Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pictorial and typographic. Depicts Ralph Fiennes as Henry VIII, Anton Lesser as Richard III, David Calder as Richard Duke of York, Ken Bones as Edward IV and Penny Downie as Queen Margaret.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising The Plantaganets - a trilogy of the plays Henry VI [and] The Rise of Edward IV [and] Richard III - His Death
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Depicts Ralph Fiennes as Henry VIII, Anton Lesser as Richard III, David Calder as Richard Duke of York, Ken Bones as Edward IV and Penny Downie as Queen Margaret.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76.1cm
  • Poster width: 50.8cm
Object history
Associated Production: The Plantaganets trilogy: Henry VI (16.3.1989), The Rise of Edward IV (22.3.1989), Richard III - His Death (17.3.1989). Adapted by: Chris Wood. Director: Adrian Noble. Designer: Bob Crowley. Lighting designer: Chris Parry. Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Anton Lesser, David Calder, Ken Bones, Penny Downie. Royal Shakespeare Company. Barbican Centre, London. Performance category: drama. The Plantaganets was a trilogy of plays adapted from Shakespeare's Henry VI parts 1 and 2 and 3, and from Richard III.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.555-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
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