On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Miss Saigon

Poster
1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dewynters Ltd (designers)
Place of origin
London (made)

Pictorial and typographic poster for Miss Saigon. Blood red background with the production's logo of a rising yellow sun on which, in black, is a symbol in calligraphic style representing a helicopter, with, to right and behind, the eyes, nose and mouth of a female face. Below, the production title in yellow lettering within a black rectangle edged in yellow, the letter i of Miss Saigon with a white circle behind its upper part. The words, 'OPENING AT THE THEATRE ROYAL / DRURY LANE IN SEPTEMBER 1989' in yellow lettering at lower edge, with. to left, the annotation '76/1000'.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Theatre
Object type
Poster
TitleMiss Saigon (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising the opening of Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in September 1989
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic poster for Miss Saigon. Blood red background with the production's logo of a rising yellow sun on which, in black, is a symbol in calligraphic style representing a helicopter, with, to right and behind, the eyes, nose and mouth of a female face. Below, the production title in yellow lettering within a black rectangle edged in yellow, the letter i of Miss Saigon with a white circle behind its upper part. The words, 'OPENING AT THE THEATRE ROYAL / DRURY LANE IN SEPTEMBER 1989' in yellow lettering at lower edge, with. to left, the annotation '76/1000'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 30cm
Gallery label
(2020)
Gallery rotation, 2020


POSTER FOR MISS SAIGON
1989

The poster for Miss Saigon was inspired by East Asian calligraphy and imagery. It combines the sun, a helicopter and a partially hidden female face to represent a tragic love affair between a young Asian woman and an American soldier during the Vietnam War. The design was re-used internationally and became part of the branding of the show.

Designed by Dewynters Ltd
Printing ink on paper
Museum no. S.2436-1994
Object history
Associated Production: Miss Saigon. Playwright: Alain Boublil. Playwright: Claude-Michel Schonberg. Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Catherine Street, London. 20.9.1989. Performance category: musical.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2436-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1163077/miss-saigon-poster-dewynters-ltd/
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