East German Poster Database

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• Stella: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- Theater im Palast, Regie Ruth Berghaus - Ausstattung Måns Hedström - Marie-Luise Strandt

  This poster is white with a depiction of a nude woman looking at a star with her back to us. The depiction is in white, brown, and light brown. The text is in brown at the bottom. This poster advertises for "Stella" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

• Volpone: Ben Jonson- Theater im Palast, Regie: Vera Oelschlegel, Austattung: Frank Borisch

  This poster depicts a giant bag of money with human legs in calf-high, heeled boots. There is a tear near the top and gold coins are spilling out. A figure at bottom comprised of a head and two legs has his tongue out near the bottom of what appears to be the bag's anatomical bottom. The title is at the bottom in black with a multi-colored background, with playwright information at top in the same format. The remaining text is in black at the top right. This poster advertises for "Volpone" from Ben Jonson, directed by Vera Oelschlegel.

• Karin Gregorek in Ohne Zorn und Eifer: Balladen von Peter Hacks Musik von Henry Krtschil und Egon Linde- Theater im Palast

  This poster is gray with a black and gray high-contrast depiction of a sculpture of what appears to be Atlas holding up the world. The text is in black at the top. This poster has a white border. It advertises for "Without Anger and Zeal", with ballads from Peter Hacks and music from Henry Krtschil and Egon Linde, starring Karin Gregorek.

• Regie: Aljoscha Westermann- Gert Hofmann: Der Bürgermeister- Theater im Palast

  This poster is white with horizontal black lines spaced increasingly further apart from the top to bottom. In the center is a black line drawing with thick hatch marks of an anthropomorphic vessel with an open lid. Inside a faceless individual is visible, holding a pipe that reaches over the side. The text is in black at the left and bottom. Advertises for Gert Hofmann's "The Mayor", directed by Aljoscha Westermann.

• Barby/Lustspiel von Rudi Strahl und Peter Hacks/Regie: Gisela Oechelhaeuser/Theater im Palast

  Poster is white and depicts cartoon drawing of a bearded man (vaguely resembles Marx) in black and gray, hunched over in profile. A red key sticks out from his back, begging to be wound. Text in black handwritten script top right advertising the play "Barby" from Peter Hacks and Rudi Strahl; vertical left director is Gisela Oechelhaeuser.

• Recital: R M Rilke- Vera Oelschlegel, Hans-Peter Minetti

  This poster is off-white with black text bordering all sides but the right, where it is formatted normally. There is a black and white sketch slightly left of center that depicts dead trees with branches growing abnormally vertical and spiky. The poster advertises for a recital of Rainer Maria Rilke, read by Vera Oelschlegel and Hans-Peter Minetti.

• Heinrich von Kleist: Prinz Friedrich von Homburg- Theater im Palast

  This poster is gray with blue text and red underlining. It advertises for the play "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg", by Heinrich von Kleist, directed by Vera Oelschlegel. It is possibly signed by artist on back.

• Quartett preußisch: Eine Abendgesellschaft mit Kammermusik und Lektüre

  This poster is khaki with a black 18th century depiction of a man and woman in formal costume. The title is in gothic script at top with black text underneath. It advertises for the "Prussian Quartet", a "dinner party with chamber music and reading" by the Berliner String Quartet. Music by Haydn, Boccherini, and Mozart.

• Kulinarische Humoreske/Ein erfundenes Fressen/von Friedel von Wangenheim/Regie: Wolfgang E. Struck Ausstattung: Helga Leue/Theater im Palast

  Poster is khaki background with black sihouette of a dancing waiter holding up a pot on one hand. Black outline medieval script text at top advertises for a "culinary comedy" titled "An Invented Feeding" ["fressen" is used in connection with animals only]. Written by Friedel Wangenheim and directed by Wolfganang Struck, performed at the Theater im Palast.