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Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead poster

Poster
1996 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the National Theatre's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, opening on 6 May 1996.

Matthew Francis's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened at the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre on 14 December 1995 and was taken on a British tour in the following year.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour printed paper
Brief description
Poster advertising the National Theatre's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, 1996.
Physical description
Poster advertising Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Main image shows Adrian Scarborough, Alan Howard and Simon Russell Beale, all in character. Above the image is the title and cast and crew information, printed in red and white on red. Information about the theatre is printed in white on a black rectangle at the bottom of the poster.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76.2cm
  • Width: 51.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Rosencrantz / and Guildenstern / are Dead / by Tom Stoppard' (Title at top of poster)
  • 'NT / ROYAL / NATIONAL / THEATRE / ON TOUR' (Logo at top of poster)
  • ' "Utterly and hilariously / and liberatingly funny" / Sunday Times' (Review in top left hand corner)
  • 'Lois Baxter / Claudie Blakley / Tim Crouch / Callum Dixon / Julian Forsyth / Colin Haigh / James Hirst / Rowland Holmes / Alan Howard / Malcolm James / Clive Llewellyn / Francis Maguire / Charles Millham / Marianne Morley / Jacqui O'Hanlon / Paul Rattigan / Simon Russell Beale / Adrian Scarborough / Kraig Thornber / Harry Towb / Gareth Vaughan / Luke Williams / Director / Matthew Francis / Designer / Lez Brotherston / Lighting / Howard Harrison / Music / Mia Soteriou / Director of Movement / Toby Sedgwick / Fight Director / Malcolm Ranson' (Cast and crew in top left hand corner)
  • 'LYCEUM / THEATRE SHEFFIELD / 6-11 May 1996 / Box Office 0742 769922' (Theatre information printed at bottom of poster)
Association
Summary
Poster advertising the National Theatre's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, opening on 6 May 1996.

Matthew Francis's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opened at the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre on 14 December 1995 and was taken on a British tour in the following year.
Collection
Accession number
S.343-2011

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Record createdMay 17, 2011
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