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Meg and Mog Show

Poster
1989 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster for David Wood's musical play Meg and Mog Show, based on the books by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. It premiered at the Unicorn Theatre, London in 1981. This poster is for the 1989 tour, which opened on 6 February 1989 at Churchill Theatre, in Bromley, London.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMeg and Mog Show (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Brief description
Poster for David Wood's musical play Meg and Mog Show, Unicorn Theatre, 1989
Physical description
This poster for children's production Meg and Mog Show depicts the witch Meg and her cat, Mog, riding a broomstick in front of a yellow moon. Information about the production surrounds the central image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 29.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Westwood Productions Ltd and Edward Snape Associates / in association with Contact Theatre, Manchester present - / THE UNICORN THEATRE FOR CHILDREN PRODUCTION / MEG and MOG / SHOW / a magical musical play by David Wood / based on books by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pieńkowski'
Gallery label
Helen Nicoll’s successful children’s book series Meg and Mog was adapted for the stage by David Wood in 1981. The original production at the Unicorn Theatre starred Maureen Lipman as witch Meg. The production’s poster uses the iconic illustrations by Jan Pienkowski, who also co-designed the stage show.(16/08/2016)
Credit line
Given by David Wood
Summary
Poster for David Wood's musical play Meg and Mog Show, based on the books by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. It premiered at the Unicorn Theatre, London in 1981. This poster is for the 1989 tour, which opened on 6 February 1989 at Churchill Theatre, in Bromley, London.
Associated object
THM/387 (Archive record)
Other number
THM/387/28 - Archive number
Collection
Accession number
S.2325-2014

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Record createdNovember 27, 2014
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