Theatre Time: Vintage Theatre Posters
In the Soviet Union, theatre was controlled by the state. Theatre wasn’t just entertainment, it taught the audience to think, to read between the lines. The characters portrayed were common Soviet citizens, while the ideas conveyed were based on honesty, modesty, and the the common good.
The state turned to artists to come up with posters to advertise plays and theatre productions. They are often characterised by bright colours and hidden symbolism.
Coppelia | Poland | 1970s
£300
Do Not Awaken the Lady | Bulgaria | 1970s
£950
Judges of Themselves | Bulgaria | 1970s
£1000
ABBA | Czechoslovakia | 1979
£950
History of a Divorce | Bulgaria | 1970s
£1500
In the White Horse Inn | East Germany | 1982
£150
The Splendor & Death Of Joaquin Murieta | Poland | 1971
£500
Phenomena in Hotel Room #425 | Bulgaria | 1970s
£1000
Tim & Bim | Russia | 1966
£500
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew | Bulgaria | 1970s
£2000
Kalisz Theater Festival | Poland | 1971
£400
Beautiful Maria | Bulgaria | 1970s
£1100
My Wife Inge & my Mistress Schmidt | East Germany | 1985
£450
The Four Poster Bed | East Germany | 1974
£350
The Abduction from the Seraglio | East Germany | 1987
£350
Richard the Third | Germany | 1973
£300
Rocky Horror Picture Show | Hungary | 1988
£400