King Lear, 1962, Royal Shakespeare Company: Paul Scholfield as Lear; Alec McCowen as the Fool.

The Fool wears traditional motley (patched clothing) with a cock's-comb. King Lear; Director & Designer, Peter Brook; Royal Shakespeare Company; December 1962; Photographer, Tom Holt (ahds.ac.uk/performingarts).

"We who collect Shakespeare productions have long been familiar with the sort of stylisation that is reflected in Brook's use of non-representational scenery relying for its effect on the choice of significant shape, colour and texture to convey the feeling and atmosphere of the drama." Peter Roberts, Plays and Players 2.63 Opening Date: 12 December 1962, Aldwych Theatre.

The Fool here wears traditional motley (multicolored patched clothing) and a coxcomb. HMR