East German Poster Database

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• Leipziger Theater- Trauminsel: Musikalische Komödie Operatte von Gilbert und Per Schwenzen

  This poster has a white background with black letters, blue, orange and red colors. The center of the poster is a drawing of a bird in black, orange, red and blue. The poster advertises for the musical comedy “Trauminsel” (Dream Island).

• Nachtprogramm

  This poster is white with black headers, and a border in bright neon orange ink. The poster is program listing the dates and locations of performances at various theaters.

• Komodie ohne Titel / Federico Garcia Lorca / Berliner Ensemble / DDR-Erstauffuhrung.

  This black and white poster shows a drawing by Federico Garcia Lorca of a harlequin with two faces that are partially superimposed. The text is in black in cursive writing across the top and along the bottom of the poster.

• Der Scweinehirt / Kinderoper von Gerhard Schedl / Urauffuhrung Staatstheater Dresden.

  This poster is light blue. It is divided by two horizontal white lines that are crossed by a vertical white line. These lines carry the text in black letters. The bottom left section is taken up with a line drawing of an unkempt looking young man who is talking to an elegantly dressed young woman. They are standing on top of a circle that is covered with musical notes. The vertical line, the circle and the flag at the top of the stem make up an eighth note. The title of the opera is printed in red letters around the bottom of the instrument.

• Klaus Stortebeker in Ralswiek / Dramatische Ballade von KuBa / Musik von Gunter Kochan; Regie: Hanns Anselm Perten; Ausstattung: Falk von Wangelin / Eroffnungsprogramm der 18. Arbeiterfestspiele der DDR 1980 im Bezirk Rostock.

  In the center of this poster is a rough drawing of three young men in colorful medieval clothing: one plays the drums, one plays a flute, and the one who seems to be the leader of the group has his sword drawn. The text is in black across the top and the bottom of the poster against a white background.

• Heute abend: Lola Blau / von Georg Kreisler / Musical fur eine Schauspielerin / mit Gabriele Bernsdorf / Landestheater Halle.

  This is a black and white poster. In the center is the rough outline of a woman's head with blonde hair. On her left arm is the Star of David identifying her as Jewish. The text if predominantly in white to contrast with the black background; the letters of the title consist of white dots.

• Irma La Douce/Musical von Breffort-Monnot/Regie: Klaus Winter; Musikalische Leitung: Volker Munch/Landertheater Halle

  Poster is red with blue text; a roughly sketched woman's head is in the center; the only feature in her white face is a red mouth. The blue outline of a man's head can be seen to the left of the woman's face.

• Il Campiello/Ein musikalisches Lustspiel von Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari/Theater der Bergarbeiter Senftenberg.

  Poster's background is white with black text; the title is in orange letters; features a line drawing in black ink of a window that shows a view of buildings in a Southern European market square; a rainbow in blue, red and orange is painted over the top of the houses.

• Wallensteins Lager/Die Piccolomini/Wallensteins Tod/Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar

  Poster is white with bold black line segment center top and double black border at bottom. Text in black. Advertises for three performances: "Wallenstein's Beer", "The Piccolomin", and "Wallenstein's Death", to be performed at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.

• Der Wildschütz/Text und Musik von Albert Lortzing/Dirigat: Knauff Regie: Schüler Bühne: Bartsch Kostüme: Änn/Landes Theater Halle

  Poster is green, red and white. Depicts a man and woman with backs to viewer beneath a tree, siting against a hill or other formation, with a deer looking at them from other side. Title in red at top, with remaining text in black on white at bottom. Advertises for "The Game Reserve", directed by Schüler.

• Kurt Hoffman's Musikalische Räuberpistole: Das Wirtshaus im Spessart- Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam

  This poster is a watercolor in green and pink, with line drawings in black of presumably characters from the performance, including a man resembling Benjamin Franklin a woman with exaggerated lips, a man with horizontal mustache and hair, and a juvenile or short man holding a knife with exaggerated teeth. Two creepy eyes are visible at the bottom. The text is in black at the top. This poster advertises for a "musical cock-and-bull story" from Kurt Hoffmann titled "The Inn at Spessart", based on the book by Curt Hanno Gutbrod with text by Günther Schwenn and Willy Denmel with music by Franz Grothe.

• Candide: Musik: Leonard Berstein, nach dem Roman von Voltaire- Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, DDR Erstaufführung

  This poster is an abstract work in pastels featuring several exaggerated portraits, one crying blood with its head detached from its neck, one a witch, one appears to be a gargoyle, and a nude woman lying at the bottom. The title is at top in white, with the remaining text at the bottom in gold and white. This poster advertises for "Candide" with music by Leonard Bernstein, based on the book by Voltaire.

• Cabaret: Musical nach John van Druten und Christopher Isherwood Buch, von Joe Masteroff Musik von John Kander, Gesangstexte von Fred Ebb- Volkstheater Rostock

  This poster is a collage of black and white images of theater and city life, including costumed individuals, architecture, soldiers, performers, city workers, and newspapers. The background is red and black, with a black border with alternating red and white dots and a red inner border. The title at top is in red and white with the remaining text underneath in black and at the bottom in white. This poster advertises for the musical "Cabaret" from John van Druten and Christopher Isherwood, based on the book by Joe Masteroff.

• Der Soldat und das Feuerzeug- Pop-Musical für Kinder ab 5 und Leute mit Herz bis 85 nach einem Märchen von Hans Christian Andersen, Text: Heinz-Martin Bendecke, Musik: Thomas Bürkholz, Regie: Radestock- Volkstheater Rostock

  This poster is white with a yellow border. It depicts a soldier in a red and blue uniform marching with a guitar over his shoulder instead of a weapon. The text is in black script at the top. This poster advertises for "The Soldier and the Lighter", a "pop musical for children and people with heart to 85 years old, based on a fairytale from Hans Christian Andersen". The text is by Heinz-Martin Bendecke and music by Thomas Bürkholz, while directed by Radestock.

• Die un-entschuldigte Nacht/Musikalisches Lustspiel von Andor Koloszvári Musik von Paul Gyöngy/Theater der Stadt Cottbus

  Poster is green with depiction of an male in a bowtie whose body forms a car at bottom, with a little girl hiding inside his jacket. Title at top in green and white on blue, with remaining text at bottom black on yellow. Advertise for "The Unexcused Night".

• Terzett/Musical von Helmut Bez und Jürgen Degenhardt Musik von Gerd Natschinski Regie: Wolfgang Weit ž Musikalsiche Leitung: Gerd Natschinski/ - Uraufführung - Leipziger Theater Musikalische Komödie

  Poster is white with stylized orange image of two nude women embracing a nude man. Title at top in blue outlined in red, with red text beneath. Advertises for the musical comedy "Terzet", from Helmut Bez and Jürgen Degenhardt.

• Kleist Theater/Frankfurt/Oder, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße präsentiert Neil Simons beliebte Broadway-Komödie/Regie: Horst Lebinsky Regiemitarbeit: Julia Michelis Ausstattung: Gerald Narr In den weiteren Rollen: Justus Carriére Undine Dreessen Kerstin Stöwahs

  Poster background is mint green with text in varying fonts, colors and sizes. Theater information top left corner in white, title in center in black block lettering shadowed in yelow. Advertises for "The Sunshine Boys" from Neil Simons, directed by Horst Lebinksy and starring Gerhard Rachold.

• Sweet Charity: Tanz-Musical von Neil Simon/ Cy Coleman / Dorothy Fields- Landes Theater Halle

  This poster is black at left with large black and white etched depiction of a woman in silhouette from behind standing in a city, looking out at the buildings. A large red heart is in center right. The text is in red outlined in white at the top, with the remaining text below in black. This poster advertises for the musical "Sweet Charity" from Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, and Dorothy Fields

• Kretschinskis Hochzeit: Musical von Ryshow, Kolker- DDR-Erstaufführung- Metropol

  This poster is black with a white King playing card divided horizontally. The top is the King of Hearts, while the bottom is the King of Spades. The former is holding a rose and top hat (in color) while the bottom is brandishing a rope and appears angry (black and white). This poster advertises for "Kretschinski's Wedding" from Ryshow and Kolker. The theater's information is at the bottom in green, while the title is in white italics at the top.

• Im Weißen Rößl: Gemeinsame Inszenierung mit dem Friedrichstadtpalast- Metropol

  This poster is black with a cartoon depiction of a white horse with blonde mane/tail inside of a wreath with a yellow bow at top. The horse is wearing high heel shoes on its front legs and boots on its back legs. The title at top is in green and white, with the theater information at bottom in green. This poster advertises for the musical "The White Horse".

• In Frisco ist der Teufel los- Metropol

  This poster is black with a pink anchor in the center whose top forms a heart. This heart has been shot through with an arrow, and a coin rests in its center. The title is at top in white with theater information below in white. This poster advertises for the musical "The Devil is in San Francsico".

• Die rote Karawane: Leben und Traum der Zigeuner: Musical von Géza Csemer und Béla Szakcsi - Lakatos- DDR-Erstaufführung- Metropol

  This poster is brown with a depiction of a broken wagon wheel in center and red poppy growing out of it. The text is at the top in brown and white, with theater information at the bottom. This poster advertises for the DDR premiere of musical "The Red Caravan: The Life and Dream of the Gypsy", from Géza Csemer and Béla Szakcsi.

• Annie get your gun, Schieß los, ANNIE!: Musik und Gesanstexte von Irving Berlin, Buch von Herbert und Dorothy Fields, Deutsch von Robert Gilbert- Metropol

  This poster is black with multicolored text at the top spelling "Annie". The remainder of the title is in white italics underneath, with the theater information at bottom in aqua. The center depicts two shell casings on a white platform, though the one on the right looks like lipstick. This poster advertises for the musical "Annie, Get your Gun", with music and lyrics from Irving Berlin based on the book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields and German translation by Robert Gilbert.

• Kiss me, Kate: Musical; Samuel & Bella Spessack, Cole Porter- Metropol

  This poster is pink with a black and white depiction in the center of a woman in a bra and skirt holding a man in a suit by the hair, about to smash a vase over his head. The man appears to have a sword driven through his side. The text is in black at the top and bottom. This poster advertises for the musical "Kiss me, Kate".

• Ein Mittsommernachts traum: W. Shakespeare, Musical nach von K. Pankiewicz, Musik con M. Alaszewski, Arrangements von J. Gocht- Deutsche Bühnen-; DDR-Erstaufführung, fassung von Jo Schulz

  This poster is navy with a light white title at the top surrounded by light blue text. The theater's information is at the bottom in "white" with light blue shadowing. In the center is a tree in shades of aqua and green whose trunk resembles that of a nude woman, with eyes and faces appearing in the leaves. This poster advertises for the musical "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from K. Pankiewicz, based on the play by William Shakespeare, with music from M. Alaszewski.