Postcard — <i>Summer Holiday</i> postcard, Great Britain, 1996
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1996
Postcard in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.680-2025), made in Great Britain, dated 1996. The museum's brief description reads: Advance sales postcard for Summer Holiday, Opera House, Blackpool, 1996.
Museum description: Photographic flyer in the shape of a bus. Red London bus. The lead actor, Darren Day, is driving. The museum records it as Printing ink on paper, measuring Height 195 mm; Width 115 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Advertising postcard for advance ticket sales to Summer Holiday. The stage musical starred Darren Day in an adaptation of the 1963 film. It opened at the Opera House, Blackpool in 1996. Following a UK tour it returned to Blackpool in 1998. Dewynters are a leading theatrical marketing agency based in London. Established in its current form in the late-1970s, the company is recognised for creating distinctive designs, campaigns and logos that have become synonymous with high-profile and long-running productions. Dewynters were a leader in developing merchandise, alongside marketing for popular theatre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Cardboard
- Dimensions
- Height 195 mm; Width 115 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printing ink on paper
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Museum object name
- Postcard
- Museum object number
- S.680-2025
- Museum system number
- O1811119
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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