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Poster advertising Casanova's Last Stand at the Key Theatre, Peterborough, 5th April 1982

Poster
1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Robin Askwith (b.1950) made his name as Timothy Lea in the 1970s Confessions series of sex-romp films including Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976). This show and its poster echo the seaside postcard type of humour of the show, with cartoon images of 'nude nymphs' and 'naughty knights', advertising itself as a: 'bawdy laughter romp', 'live theatre at its naughtiest' and 'for adults only'


Object details

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Object type
TitlePoster advertising <i>Casanova's Last Stand</i> at the Key Theatre, Peterborough, 5th April 1982 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising Casanova's Last Stand starring Robin Askwith as Casanova at the Key Theatre, Peterborough, 5th April 1982
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp.
  • Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: Casanova's Last Stand. Playwright: Will Shakespeare Jr.. Director: Norman Cohen. Costume designer: Alan Miller-Bunford. Actors: Robin Askwith, Paul Barrett, Patti Sheehan, Andrea Godfrey. Performers: Michael Horovitz (poet), Mr. Pugh's Puppet Theatre. Filey Hippodrome Company. Key Theatre, Peterborough. 5.4.1982. Performance category: comedy.
Summary
Robin Askwith (b.1950) made his name as Timothy Lea in the 1970s Confessions series of sex-romp films including Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976). This show and its poster echo the seaside postcard type of humour of the show, with cartoon images of 'nude nymphs' and 'naughty knights', advertising itself as a: 'bawdy laughter romp', 'live theatre at its naughtiest' and 'for adults only'
Collection
Accession number
S.2743-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
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