On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Kiss and Kill

Poster
ca.1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Robinson, Lee (designers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Pictorial and typographic poster for Monstrous Regiment's touring production, Kiss and Kill, at the Crucible Studio Theatre. Image of a man in generic medieval costume standing over a sleeping woman who lies in a bed of thistles. Printed in green, black and white. Beneath the image is a white space on which to write the name of the venue. This is inscribed 'CRUCIBLE STUDIO 7.45pm / MON 30 JAN - SAT 4 FEB' in felt tip pen.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Theatre
Object type
Poster
TitleKiss and Kill (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper with felt tip pen
Printing Ink
Paper
Felt Tip Pen
Printing
Handwriting
Brief description
Poster advertising Monstrous Regiment's touring production, Kiss and Kill, at the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield, 1978
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic poster for Monstrous Regiment's touring production, Kiss and Kill, at the Crucible Studio Theatre. Image of a man in generic medieval costume standing over a sleeping woman who lies in a bed of thistles. Printed in green, black and white. Beneath the image is a white space on which to write the name of the venue. This is inscribed 'CRUCIBLE STUDIO 7.45pm / MON 30 JAN - SAT 4 FEB' in felt tip pen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 30cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp.
Gallery label
(2020)
Gallery rotation, 2020

POSTER FOR KISS AND KILL
1978

Kiss and Kill was the third production by the feminist theatre company Monstrous Regiment. The piece shone a light on domestic violence and continued the company’s exploration of female experience. The design references the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, highlighting the clichéd and problematic representation of gender roles in traditional western storytelling and reflecting the company’s challenge to this convention.

Designed by Lee Robinson
Printing ink on paper
Museum no. S.2965-1995
Object history
Associated Production: Kiss and Kill. Playwright: Susan Todd. Playwright: Ann Mitchell. Company: Monstrous Regiment. Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield. 30.1.1978. Performance category: drama
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2965-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1168055/kiss-and-kill-poster-robinson-lee/
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