Michael Grandage Company
Poster
2012 (printed)
2012 (printed)
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This poster was created to advertise a series of productions by the Michael Grandage Company which were staged at the Noel Coward Theatre, London between December 2012 and November 2013. Directed by the British Theatre producer and director Michael Grandage the series of plays ran for fifteen months. The run began in December 2012 with Simon Russell Beale starring in Peter Nichols’ comedy Privates on Parade. In March 2013, Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw starred in John Logan’s play Peter and Alice. June 2013 saw Daniel Radcliffe return to the West End in Martin McDonagh’s comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan and in September Grandage presented a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream featuring Sheridan Smith as Titania and David Walliams as Bottom. Finally, in November 2013, Grandage collaborated with Jude Law to stage Shakespeare’s Henry V.
Object details
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| Title | Michael Grandage Company (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising a series of productions by the Michael Grandage Company at the Noel Coward Theatre, London, 2012-2013 |
| Physical description | Poster advertising a series of productions by the Michael Grandage Company at the Noel Coward Theatre, London, 2012-2013. It has a white ground and features two photographs, each enclosed within a black box. These photographs feature full length images of the seven actors who led the cast in the five productions staged by the company. |
| Credit line | Given by Cameron Mackintosh Ltd |
| Object history | NB. While the term ‘cripple’ has been used in this record, it has since fallen from usage and is now considered offensive. The term is repeated in this record in its original historical context. |
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| Summary | This poster was created to advertise a series of productions by the Michael Grandage Company which were staged at the Noel Coward Theatre, London between December 2012 and November 2013. Directed by the British Theatre producer and director Michael Grandage the series of plays ran for fifteen months. The run began in December 2012 with Simon Russell Beale starring in Peter Nichols’ comedy Privates on Parade. In March 2013, Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw starred in John Logan’s play Peter and Alice. June 2013 saw Daniel Radcliffe return to the West End in Martin McDonagh’s comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan and in September Grandage presented a new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream featuring Sheridan Smith as Titania and David Walliams as Bottom. Finally, in November 2013, Grandage collaborated with Jude Law to stage Shakespeare’s Henry V. |
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| Accession number | S.106-2015 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2014 |
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