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).

• Kabale und Liebe / von Fr. Schiller / Leipziger Theater / Schauspielhaus.

  This poster consists of a drawing of an ornate throne with a black and yellow snake on the seat. One of the front legs of the chair is standing on a red heart. Two elegantly dressed servants who are bowing seem to be growing out of the throne's front legs. The poster has a light gray background with a narrow black frame. The text is in black.

• Der Kaufmann von Venedig / Shakespeare / Schauspielhaus Leipziger Theater.

  The right hand side of this poster shows the silhouettes of two heads – one gray and one black – against a bright red background. The left hand side is taken up by the silhouette of a head that is black, with an open mouth and black beard. This figure appears to be shouting at the other two. The playwright's name and the title are in black and white letters and contrast with the red background. The venue is in black against the green background

• 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.

• Leipziger Theater ž Neue Szene/Santerre/Uraufführung/Peter Brasch

  Poster is black with grayscale depiction of a ghostly, skeletal figure whose face has been obscured by stripes in manner of French flag. Text at top in gold and white. Advertises for the premiere of Peter Brasch's "Santerre".

• Neue Szene Gottschedstraße 16 Leipziger Theater/Heiner Müller/Die Schlacht/Draußen vor der Tür Wolfgang Borchert

  Poster is black with white text and "Die Schlacht" in red dripping blood. Depicts a white crevice as if black door is opening in center. Advertises for "The Slaughter" from Heiner Müller and "Outside the Door" from Wolfgang Borchert. Red border at bottom.

• Shakespeare/Der Kaufmann von Venedig/Schauspielhaus Leipziger Theater

  Poster background is diveded roughly diagonally between red at right and left which is further divided in opposite diagonal between yellow and green. At bottom left is a black silhouette of a bearded man in profile with mouth agape. At top right is a profile of man facing opposite direction, with gray shadow behind. Advertises for Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice".

• Sugar/Manche mögen's heiss/Ein Musical von Peter Stone nach dem Film „Some Like it Hot” von Billy Wilder und I. A. L. Diamond basierend auf einer Story von Robert Thoeren/Musik von Jule Styne Gesangstexte von Bob Merrill Deutsch von Peter Ensikat/Die Brod

  Poster is white with musical title at top in alternating green and orange "bubble letters". In center is a depiction of an individual in a black hat with green and orange polka-dot bow and black sunglasses. Red lips indicated individual is female but black stubble in chin area indicates male. Below are two oranges situated in manner of a bikini top. Text in black beneath title and at bottom. Advcertises for the musical "Sugar" based on the film "Some Like it Hot" from Billy Wilder and I. A. L. DIaomnd, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion with music from Jule Styne, lyrics from Bob Merrill, and German translation from Peter Ensikat.

• Leipziger TheateržSchauspielhaus/Carmagnole/Musical für Schauspieler von Andreas Knaup und Thomas Bürkholz/Uraufführung

  Poster depicts in black and white an individual in profile with hand lifted to face. On top of their head is a cloth in red, white and blue (perhaps in the shape of country). Advertises for the muscial "Carmagnole" from Andreas Knaup and Thomas Bürkholz.

• Der Brester Frieden/Michail Schatrow/Allein die Titel der Arbeiten Lenins zeigen, wie hart der Kampf um der Brester Frieden war: "Über die revolutionäre Phrase" "Seltsames und Ungeheuerliches" "Wo steckt der Fehler?" "Frieden oder Krieg?"/Leipziger Theate

  Poster background is watermarked black and white photograph of a crowd of people. Title of performance in red, vertical along right, with director name underneath in black and name of theater vertical lower left in black. Remaindant text in black on green background top left, with black line above and below. Red star top left corner. Advertises for a performance of "The Brester Peace", in reference to the Union of Brest, the decison of the Church of Rus' to break with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the authority of the Pope. Text says that "The title alone of Lenin's works shows how hard the struggle was for the Brester Peace", and gives examples of "Of the Revolutionary Phrase", "Strange and Monstrous", "Where is the Mistake?" and "Peace or War?".

• Die Räuber/Leipziger Theater ž Schauspeilhaus Friedrich Schiller

  Poster depicts a painting of four men in Revolutionary-era dress, some standing with raised arms, in front of a man who has fallen to the ground with raised sword. Black border around painting. Text in whit gothic script at bottom. Poster advertises for a play from Friedrich Schiller titled "The Robbers".