PINK FLOYD RARE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON PLAY POSTER DAVID GILMOUR ROGERS WATERS

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This is an EXTREMELY RARE piece of Pink Floyd history—a limited-edition poster for “Darkside,” a 2013 philosophical comedy radio drama written by Tom Stoppard, produced and directed by James Robinson and based on the themes of Pink Floyd’s 1973 progressive rock album “The Dark Side of the Moon.” The play debuted on August 26, 2013. There are only 150 of these in existence, and this is #137. Stoppard was first approached with the idea of writing a play based on the album in 1973, but had "no idea" how to approach it until much later. BBC's radio drama producer James Robinson said that the initial idea was "to see what sort of a journey the album takes Tom Stoppard on." Stoppard used all of the album, apart from lyrics, as "a kind of underscore", taking emotional cues from the music. He contacted Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, who gave Stoppard permission to write dialogue that would be heard over the instrumental pieces, and found the resulting script "fascinating". On adapting the album, Stoppard stated: "I didn't try to make a story that was the album writ large in any way. I invented a little story in the spirit of the album, taking a cue as to what level of reality this story might be on." Poster measures 12” x 18”—perfect for framing! This is the perfect gift for the Pink Floyd fan that thinks he has everything (but doesn’t). Buy with confidence—100% positive feedback! Very cool, very collectible.