The Old Vic
Marking the bicentenary of one of the most important venues in the UK’s performing history, where most of our greatest actors have played,
The Old Vic has played an important part in the development of modern British theatre, with many great actors making their names on its influential stage.
2018
(August 30 2018)
Commemorative
Designed by Hat-Trick Design
Size 35mm (h) x 37mm (v)
Printed by International Security Printers
Print Process Lithography
Perforations 14.5 x 14
Gum PVA
Stamps
The Dance of Death, 1967
1st
By August Strindberg. Translated by CD Locock. Directed by Glen Byam Shaw. Starring Laurence Olivier (featured on stamp).
King Lear, 2016
1st
By William Shakespeare. Directed by Deborah Warner. Starring Glenda Jackson
Hamlet, 1975
£1.25
By William Shakespeare. Directed by Peter Hall. Starring Albert Finney
Hedda Gabler, 1970
£1.25
By Henrik Ibsen. Translated by Michael Meyer. Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Starring Maggie Smith
No Man’s Land, 1975
£1.45
By Harold Pinter. Directed by Peter Hall. Starring John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson
Carmen Jones, 1991
£1.45
By Oscar Hammerstein II. Directed by Simon Callow. Starring Sharon Benson
Romeo and Juliet, 1960
£1.55
By William Shakespeare. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Starring Judi Dench and John Stride
Henry V, 1955
£1.55
By William Shakespeare. Directed by Michael Benthall. Starring Richard Burton