Poster
1999 (Printed)
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Poster on gloss finish card featuring a colour photographof Joanna Ampill as Kim, leaning against a door, wearing the khaki jacket of a man's military uniform. To the right of the image, at the top of the poster, is the strap-line, in white lettering: 'You'll miss Saigon', and towards the bottom of the poster, superimposed on the jacket, are the words in white capital letters: 'Record- Breaking Ten Years', the title in yellow capitals Miss Saigon, 'at Theatre Royal Drury Lane' in white capitals, and in yellow capitals: 'Final performance 30 October 1999'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster produced in 1999 advertising the final performance of Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which had run for ten years. Written by Alain Boublil with music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, directed by Nicholas Hytner, Miss Saigon had its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 20 September 1989. |
| Physical description | Poster on gloss finish card featuring a colour photographof Joanna Ampill as Kim, leaning against a door, wearing the khaki jacket of a man's military uniform. To the right of the image, at the top of the poster, is the strap-line, in white lettering: 'You'll miss Saigon', and towards the bottom of the poster, superimposed on the jacket, are the words in white capital letters: 'Record- Breaking Ten Years', the title in yellow capitals Miss Saigon, 'at Theatre Royal Drury Lane' in white capitals, and in yellow capitals: 'Final performance 30 October 1999' |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Dewynters PLC |
| Object history | This poster was produced to advertise the final performance of Miss Saigon, 30 October 1999, at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Written by Alain Boublil, with music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, directed by Nicholas Hytner, Miss Saigon had its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 20 September 1989, and went on to become the longest-running musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. By the time it closed on 30 October it had been performed there 4,264 times, while the previous record-holder at that theatre, My Fair Lady, had 2,281 performances. |
| Production | Printed along the bottom of the poster in capital letters: 'Designed and printed Dewynters PLC London'. |
| Associated object | S.247-1999 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.38-2001 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2007 |
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