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Poster

1999
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster on gloss finish card featuring an image of a female hand and arm clad in a long white evening glove wielding a pair of secateurs and cutting the heads of green tulips sprouting from blue stems. White lettering above the image gives the name of the producer and the cast, with the title, author's name and production team details in white and pale blue lettering below the image.


Object details

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Brief description
Poster advertising Hay Fever by Noel Coward at the Savoy Theatre, 9 June 1999, starring Geraldine McEwan and Peter Blythe.
Physical description
Poster on gloss finish card featuring an image of a female hand and arm clad in a long white evening glove wielding a pair of secateurs and cutting the heads of green tulips sprouting from blue stems. White lettering above the image gives the name of the producer and the cast, with the title, author's name and production team details in white and pale blue lettering below the image.
Dimensions
  • Length: 58cm
  • Width: 38cm
Production typeMass produced
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Credit line
Given by Dewynters PLC
Object history
Poster advertising Hay Fever by Noel Coward at the Savoy Theatre, 9 June1999, directed by Declan Donnellan with design by Nick Ormerod, lighting by Tanya Burns, sound by Paul Arditti and movement by Jane Gibson. This production starred Geraldine McEwan and Peter Blythe and was originally produced by Duncan Weldon at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.
Historical context
Cats was inspired by T.S. Eliot's book of poems entitled Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
Collection
Accession number
S.232-1999

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Record createdOctober 11, 2000
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