Play In A Box

On display

V&A South Kensington
Theatre and Performance Galleries, Room 106A

This object consists of 43 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Artist/Maker	National Theatre (makers) Walker Books Ltd (publishers) Skipp, Hugh (designers)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

This activity kit from the National Theatre represents a guide to the business of putting on a show - from characters, settings and stories, to staging, costume, make-up, props, sound, and lighting. The kit contains 30 Character Cards, 8 Setting Cards, a Plot Twist book, a Stagecraft Handbook and a programme and tickets, illustrating the various elements that come together to create a theatrical performance.

Object details

Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Theatre Games
Object type	Card Game
Parts	This object consists of 43 parts. Box Booklets Booklets Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards Playing Cards
Title	Play In A Box (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Printed Ink on Card Ink Card Paper Printing
Brief description	"Play In A Box" activity game, made by the National Theatre, 2017
Physical description	"Play In A Box" activity game, made by the National Theatre. Cardboard box containing a Stagecraft Handbook booklet, a Plot Twist Book, a sheet of theatre tickets, a Programme, 8 Settings Cards and 30 Character Cards.
Dimensions	Height: 10cm Width: 62cm Depth: 30cm
Summary	This activity kit from the National Theatre represents a guide to the business of putting on a show - from characters, settings and stories, to staging, costume, make-up, props, sound, and lighting. The kit contains 30 Character Cards, 8 Setting Cards, a Plot Twist book, a Stagecraft Handbook and a programme and tickets, illustrating the various elements that come together to create a theatrical performance.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.14:1 to 43-2020

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Record created	December 11, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1520141/play-in-a-box-card-game-skipp-hugh/

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