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The Witches

Poster
1992 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster for The Witches at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 1992.

Roald Dahl's classic children's book, The Witches, was adapted for the stage by playwright David Wood. The poster relies on the book’s illustrations by Quentin Blake to be instantly recognisable to its target audience. Wood's adaptation was extremely successful and went on to tour and to play a Christmas season at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Witches (published title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising David Wood's adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Witches at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 1992
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic poster advertising the world premiere of The Witches at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, featuring a drawing by Quentin Blake, showing a dark-haired witch dressed in black, her arms raised, with a group of adoring bald-headed men and women at her feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 71.5cm
  • Width: 50cm
Gallery label
The Witches is based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book. The poster relies on the book’s illustrations by Quentin Blake to be instantly recognisable to its target audience. The world premiere of this adaptation went on to be extremely successful and included a Christmas season at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.(16/08/2016)
Object history
Associated Production: The Witches. Author: Roald Dahl. Adapted by: David Wood. Composer: Peter Pontzen. Choreographer: Shelia Falconer. Director: David Wood. Designer: Susie Caulcutt. Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield. 8.10.1992. Performance category: children's play. Production type: world premiere.
Summary
Poster for The Witches at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 1992.

Roald Dahl's classic children's book, The Witches, was adapted for the stage by playwright David Wood. The poster relies on the book’s illustrations by Quentin Blake to be instantly recognisable to its target audience. Wood's adaptation was extremely successful and went on to tour and to play a Christmas season at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.

Collection
Accession number
S.2657-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
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