Poster advertising The Grand Old Dame of York , York Theatre Royal, December 2018
Poster
2018 (printed)
2018 (printed)
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This poster advertises The Grand Old Dame of York, the 40th pantomime written and performed by Berwick Kaler at York Theatre Royal, opening on 13th December 2018 and closing on the 2nd February 2019. Berwick had decided that this would be the pantomime after which he would retire, hence the title The Grand Old Dame of York, a play on the title of the children's song The Grand Old Duke of York.
Berwick Kaler's annual pantomimes were hugely popular in York where he became a well-known local celebrity and where people queued all night outside the theatre to buy tickets. Generations of children knew Berwick as the Dame. He called his audiences: 'Me babbie, me bairns' and threw chocolate biscuits called Wagon Wheels out to them, handing bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale to fortunate recipients in the stalls.
During Berwick's last performances at York in late January and early February 2019 he read messages from the audience thanking him for all the fun and joy which his pantomimes had provided for audience members over the years.
Berwick Kaler's annual pantomimes were hugely popular in York where he became a well-known local celebrity and where people queued all night outside the theatre to buy tickets. Generations of children knew Berwick as the Dame. He called his audiences: 'Me babbie, me bairns' and threw chocolate biscuits called Wagon Wheels out to them, handing bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale to fortunate recipients in the stalls.
During Berwick's last performances at York in late January and early February 2019 he read messages from the audience thanking him for all the fun and joy which his pantomimes had provided for audience members over the years.
Object details
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| Title | Poster advertising <i>The Grand Old Dame of York </i>, York Theatre Royal, December 2018 (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Poster featuring a photograph by Anthony Robling advertising Berwick Kaler's final pantomime The Grand Old Dame of York and 40 years at the York Theatre Royal. 13th December 2018 to 2nd February 2019. Printed by Instaprint |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph poster for The Grand Old Dame of York illustrated with a large photograph of Berwick Kaler as Dame and small vignette photographs of his Dames in York pantomimes over the previous 39 years |
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| Credit line | Gift of York Theatre Royal |
| Object history | The poster advertises The Grand Old Dame of York, the 40th pantomime written and performed by Berwick Kaler at York Theatre Royal, opening on 13th December 2018, starring Berwick Kaler as Dame, with Martin Barrass, Suzy Cooper, A.J. Powell, David Leonard, Danielle Mullan, Jake Lindsay, Charleigh Webb, Scott Wallace, Autumn Draper, Cameron Macdonald and Joseph Poulton. It was directed by Berwick Kaler and Damian Cruden, designed by Mark Walters, with lighting design by Richard G. Jones, musical direction by Elliot Styche and choreography by Grace Harrington |
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| Summary | This poster advertises The Grand Old Dame of York, the 40th pantomime written and performed by Berwick Kaler at York Theatre Royal, opening on 13th December 2018 and closing on the 2nd February 2019. Berwick had decided that this would be the pantomime after which he would retire, hence the title The Grand Old Dame of York, a play on the title of the children's song The Grand Old Duke of York. Berwick Kaler's annual pantomimes were hugely popular in York where he became a well-known local celebrity and where people queued all night outside the theatre to buy tickets. Generations of children knew Berwick as the Dame. He called his audiences: 'Me babbie, me bairns' and threw chocolate biscuits called Wagon Wheels out to them, handing bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale to fortunate recipients in the stalls. During Berwick's last performances at York in late January and early February 2019 he read messages from the audience thanking him for all the fun and joy which his pantomimes had provided for audience members over the years. |
| Associated object | S.701:1-2019 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.703-2019 |
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| Record created | October 2, 2019 |
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