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Artist/Maker	Searle, Ronald (artist)
Place of origin	Singapore (drawn)

Design for a programme by Ronald Searle for Bird in Hand, April 1944, at the Barn Theatre, Sime Road Prisoner of War Camp, Singapore, image on front cover shows a house with a sign outside on which the title is written, inside there is information about the production.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Theatre Designs Drawings
Object type	Design
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Designs (Visual Works) Drawings Designs (Visual Works)
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen, ink, watercolour and paper Paper Watercolour Pen Pencil Drawn Painted
Brief description	Design for a programme by Ronald Searle for Bird in Hand, April 1944, at the Barn Theatre, Sime Road Prisoner of War Camp, Singapore, image on front cover shows a house with a sign outside on which the title is written, inside there is information about the production.
Physical description	Design for a programme cover, pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, by Ronald Searle for 'Bird in Hand', 18 April 1944, at the Barn Theatre, Sime Road Prisoner of War Camp, Singapore, image on front cover shows a house with a sign outside on which the title is written
Credit line	Given by Mr W.J. Beckerley
Summary	Design for a programme by Ronald Searle for Bird in Hand, April 1944, at the Barn Theatre, Sime Road Prisoner of War Camp, Singapore, image on front cover shows a house with a sign outside on which the title is written, inside there is information about the production.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.412:1, 2-1978

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Record created	February 25, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1155507/design-searle-ronald/

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