Poster
1999 (Designed), 1999 (Printed)
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Poster on gloss finish card in red and black lettering against a white background, featuring information about the one-night celebration of the centenary of the birth of Noël Coward, at the Savoy Theatre, Sunday 12 December 1999. The name of the theatre, composer, the ticket proces and details about booking are in red, while the names of the cast and production team are in black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Poster produced to advertise Noël Coward, the Centenary Celebration, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 12 December 1999. |
| Physical description | Poster on gloss finish card in red and black lettering against a white background, featuring information about the one-night celebration of the centenary of the birth of Noël Coward, at the Savoy Theatre, Sunday 12 December 1999. The name of the theatre, composer, the ticket proces and details about booking are in red, while the names of the cast and production team are in black. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Dewynters PLC |
| Object history | Noël Coward was born on 16 Decmber 1899, so this special tribute evening was a celebration of that, although Coward had died over 20 years previously, at his home, Firefly, in Port Maria, Jamaica, on 26 March 1973. The advertised all-star cast was Richard Attenborough, Alan Bates, Simon Russell Beale, Tony Britton, Simon Callow, Judy Campbell, Alan Cox, Brian Cox, Charles Dance, Lucy Fleming, Edward Fox, Moyra Fraser, Stephen Fry, Alam Godley, Peter Greenwell, Lisa Harrow, Nigel Havers, Derek Jacobi, Belinda Lang, Moira Lister, Elizabeth McGovern, John Mills, Sheridan Morley, Steve Rosm, Clive Row, Greta Scacchi, Malcolm Sinclair, Donald Sinden, Victoria Smurfit, Imogen Stubbs, James Wilby and Simon Williams. |
| 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.39-2001 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2007 |
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