First night gift, presented to Michael Annals
Jar
1984 (made)
1984 (made)
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Asymmetrical blue glazed stoneware jar with lid, given by the playwright, Michael Frayn, to the designer, Michael Annals, as a first night present to mark the opening of Frayn's play, Benefactors, Vaudeville Theatre, 1984.
Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration.
Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | First night gift, presented to Michael Annals (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Asymmetrical blue glazed stoneware jar with lid, given by the playwright, Michael Frayn, to the designer, Michael Annals, as a first night present to mark the opening of Frayn's play, Benefactors, Vaudeville Theatre, 1984. |
| Physical description | Asymmetrical blue glazed stoneware jar inscribed with relief letters, on one side reading, from bottom to top, 'BENE', on the other reading from top to bottom, ACTORS'; the separate lid forming the letter 'F', with smaller relief letters reading 'RAYN' between the horizontal lines of the 'F', making the word 'Frayn'. The lid has a cork stopper. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Michael Annals |
| Summary | Asymmetrical blue glazed stoneware jar with lid, given by the playwright, Michael Frayn, to the designer, Michael Annals, as a first night present to mark the opening of Frayn's play, Benefactors, Vaudeville Theatre, 1984. Michael Annals (1938-1990) trained at Hornsey College of Art and began his career designing sets and costumes for the Old Vic. In 1963 the newly formed National Theatre Company moved into the Old Vic and Annals joined them, having his first major success with his designs for Peter Shaffer's historical epic, The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964). He went on to have an international career, designing for the theatre and for ballet, opera and film, but is most closely associated with the National Theatre, where he created notable settings for a range of productions, including O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Laurence Olivier, Hecht and MacArthur's The Front Page and Shaw's Heartbreak House. Annals frequently worked in the United States and was Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Yale in 1966-1967. In 1984 he gave up the stage and took up photography and illustration. |
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| Accession number | S.724:1 to 2-1991 |
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