17 May 2023

Bookmarks with James Acheson

From Afternoons, 2:25 pm on 17 May 2023

For Bookmarks today we're finding out about the favourite things of Academy Award Winner costume designer Jim Acheson.

He was one of the designers on Monty Pythons's The Meaning of Life - which is celebrating it's 40th year.

Jim has won THREE academy awards for his costume design work in films.

He currently lives in Wellington and is the designer for the set and costumes of the Royal New Zealand Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet.

Jim Acheson

Jim Acheson Photo: Royal New Zealand Ballet