Barbara Darragh

Barbara Darragh's screen costumes have been worn by ghosts, prostitutes, Māori warriors and Tainuia Kid Billy T James. An award-winner for The Dead Lands, River Queen and The End of the Golden Weather, Darragh's CV includes TV shows Under the Mountain and Greenstone, plus more than a dozen other features. She also runs Auckland costume hire company Across the Board.

I feel like I’m a Kiwi, and I like doing the indigenous work. I can relate to it. You’re involved in the psychology and sociology of characters, it’s not just a matter of thinking something looks fabulous. Barbara Darragh