Poster
1988
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Poster printed in red black and sepia featuring a photograph of the Complicite actor Tim Barlow as a young boy, in 1950s-style bathing costume, standing on a beach beside a sandcastle, into which is planted a union jack flag on a broken stick. Advertising Theatre de Complicite's touring production of My Army Part One. White lettering above the image gives the name of the company, with the title 'My Army' in red over the image and 'Part One' as if stamped on, in a circle. The logos of the sponsor, Beck's Beer, features in the bottom right hand corner, with the logos of The Arts Council, the GLA and North West Arts, below left.
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| Brief description | Poster advertising the 1989/1990 tour of My Army (Part One) devised by Théatre de Complicité, 1988. |
| Physical description | Poster printed in red black and sepia featuring a photograph of the Complicite actor Tim Barlow as a young boy, in 1950s-style bathing costume, standing on a beach beside a sandcastle, into which is planted a union jack flag on a broken stick. Advertising Theatre de Complicite's touring production of My Army Part One. White lettering above the image gives the name of the company, with the title 'My Army' in red over the image and 'Part One' as if stamped on, in a circle. The logos of the sponsor, Beck's Beer, features in the bottom right hand corner, with the logos of The Arts Council, the GLA and North West Arts, below left. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Complicite |
| Object history | Touring poster advertising My Army Part One, devised by Theatre de Complicite, 1988, a play directed by Jos Houben and Simon McBurney, starring Tim Barlow which toured extensively from 1988 until 1992 in tandem with My Army Part Two. Part One dealt with the reality of becoming a soldier in the British Army. Complicite overprinted these posters according to the venue. My Army was originally devised by the company for the Almeida Theatre season, December 1988. |
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| Accession number | S.127-2000 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2000 |
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