Catalogue Number
NMLH.1992.409.12.32
Object Name
Poster
Title
Chile Solidarity Campaign presents A Concert for Chile
People
Harry Landis; Pauline Melville; Alexei Sayle
Description
Poster, advertising a Concert for Chile organised by the Chile Solidarity Campaign.
The poster shows an image of paper on a wall with a list of those appearing at the concert, which was held at Theatre Royal in Stratford, London. The names include Disband, Harry Landis, Peni Mai Mai, Pauline Melville, and Alexei Sayle.
Harry Landis was a British actor and director born to a Jewish Polish mother in 1926, and educated in Stepney Jewish School. He entered acting through a Trade Union Shop Steward encouraging him to go to the Unity Theatre, which was linked heavily with the Trade Union Movement.
Pauline Melville was an English-Guyanese writer and actor.
Alexei Sayle was an English actor and comedian, born in Liverpool. His parents were both members of the Communisty Party of Great Britain, and his mother was of Lithuanian Jewish descent. He was a leading performer in the London comedy circuit in the 1980s.
No information has been found on Disband or Peni Mai Mai.
