Poster
1995
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Poster featuring a black and white photograph by Hannes Flaschberger of Lilo Baur as Lucie Cabrol in The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol, showing her squatting on the ground, looking quizzically upwards, surrounded by four cut-out pictorial representations of chickens. Lettering, above, gives the venue of the production and the dates; the title of the production and the author. The name of the company is printed below the image, with the telephone number for seat reservation and the logo of The British Council.
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| Brief description | Photographic poster advertising The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol, a Theatre de Complicite production, 12-22 April 1995, Bouffes du Nord, Paris. |
| Physical description | Poster featuring a black and white photograph by Hannes Flaschberger of Lilo Baur as Lucie Cabrol in The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol, showing her squatting on the ground, looking quizzically upwards, surrounded by four cut-out pictorial representations of chickens. Lettering, above, gives the venue of the production and the dates; the title of the production and the author. The name of the company is printed below the image, with the telephone number for seat reservation and the logo of The British Council. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Theatre de Complicite |
| Object history | Poster produced to advertise The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol, Bouffes du Nord, Paris, France, 12-22 April, 1995, a Theatre de Complicite production based on a story by John Berger, adapted by Simon McBurney and Mark Wheatley. Directed by Simon McBurney; designed by Tim Hatley; lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Christopher Shutt. The Company comprised Lilo Baur, Simon McBurney, Hannes Flaschberger, Hélène Patarôt, Christine Marx, Stefan Metz, Tim McMullan and Mick Barnfather. 1995 venues for the tour included the Shaftesbury Theatre, 18 Jan-25 February; Liverpool, Everyman, 28 Feb-4 March; Blackpool Grand Theatre 23-25 March; Bury St. Edmunds, Theatre Royal, 28 March-1 April; Newcastle Playhouse, 5-8 April; Paris, Theatre Des Bouffes Du Nord 2-22 April, and Bournemouth Festival, Poole, 25-27 May. In April/May 1995 the production also visited Munich, Basel, Berlin, Hamburg and Helsinki, and between September and December 1995 it went to Johannesburg, Tokyo, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Historical significance: The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol was a Theatre de Complicite production which opened at the Manchester City of Drama Festival at the Dancehouse Theatre, 10 January 1994. The narrative of the story was based on the life of a peasant woman from the Haute Savoie, whose story was told originally to the author John Berger by friends from the region. |
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| Accession number | S.745-2000 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2000 |
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