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Billy poster

Poster
1974 (made)
Artist/Maker
United Kingdom Advertising Co. Ltd. (designers)
Echo Press (printers (people))
Place of origin
Loughborough (made)

Pictorial and typographic.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleBilly poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Billy at the Theatre Royal,Drury Lane, 1974
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76.2cm
  • Poster width: 50.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp.
Object history
Associated Production: Billy. Adapted by: Dick Clement. Adapted by: Ian La Frenais. Composer: John Barry. Lyricist: Don Black. Choreographer: Onna White. Director: Patrick Garland. Set designer: Ralph Koltai. Costume designer: Annena Stubbs. Actors: Michael Crawford, Diana Quick, Elaine Paige, Avis Bunnage. Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. 1.5.1974. Performance category: musical. This play is based on 'Billy Liar' by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.990-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1166093/billy-poster-poster-united-kingdom-advertising/
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