Not currently on display at the V&A

Charley's Aunt

Poster
Artist/Maker
David Allen & Sons (printers (people))
Hassall, John (RI, RWA) (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Pictorial and typographic. Scene depicting Mr. Punch leaning out of a Punch and Judy booth saying to Charley's Aunt: 'Still running my dear, but you haven't beaten ME yet!' with her reply: 'But then I'm so young you know'.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Posters
Advertising
Puppetry
Object type
Poster
TitleCharley's Aunt (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Tour poster advertising Charley's Aunt
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Scene depicting Mr. Punch leaning out of a Punch and Judy booth saying to Charley's Aunt: 'Still running my dear, but you haven't beaten ME yet!' with her reply: 'But then I'm so young you know'.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.9cm
  • Poster width: 38.5cm
Credit line
Given by Donald Price
Object history
Associated Production: Charley's Aunt. Playwright: Brandon Thomas. Performance category: comedy. Production type: tour.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1440-1986

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1161597/charleys-aunt-poster-hassall-john-ri/
Download as: JSON