women's groups, the National Trust, the U3A and many Women's Institutes. I also give GCSE workshops for make-up as a specialist subject .

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

professional training & coaching

Skill

theatre, drama, film, performing arts, makeup artistry, improvisation, cosmetics, musical theatre, educational workshops, wigs, television, plays, lecturing, festivals, stage, stage management, guest lecturing, public lectures, non fiction writer, special effects, commercials, photography, costumes, short films, feature films, hair, cosmetic camouflage, specialist lectures, etiquette, fashion history

Experience

professional productions

west end

1970-1 - 2012-1 · 42 yrs 1 mo

Designed make-up for Royal Court productions of Our Countries Good, The Changing Room, Rat in the Skull, Blasted, Hitchcock Blonde. Bill Kenwright's Are You Lonesome Tonight and Nigel Hawthorn's Clandestine Marriage. Lie Of The Mind BAC and many other productions.

specialist lectures on the restoration, jacobeans, golden age of spain and 18th century france

rosemarie swinfield

2017-1 - 2018-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

* RECENT LECTURES INCLUDE- * SHAKESPEARE'S WORLD- * FOLLOW OUR ASPIRING PLAYWRIGHT INTO ELIZABETHAN LONDON WITH ALL ITS PERILS * President's Lunch, Federation of International Women's Associations, Shrewsbury House School, Surbiton, LAMDA * LOUIS XIV AND THE POWER OF FASHION- * AN ABSOLUTE MONARCH CONTROLS HIS COURT WITH FASHION * LAMDA and various women's groups * THE FASHIONABLE FACE OF THE RESTORATION * THE STORY OF 'PAINT' IN FASHIONABLE 17TH CENTURY SOCIETY * V&A, LAMDA, various Women's Institutes, Probus, Women's clubs, NHS retirement clubs * NEW ! THE VICTORIAN GIRL AND HER WORLD * THE FRUSTRATING AND LIMITED OPTIONS FOR 19TH CENTURY WOMEN * Piloted Jan 17 at Chigwell School, Chigwell * NEW ! WHERE'S THE MAKE-UP LADY * A ROMP THROUGH A LONG CAREER IN PROFESSIONAL MAKE-UP * various women's groups

make-up design and advice

corporate work

1980-1 - 2013-1 · 33 yrs 1 mo

I have done work for The National Trust,The Ritz Hotel, BBC Enterprises, The Metropolitan Police, Compaq, BT, The Foreign Office, No 10, Digiplex, The Lord Mayors Show and CNBC among others. Personal make-up advice - women from the House of Commons, the Law, Citibank, the Diplomatic community, the Arts, Business and numerous corporations

production hair make-up and hair design

lamda (london academy of music & dramatic art)

1980-1 - 2013-1 · 33 yrs 1 mo

I have designed the make-up for more productions than I can remember at Lamda working with designers like Phil Engelheart, Douglas Heap, Diane England and others.

make-up designer

international opera school

2008-11 - 2011-11 · 3 yrs 1 mo

The opera school of the Royal College of Music. I designed the make-up and hair styles for eight productions there and trained students in basic make-up techniques

specialist lecturer

lamda (london academy of music & dramatic art)

1985-1 - Present · 41 yrs 9 mos

Having taught several generations of LAMDA students their stage make-up I now give specialist lectures to them on the make-up,fashions and etiquette of Restoration London, The Jacobeans,18th Century France, Golden Age of Spain and Style through the Ages

books and writing

rosemarie swinfield

1985-1 - Present · 41 yrs 9 mos

* STAGE MAKE-UP STEP BY STEP * A & C. Black * PERIOD MAKE-UP FOR THE STAGE STEP BY STEP * A & C.Black * HAIR AND WIGS FOR THE STAGE. Methuen publishing * articles for theatre magazines and beauty magazines