Doria Paston
Doria Paston (née Dorothy Paston Fisher, 1893, Kandy - 1989, East Lambrook) was an English actress and set designer who worked with Terence Gray at the Cambridge Festival Theatre in the 1920s and 1930s.[1] With Gray she co-published the programmes for the plays they put on as the Cambridge Festival Theatre Review.
Early life[edit]
She was born Dorothy the daughter of Lionel Paston Fisher and his wife Emma Wood Locket, who were married in Kandy, Ceylon in 1893.[2]
Work at Cambridge Festival Theatre[edit]
The architect Hugh Casson learnt set design from her, although he did not share her commitment to abstract and cubist set design.[3]
Godfishers[edit]
Doria settled in East Lambrook with her friend Molly Godlonton. The two women were known as the Godfishers and played a role in the community life the Kingsbury Episcopi, where East Lambrook is located. Doria provided paintings while Molly took photographs, many of which have been archived by a local resident. They organised a number of exhibitions of their pictures to raise money for guide dogs for the blind.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Digitally Archiving Photographs, Films, Maps & Documents". Kingsbury Time Travellers. Kingsbury Time Travellers. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp (1900). Visitation of England and Wales. London: Priv. print.
- ^ Casson, Hugh; Courtney, Cathy. "Sir Hugh Casson Interviewed by Cathy Courtney" (PDF). British Library. Britidsh Library. Retrieved 7 March 2022.