Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1988-1989
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster featuring three identical black and white overlaid images of a wild-looking violinist holding a violin, with a frightened-looking woman in front of him, with roses around her, her right arm stretched out as if in terror. Advertising Theatre de Complicite's1988/1989 tour of The Phantom Violin. Black lettering above the image gives the name of the company and a note that the National Tour was sponsored by Beck's Beer, and below gives the title of the play, the name of the composer and director, the musicians and the cast. Names of famous composers feature in a border around the edge of the poster, which also features the logos of the Independent Theatre Council; the Scottish Arts Council; Southern Arts; Beck's Beer; North West Arts; Northern Arts; the GLA and the Arts Council. A note that the production was Arts Council funded is in the bottom right hand corner.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Pictorial poster advertising the 1989 tour of The Phantom Violin, a production devised by Theatre de Complicite and Chameleon, 1988.
Physical description
Poster featuring three identical black and white overlaid images of a wild-looking violinist holding a violin, with a frightened-looking woman in front of him, with roses around her, her right arm stretched out as if in terror. Advertising Theatre de Complicite's1988/1989 tour of The Phantom Violin. Black lettering above the image gives the name of the company and a note that the National Tour was sponsored by Beck's Beer, and below gives the title of the play, the name of the composer and director, the musicians and the cast. Names of famous composers feature in a border around the edge of the poster, which also features the logos of the Independent Theatre Council; the Scottish Arts Council; Southern Arts; Beck's Beer; North West Arts; Northern Arts; the GLA and the Arts Council. A note that the production was Arts Council funded is in the bottom right hand corner.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 29.8cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Complicite
Object history
Poster produced to advertise the 1988/1989 national tour of The Pantom Violin, a Théatre de Complicité and Chameleon production of the 'melodramatic operetta' by Gerard McBurney. The cast comprised Annabel Arden; Jos Houben, and Rick Zoltowski, and the musicians Elizabeth Perry (first violin); Lynda Russell (soprano) and Adrian Thompson (tenor).
Associations
Collection
Accession number
S.124-2000

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 16, 2000
Record URL
Download as: JSON