Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre
Poster
1978 (printed)
1978 (printed)
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Poster advertising the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London.
This promotional poster from 1978 advertises both the Daily Mail, evidently Shakespeare’s newspaper of choice, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Aldwych Theatre was the London base of the Royal Shakespeare Company from late 1960 until 1982. If Shakespeare had visited in 1978, he could have seen Helen Mirren as Queen Margaret in the Henry VI plays.
This promotional poster from 1978 advertises both the Daily Mail, evidently Shakespeare’s newspaper of choice, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Aldwych Theatre was the London base of the Royal Shakespeare Company from late 1960 until 1982. If Shakespeare had visited in 1978, he could have seen Helen Mirren as Queen Margaret in the Henry VI plays.
Object details
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| Title | Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen print |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, 1978 |
| Physical description | Pictorial and typographic poster. The poster features a printed image of William Shakespeare reading a copy of the Daily Mail. Above Shakespeare's head is a speech bubble containing the words, "When in town go to the Aldwych Theatre ... one place not to miss". |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp. |
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| Summary | Poster advertising the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London. This promotional poster from 1978 advertises both the Daily Mail, evidently Shakespeare’s newspaper of choice, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Aldwych Theatre was the London base of the Royal Shakespeare Company from late 1960 until 1982. If Shakespeare had visited in 1978, he could have seen Helen Mirren as Queen Margaret in the Henry VI plays. |
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| Accession number | S.320-1994 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2010 |
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