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Shakespeare Memorial Theatre 96th Season

Poster
1955 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Theatrical poster for the 96th Season of plays by William Shakespeare including Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1955.

The poster lists the directors and designers for all five plays. The designer of Titus Andronicus is given as Leslie Hurry, though the designs used were by the play's director, Peter Brook.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleShakespeare Memorial Theatre 96th Season (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on poster board
Brief description
Theatrical poster for the 96th Season of plays by William Shakespeare including Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1955
Physical description
Printed ink on poster board theatrical poster for the 96th Season of plays by William Shakespeare including Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1955. The poster includes black typography on a yellow background and features a small photographic image of the theatre in the top right corner of the poster.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.5cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
Literary references
  • Twelfth Night
  • All's Well That Ends Well
  • Macbeth
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor
  • Titus Andronicus
Summary
Theatrical poster for the 96th Season of plays by William Shakespeare including Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1955.

The poster lists the directors and designers for all five plays. The designer of Titus Andronicus is given as Leslie Hurry, though the designs used were by the play's director, Peter Brook.
Collection
Accession number
S.656-2015

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Record createdMay 27, 2015
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