Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)
Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)

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Joan is shown in a donkey jacket and cap sitting on a crumbled brick wall in front of the theatre that she loved and fought for.
Title

Joan Littlewood (1914–2002)

Date

2015

Medium

bronze

Accession number

E15_TJ_S125

Acquisition method

commissioned by the Theatre Royal Stratford and the London Borough of Newham

Work type

Statue

Owner

London Borough of Newham

Custodian

London Borough of Newham

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

signed: Jackson; stamped: Morris Singer

Inscription description

on plinth: Joan Littlewood; on information Plaque: JOAN LITTLEWOOD / 1914 - 2002 / Theatre Director / THE SCULPTOR / PHILIP JACKSON CVO DL MA FRBS / Joan arrived at the Theatre Royal Stratford East / with her Theatre Workshop Company in 1953and / changed the theatre world forever. / With children from the streets of Stratford, she was / the founder of modern young people's theatre / Commissioned by the Theatre Royal Stratford and The London Borough of Newham

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Located at

Stratford Theatre Royal,

E15 1BX