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Nigel Ellacott and Peter Robbins as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella. Photograph by Alan Wood Photography
Nigel Ellacott and Peter Robbins as the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella. Photograph by Alan Wood Photography is a photographic photography by Alan Wood. It dates from 1995 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This photograph captures Nigel Ellacott and Peter Robbins as the Ugly Sisters in a production of Cinderella.
About this work
Overview
This photograph captures Nigel Ellacott and Peter Robbins as the Ugly Sisters in a production of Cinderella. It was taken by Alan Wood Photography outside the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre.
Subject & Meaning
The image features two actors in costume, highlighting their long-standing roles as the Ugly Sisters in a pantomime production.
History & Provenance
Ellacott and Robbins played the Ugly Sisters for over 25 years in Cinderella productions staged by Paul Elliott and QDOS Productions, potentially making them the longest-running Ugly Sister duo in pantomime history.
Artist & collection
Artist
Alan Wood spent his career behind a camera, not in front of one. He captured glamour and grit with the same quiet eye—whether it was high-camp pantomime like *Cinderella*’s Ugly Sisters in 1995 or the unglamorous…
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