Two Can Play
Poster
1984 (made)
1984 (made)
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Poster advertising Two Can Play at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, 1984.
Since the 1970s, Stratford East has been engaged in co-productions with many leading black and Asian theatre companies. Trevor Rhone’s Two Can Play traces the experiences of a Jamaican couple, Jim and Gloria, as they attempt to escape civil unrest in Jamaica. Gloria’s arranged marriage to an American forces the couple to debate national, racial and sexual politics.
Since the 1970s, Stratford East has been engaged in co-productions with many leading black and Asian theatre companies. Trevor Rhone’s Two Can Play traces the experiences of a Jamaican couple, Jim and Gloria, as they attempt to escape civil unrest in Jamaica. Gloria’s arranged marriage to an American forces the couple to debate national, racial and sexual politics.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Two Can Play (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising Two Can Play at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, 1984 |
| Physical description | Photographic and typographic poster. Six sepia photographs showing a scene from the play, arranged to create a comic strip, with speech 'bubbles' containing dialogue. Under the images are quotes from the press. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp. |
| Gallery label | Since the 1970s, Stratford East has been engaged in co-productions with many leading black and Asian theatre companies. Trevor Rhone’s Two Can Play traces the experiences of a Jamaican couple, Jim and Gloria, as they attempt to flee Jamaica’s unrest in the ‘70s for the USA. Gloria’s arranged marriage to an American forces the couple to debate national, racial and sexual politics. (16/08/2016) |
| Object history | Associated Production: Two Can Play. Playwright: Trevor Rhone. Actors: Allister Bain, Corinne Skinner Carter. Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London. 3.3.1984. Performance category: comedy. |
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| Summary | Poster advertising Two Can Play at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, 1984. Since the 1970s, Stratford East has been engaged in co-productions with many leading black and Asian theatre companies. Trevor Rhone’s Two Can Play traces the experiences of a Jamaican couple, Jim and Gloria, as they attempt to escape civil unrest in Jamaica. Gloria’s arranged marriage to an American forces the couple to debate national, racial and sexual politics. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2141-1995 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2010 |
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