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Friends of English Theatre NAC Costume Sale

When: Oct. 7, 3-7:30 p.m.

Where: NAC Fourth Stage

Monetary donations welcome at the door.

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Got a fancy dress ball or Hallowe’en party coming up? The NAC’s Friends of English Theatre may be your ticket to the best outfit ever.

The organization is selling off about 150 costumes from NAC productions on Oct. 7 as a fundraiser for NAC English Theatre’s Family Day programming in February 2015.The costumes, priced from $10 to $400 and mostly women’s, are from two English theatre shows and one opera. They run the gamut from elaborately brocaded and bejewelled Victorian gowns to red silky things that wouldn’t be out of place in a bordello.

“They’re made with authenticity; it’s how the performers get into character,” says Linda Wood who’s organizing the fund-raiser. “The workmanship and cost of the fabric in some of these is huge.”

Photo by Wayne Cuddington / Ottawa Citizen

Among the selection: 30 pairs of women’s ultra-sexy red shoes with killer heels that were sported by a mix of male and female characters in the 2011 production of St. Carmen of the Main, Michel Tremblay’s play that’s set on Montreal’s Saint Lawrence Boulevard. Eo Sharp did the costumes, and Peter Hinton directed.