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Loot

Poster
1999 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Palindrome (designers)
Schwartz Ltd (printers (people))
Brown, Tony (photographers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

Poster advertising the Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Loot by Joe Orton at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, in 1999.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleLoot (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour printed paper
Paper
Ink
Colour Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising the Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Loot by Joe Orton at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, in 1999.
Physical description
Poster advertising Loot. Main image shows Letitia Dean as a nurse and Michael Elphick as a detective, both are looking through a magnifying glass at an eyeball that Elphick holds between two fingers. Dean is holding rosary beads. Production information and reviews are printed over the image both above and below the figures. Information about the theatre is printed at the bottom of the poster.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.1cm
  • Width: 29.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'THIS IS A MUST' / SUNDAY TIMES / PAUL FARRAH / by arrangement with Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford / presents a Chichester Festival Theatre production / MICHAEL / ELPHICK / LETITIA / DEAN / IN / JOE ORTON'S OUTRAGEOUS COMEDY' (Printed above title)
  • 'Directed by DAVID GRINDLEY / Designed by STUART WOOD / Lighting by CHRIS SCOTT / Sound by MICHAEL PALMER / Associate Producer IAN FRICKER / 'WONDERFULLY FUNNY' / THE TIMES / GUILDFORD'S / YVONNE /ARNAUD / THEATRE / Tues 23 - Sat 27 February '99 / Box Office: (01483) 44 00 00' (Printed underneath figures)
Summary
Poster advertising the Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Loot by Joe Orton at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, in 1999.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.205-2011

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Record createdApril 5, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1194071/loot-poster-brown-tony/
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