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Poster

1993 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the National Theatre's production of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, opening on 29 November 1993.

Arcadia was given its premiere at the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre on 13 April 1993.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Colour printing
Brief description
Poster advertising the National Theatre's production of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 1993.
Physical description
Poster advertising Arcadia. Background is a large photographic image of Harriet Walter in character as Lady Croom. She holds a book and is standing in front of a door to the garden. The title is printed in the top left hand corner, and the cast, credits and theatre information are all printed down the right hand side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.4cm
  • Width: 50.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ARCADIA / A NEW PLAY BY TOM STOPPARD / SPONSORED BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CO. LIMITED digital' (Title at top of poster)
  • ' NT / ROYAL / NATIONAL / THEATRE / ON TOUR' (Logo in top right hand corner)
  • ' "powerfully / affecting... / uproariously funny" / Daily Telegraph" ' (Review on right hand side)
  • 'Simon Coates / Juliette Gruber / Harriet Harrison / Derek Hutchinson / Sidney Livingstone / Cherie Lunghi / Timothy Matthews / Allan Mitchell / Bill Nighy / Rufus Sewell / Graham Sinclair / Harriet Walter / Director / Trevor Nunn / Designer / Mark Thompson / Lighting / Paul Pyant / Music / Jeremy Sams' (Cast and crew on right hand side of poster)
  • 'LYCEUM / THEATRE / SHEFFIELD / 29 NOVEMBER TO / 4 DECEMBER 1993 / TELEPHONE / 0742 769922' (Theatre information printed in bottom right hand corner)
Association
Summary
Poster advertising the National Theatre's production of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, opening on 29 November 1993.

Arcadia was given its premiere at the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre on 13 April 1993.
Collection
Accession number
S.342-2011

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Record createdMay 17, 2011
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