The Hunting of the Snark Original London Poster

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Original London poster from the 1991 performance of The Hunting of the Snark at the Prince Edward Theatre.The musical was released as a concept album in 1986. It featured Roger Daltrey , Art Garfunkel , John Gielgud , Stephane Grappelli , John Hurt , Julian Lennon , Cliff Richard , Captain Sensible , Deniece Williams , and the London Symphony Orchestra . Later that year it was performed as a concert at the Barbican .A (costumed) production took place at the Royal Albert Hall on April Fool's Day 1987, with Justin Hayward taking Art Garfunkel's role of the Butcher from the original recording and Billy Connolly replacing Cliff Richard as the Bellman. Other performers recreated their roles from the concept recording. This concert was filmed and screened as a television special in some countries.In 1990 The Hunting Of The Snark was successfully presented as a dramatised concert in Australia , at Sydney's State Theatre with the Elizabethan Symphonia, and Philip Quast starring as the Bellman.The New Zealand premiere was at the Marton Players' Theatre in Marton, with a cast of enthusiastic volunteers.On 24 October 1991 a £2 million budget production of the show opened in London at the Prince Edward Theatre , with striking scenery and designs. 12,000 slides were projected from 152 computer-linked projectors arranged around the theatre. Although read more