Poster
1958 (made)
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Although not as successful as Cranks, the musical review by the choreographer John Cranko, Keep Your Hair On, with music by John Addison, was notable for having sets designed by the photographer Tony Armstrong-Jones, with costumes by Desmond Heeley. The photograph used on this poster and the programme cover was also taken by Armstrong-Jones, and the girl with a long plait was his then girlfriend Princess Margaret, wearing a false hair piece.
The cast featured Rachel Roberts, John Turner, Erik Mork, Betty Marsden and Gilbert Vernon.
The cast featured Rachel Roberts, John Turner, Erik Mork, Betty Marsden and Gilbert Vernon.
Object details
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| Brief description | Poster advertising Keep Your Hair On at the Apollo Theatre |
| Physical description | Photographic and typographic poster. Black and white, with a photograph by Anthony Armstrong-Jones of Princess Margaret wearing a false hair piece fashioned into a long plaid tied with a pink ribbon pointing upwards, as if being pulled, reflecting the show's title. |
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| Object history | Associated Production: Keep Your Hair On. Playwright: John Cranko. Composer: John Addison. Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. 13.2.1958. Performance category: musical. |
| Summary | Although not as successful as Cranks, the musical review by the choreographer John Cranko, Keep Your Hair On, with music by John Addison, was notable for having sets designed by the photographer Tony Armstrong-Jones, with costumes by Desmond Heeley. The photograph used on this poster and the programme cover was also taken by Armstrong-Jones, and the girl with a long plait was his then girlfriend Princess Margaret, wearing a false hair piece. The cast featured Rachel Roberts, John Turner, Erik Mork, Betty Marsden and Gilbert Vernon. |
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| Accession number | S.273-1981 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2010 |
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