V&A unveils Kylie's dressing room, Jagger's jumpsuit and Ionesco's Rhinoceros

Visitors are greeted by this snazzy mammal, used in a Royal Court production of Rhinoceros in 2007 Photograph: Linda Nylind

High heels, hats but no gold hotpants in this replica of Kylie's dressing room – complete with note from the pop princess Photograph: Linda Nylind

Match the outfit to the star: these costumes were worn by Adam Ant, Jimmy Page and Mick Jagger Photograph: Linda Nylind

The jumpsuit was, of course, worn by Mick Jagger Photograph: Linda Nylind

A pair of elephants guards this box from the Palace Theatre of Varieties, dating from 1904 Photograph: Linda Nylind

This silver outfit (handbag not included) was worn in which Oscar Wilde play? Photograph: Linda Nylind

The dress was worn by Maggie Smith as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Aldwych in 1993 Photograph: Linda Nylind

The V&A's theatre and performance galleries are opening two years after the controversial decision to close the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden. The costume on the far right was designed by David Hockney for Stravinsky's opera The Nightingale. Photograph: Linda Nylind

Setting the scene ... a model for a 1971 production of Long Day's Journey Into Night Photograph: Linda Nylind

Costumes, masks, sketches and posters sit side by side in the galleries. The outfit on the far right was worn by Adeline Genée in the role of Patty in the ballet Pretty Prentice in 1916 Photograph: Linda Nylind

Part of the Gair Wilkinson troupe, this monkey marionette was seen in London and on tour during the 1920s. The circus horse marionette dates from the 1970s. The V&A's theatre and performance galleries can be found on the third floor of the museum Photograph: Linda Nylind