Oh, What a Lovely War! GV Original lithographically printed luggage label

Original lithographically printed luggage label for the Hotel Quirinal

Imperial War Museum

Aldwych Theatre

Photomontage depicting a ‘meal’ of penny and half-penny coins

Directed by Adrian Noble

Oh, What a Lovely War! GV Original lithographically printed luggage labelA rare, and culturally significant, theatre play, for the opening production of Oh, What a Lovely War!, Theatre Royal Stratford East, March 1963. The satirical musical, developed by Joan Littlewood and her ensemble at the Theatre Workshop, provided a savage and influential critique of the First World War, and was later made into a film of the same name. From the archive of the printer G&B Arts. A higher resolution image is available for viewing on