Poster
1967 (made)
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Artwork for the poster for Peter Nichols's play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Comedy Theatre, 1967.
The play was first staged at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, opening on 9 May 1967 and transferred to the Comedy Theatre in London, where it opened on 20 July, not 2 July as given on the artwork. The production was directed by Michael Blakemore and the cast included Joe Melia, Zena Walker, Joan Carson, Phyllida Law and Joan Hickson.
The play was first staged at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, opening on 9 May 1967 and transferred to the Comedy Theatre in London, where it opened on 20 July, not 2 July as given on the artwork. The production was directed by Michael Blakemore and the cast included Joe Melia, Zena Walker, Joan Carson, Phyllida Law and Joan Hickson.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and collage on paper |
| Brief description | Artwork for the poster for A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Comedy Theatre, 1967 |
| Physical description | Artwork for a poster incorporating a photograph of a female face, cut in the shape of a turnip with 'leaves' cut from photographic images of hair, attached to black card, with the names of the cast and production details handwritten above the image. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Michael Medwin in October 1973. |
| Summary | Artwork for the poster for Peter Nichols's play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Comedy Theatre, 1967. The play was first staged at the Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, opening on 9 May 1967 and transferred to the Comedy Theatre in London, where it opened on 20 July, not 2 July as given on the artwork. The production was directed by Michael Blakemore and the cast included Joe Melia, Zena Walker, Joan Carson, Phyllida Law and Joan Hickson. |
| Other number | 1973/A/121 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.371-1978 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2010 |
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