Mau costume ideas

With Mau I could go down several roots, In the original script he is a native island boy so he would not have access to "proper clothing". From the production at the National Theatre this is what the designer envisioned for Mau:

However I don't believe that this is suitable for our version of Nation as it doesn't fit within the concept we are going for (found objects). We could edit Mau's original costume; for example instead of sack material loincloth we could use adidas shorts and roll them up. Instead of being shirtless as this may make the audience members uncomfortable in such an intimate space so we could go down the route of going with a ripped
t-shirt to show Mau's disconnection to the "civilised" colonist world. This means that the costume could be easily altered for later scenes where we see changes to his clothing. When Mau returns wearing "Trouserman" clothes. We can show this change by adding an overcoat and khaki trousers. This will register with the audience quite easily.

Another route we can go down which will match the conceit of the performance is "urban clothing" edited. What I mean by this is wearing items like tracksuit bottoms and jeans but altering them to look my "native" as the play progresses. So I would roll up my tracksuit bottom, someone could rip holes in their jeans, tear their shirt, take off ties and tie them round their heads. I believe this would demonstrate the island themes to the audience.