Poster advertising Hamlet, Old Vic Theatre Company, Belgrade, 1959
Poster
1959
1959
The Old Vic Company's two-week tour of the former Yugoslavia visited Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljublijana, and its opening in Belgrade on 19th March 1959 was tremendously successful, receiving 17 curtain calls. The production, directed by Michael Benthall and designed by Audrey Cruddas, had appeared in 1957 at London's Old Vic Theatre with Judi Dench as a last-minute replacement for Barbara Jefford as Ophelia, marking her London debut for the company.
The cast incuded John Neville as Hamlet, Oliver Neville as Claudio, David Dodimead as Horatio, Joss Ackland as Marcello, Joseph O'Conor as Polonius, Oliver Nevillle as Claudio and Margareet Courtenay as Gertrude, who kept this poster as a souvenir.
The cast incuded John Neville as Hamlet, Oliver Neville as Claudio, David Dodimead as Horatio, Joss Ackland as Marcello, Joseph O'Conor as Polonius, Oliver Nevillle as Claudio and Margareet Courtenay as Gertrude, who kept this poster as a souvenir.
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| Title | Poster advertising Hamlet, Old Vic Theatre Company, Belgrade, 1959 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Old Vic Theatre Company in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Belgrade, Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia), 19th March 1959. Featuring John Neville as Hamlet, Judi Dench as Ophelia, Margaret Courtenay as Queen Gertrude and Oliver Neville as Claudio |
| Physical description | Letterpress poster advertising Hamlet, printed in red and black ink on paper, to advertise the opening of the play in Belgrade, performed by the Old Vic Theatre Company on 19th March 1959 |
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| Credit line | Given by Julian Courtenay |
| Object history | This poster was kept as a souvenir by Margaret Courtenay who played Queen Gertrude |
| Summary | The Old Vic Company's two-week tour of the former Yugoslavia visited Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljublijana, and its opening in Belgrade on 19th March 1959 was tremendously successful, receiving 17 curtain calls. The production, directed by Michael Benthall and designed by Audrey Cruddas, had appeared in 1957 at London's Old Vic Theatre with Judi Dench as a last-minute replacement for Barbara Jefford as Ophelia, marking her London debut for the company. The cast incuded John Neville as Hamlet, Oliver Neville as Claudio, David Dodimead as Horatio, Joss Ackland as Marcello, Joseph O'Conor as Polonius, Oliver Nevillle as Claudio and Margareet Courtenay as Gertrude, who kept this poster as a souvenir. |
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| Accession number | S.736-2024 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2024 |
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