Cinderella

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Artist/Maker	Dewynters Ltd (Designed)
Place of origin	UK (Designed and printed)

This poster advertised a production of Prokofieff's Cinderella by Matthew Bourne in 1997. The shoe dominated both the poster image and the story. It encapsualted the loss, longing and mistaken identity and escapism in the fairy tale, which Bourne had symbolically transported to war-torn London during the blitz.

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Categories	Prints Advertising Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	Cinderella (generic title)
Materials and techniques	offset colour lithograph Lithographic Ink Paper Offset Colour Lithograph
Brief description	Dewynters plc ( advertising/design agency) Cinderella. Poster advertising the production of the ballet by Adventures in Motion Pictures Ltd., at the Picadilly Theatre, London. 1997. Colour offset lithograph
Physical description	A sparkly shoe rests on a pile of debris, set against the silhouette of London's night sky during the blitz, with St. Paul's cathedral visible in the distance.
Dimensions	Width: 32.5cm Height: 51.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	Adventures in Motion Pictures presents Matthew Bourne's production of Prokofieff's (sic) Cinderella From 22 September 1997 for a strictly limited season Piccadilly Theatre Denman Street, London W1. www. amp.uk.com Designed and printed by Dewynters PLC London
Credit line	Given by Adventures in Motion Pictures Ltd.
Subjects depicted	War Dance Shoe Second World War
Places depicted	London St Paul's Cathedral
Summary	This poster advertised a production of Prokofieff's Cinderella by Matthew Bourne in 1997. The shoe dominated both the poster image and the story. It encapsualted the loss, longing and mistaken identity and escapism in the fairy tale, which Bourne had symbolically transported to war-torn London during the blitz.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.285-1998

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Record created	February 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190335/cinderella-poster-dewynters-ltd/

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