On loan
  • On short term loan out for exhibition

Alice in Wonderland

Poster
1995 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster incorporating a photograph by John Knill of Marta Barahona as Alice, as if falling into the Mad Hatter's hat. She is surrounded by Alice in Wonderland-related objects: a lobster, jam tarts, playing cards, chess pieces, a tea pot and tea cup and the 'Drink Me' labelled bottle. The wording at the top includes the company's logo, the ballets to be performed and details of dates and theatre.The poster includes the logos for English National Ballet, the Palace Theatre Manchester, Norwich Union and the Arts Council.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAlice in Wonderland (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Poster for English National Ballet in Derek Deane's new ballet Alice in Wonderland and Ben Stevenson's The Nutcracker, Palace Theatre, Manchester, 1995
Physical description
Poster incorporating a photograph by John Knill of Marta Barahona as Alice, as if falling into the Mad Hatter's hat. She is surrounded by Alice in Wonderland-related objects: a lobster, jam tarts, playing cards, chess pieces, a tea pot and tea cup and the 'Drink Me' labelled bottle. The wording at the top includes the company's logo, the ballets to be performed and details of dates and theatre.The poster includes the logos for English National Ballet, the Palace Theatre Manchester, Norwich Union and the Arts Council.
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.7cm
  • Width: 50.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Derek Deane's spectacular new production of / Alice in Wonderland / designed by Sue Blane music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky score arranged by Carl Davis / & The Nutcracker / choreographed by Ben Stevenson music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky design by Desmond Heeley lighting by John B. Read / Alice in Wonderland Oct 30 - Nov 4, 1995 / The Nutcracker Nov 6 - Nov 11, 1995 / Box Office 0161 242 2503' (Wording printed in the upper part of the poster)
Collection
Accession number
S.218-2019

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Record createdApril 25, 2019
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