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Major accessions to repositories in 2005 relating to Cinema, Drama and the Performing Arts |
Local
- Banner Theatre Co, Birmingham: additional records 20th cent (MS 1611)
- Highbury Little Theatre, Sutton Coldfield: records 1900-1999 (Acc2005/011)
- The Drum, arts centre, Birmingham: records c1960-2005 (MS 2192)
- William John Francis Naughton, Author and Playwright: additional records, incl corresp c1980-2005 (ZNA)
- Bolton Film Society: corresp, accounts and other records c1960-1989
- Flamingo Carnival Group: designs, photographs and cuttings c1980-2005 (A19/2005)
- Bristol Opera Company: records 1923-2004 (43020)
- Documents rel to the Cinematograph Act 1909 1912-1913 (42967)
- Speldhurst Players, amateur dramatic group: minutes and scrapbooks rel to productions 1945-95 (Acc7081)
- Majestic Picture House Ltd, Macclesfield: records, mainly financial 1922-99 (D 6965)
- John Irwin, poet and playwright: papers, mainly comprising manuscripts and drafts of poems and plays c1970-2004 (YDX 441)
- Elsie Arnott, operatic singer: personal records and corresp 1933-1991 (DX 1804)
- William G Stickland, magician: personal papers 1970-1984 (D.1932)
- Collected films relating to Dorset towns incl 'Shaston', a documentary on Shaftesbury c1930-79 (D.1614)
- Dorothy Carr, Drama Advisor: papers 20th cent
- Bleak House Operatic Society, Ealing: programmes c1931-55 (344)
- Lewes Little Theatre Ltd: additional records c1950-2004 (ACC 9260)
- Mayfest (arts festival), Glasgow: records 20th cent (TD1465)
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham: additional records, minutes, corresp and papers 1974-2005 (D6978)
- Eveline Vaughan Davies, teacher: corresp, articles, notes and photographs rel to her training and work as a teacher, and to local interests incl amateur dramatics 1914-1995 (XM 11904)
- Chorley Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society: minutes 1951-1976 (DDX 985 acc 9896)
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London: additional records incl corresp, papers and photographs etc 1960-2005 (CLA/056)
- Berta Freistadt, drama teacher, Newham: papers c1965-75
- Spin-Off Theatre Company, Norwich: recorded interviews rel to life on the Norfolk Broads 2004 (SAC)
- Hellesdon parish: Church Drama Group papers 1953-1960 (ACC 2005/279)
- Eastern Angles Theatre Company, Ipswich: recorded interviews, script and publicity material rel to 'Beyond the Breakers', a play by Ivan Cutting, based on oral history material of the Norfolk lifeboat services 2004-2005 (SAC 2002/10)
- Peterborough Film Society: records 1947-2005 (PAS/PFS)
- Portsmouth Players: additional programmes 1951-64 (1392A)
- Portsmouth Music Club: additional minutes 1975-84 (2262A)
- Daniels collection: records of Southsea Shakespeare Actors c1940-59 (2261A)
- Duncan Goddard, Actor, Stratford-upon-Avon: papers incl those rel to the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and amateur theatrical performances 1941-1957 (DR 1157)
- Charles Dibdin, Dramatist and Songwriter: MS scores for opera, pantomime and music sketches 18th-19th cent
- Follies Variety Club, Southampton: photographs, press cuttings and ephemera c1960-2004
- Eastern Angles Theatre, Ipswich: records rel to the production of 'Beyond the Breakers' 2004-2005 (1676)
- Thorndike Theatre and Leatherhead Theatre Club: additional records rel to young people's theatre and Thorndike Exchange, mainly promotional material 1993-98 (7836)
- Ruth Dodds, author, playwright and councillor: diaries and notebooks 1905-74 (DF.DOD)
- Ian Milne, comedian and entertainer: scripts, corresp, bookings etc 1943-48 (DF.IM)
- Sunderland Empire, theatre: scrapbooks, posters, photograph albums 1908-2000 (TH.EMP)
- Robert William Victor Gittings, Poet Biographer and Playwright: additional papers c1940-59 (Acc.13833)
- Sowerby Bridge and District Gilbert and Sullivan Society: records incl minutes 1957-78 (WYC:1259)
- Grand Theatre, Leeds: additional financial records 1910-2003 (WYL762 (add))
- Trowbridge Amateur Operatic Society: minutes, photographs and ephemera 1921-2003 (3499)
- Theatre Royal, Wolverhampton: records incl minutes 1843-1877 (DX-374/4/1)
- Commoners Morris Dancers, Wednesfield: minutes, corresp and photographs 1986-2001 (DX-966)
- Dustin Gee (d 1986) comedian: records incl scrapbooks and photographs (775)
National
- John Baxter, film director, producer and writer: misc papers rel to film productions 1934-1953
- Katrin Cartlidge, actress: papers relating to film productions 1985-2002
- Lindy Hemming, costume designer: scripts and papers 1983-2005
- Bluey Hill, Australian film director and producer: production papers 1944-1986
- Bob Jordan, camerman: scripts 1963-1972
- Joan Morgan, actress, playwright and novelist: papers relating to film productions c1915-1999
- Edna Purviance, actress: misc personal papers 1919-1938
- Kevin Whately, actor: scripts and papers 1978-2005
- Electric Pictures, film distributor, London: press cuttings and publicity material 1980-1997
- Michel Jacques Saint-Denis, actor, director, drama teacher: additional corresp and papers (Add 81091-81276)
- Clara Butt, Dame, singer: letters to May Thompson c1900-36 (2005/13)
- Island Players, Jersey: minutes, photographs and papers 1949-2001 (JA/1027)
- Edinburgh Civil Service Dramatic Society: records 1931-2005 (GD1/1366)
- Tom MacIntyre, poet, playwright: corresp, diaries, literary drafts, photographs c2001-04 (Acc. 6315)
- Dermot Bolger, novelist, playwright, poet: drafts of poems, novels, plays and radio scripts, corresp 1980-2001 (Acc. 6249)
- Padraic Colum, Poet and Playwright: letters to Avrahm Yarmolinsky and Babette Deutsch 1923-57 (Ms 41, 557(1-3))
- George Bernard Shaw, Author and Playwright: typescript of 'The King, the Constitution, and the Lady' with ms alterations 1936 (Acc. 6239)
- Irish PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists): corresp, minute books and reports 1935-94 (Acc. 6328)
- Liam Mac Uistin (b 1938), Irish playwright: papers, corresp, ms of plays and stories c 1975-2005 (Acc. 6298)
- Michael Aiken Elder, playwright: scripts of "Take the High Road" 1987-97 (Acc.12469)
- George Emlyn Williams, Playwright and Actor: papers incl corresp and photographs (NLW ex 2395)
Special
- British Broadcasting Corporation: Midlands Region: scripts for radio plays incl pilot episodes (5) of the Archers 1948-51 (Deposit ID 3479)
- Transitions Dance Company, London: administrative and production files and photographs 1993-2005 (2005/42)
- Transitions Dance Company, London: interviews undertaken as part of the Transitions Dance Company Oral Archive c 2004-2005 (2005/18, 2005/19, 2005/21, 2005/39, 2005/40)
- Transitions Dance Company, London: records, incl corresp and agendas, rel to overseas auditions 1998-2001 (2005/30)
- Transitions Dance Company, London: records incl videos of performances c 1990-2005 (2005/1, 2005/8, 2005/9, 2005/15)
- Laban Centre for Movement and Dance (formerly Art of Movement Studio), London: records rel to the launch of the new Creekside building, incl corresp, papers, agendas, plans, programmes and audio and video recordings c 2003 (2005/33/1-2)
- 2 scrapbooks of costume design drawings, additions to the Peter Williams collection (2005/4/1-2)
University
- Harry Gordon, comedian: scripts and papers 20th cent
- George Hunter, writer on the history of drama: corresp and papers rel to his published book 'English Drama 1586-1642: the age of Shakespeare' c1990-2000 (DSH26)
- Norman Painting (b 1924), actor and scriptwriter: papers rel to his education and career, incl his work on the radio serial 'The Archers' 20th cent (MS200)
- Julia Pascal, Writer and Stage Director: papers incl scripts, reviews and research notes 1984-2003 (JP)
- David Storey, Novelist and Playwright: papers (2/2005)
- Charles Wood, film, television and theatre writer: records incl scripts, research notes and corresp (3/2005)
- Joan Jefferson Farjeon, theatre designer: costume and set designs, notebooks (2005/0048)
- George Rowell, theatre historian: papers (2005/0026)
- Glynne Wickham, professor of drama: literary and academic papers (2005/0021)
- Old Vic Theatre, London: John Garside's accounts for sets and costumes 1924-1927 (2005/0068)
- Women's Theatre Collections: additional playscripts (2005/0008, 2005/0076, 2005/0092)
- Freda Collins, author and playwright: corresp and papers rel to religious drama 1939-60 (MS Add. 9712)
- Edward Rose, playwright (addnl): diaries and notebook 1865-1904 (MS Add. 9526 (addnl))
- Dundee Repertory Theatre: press cuttings, programmes, posters and promotional material, photographs 1936-2002 (2005/176)
- Don Boyd, film director, producer and writer: personal and business papers 1968-2000 (BDC 2)
- Peter Cotes, actor, producer and director: personal papers and business corresp 1950-1998 (BDC 1)
- Robert Dunbar, film producer, Principal of the London (International) Film School: personal and business papers 20th cent (BDC 3)
- Gavrik Losey, film producer and director: business papers and production materials 20th cent (BDC 6)
- James Mackay, film producer: personal and business papers 20th cent (BDC 5)
- Oswald Morris, cinematographer: production and personal papers 20th cent (BDC 4)
- John Owen, University of Liverpool: typescript of plays, short stories and comedies for radio written by John Owen and James Parkinson 1955-2003 (D.947)
- Frederick Robert Donat, Actor: corresp from Robert and Ella Donat to Robert Donat's family in North America c1910-1950 (Acc 2005/003)
- Holloway's Portable Theatre, Lancashire: manuscript playscripts and other records 1800-2000 (Acc 2005/015)
- Brian Lapping Associates Ltd, film makers: post-production script of documentary 'Israel and the Arabs: the Elusive Peace', with transcripts of interviews with leading participants 2002-05 (0383)
- David Kossoff, actor: papers rel to his screen and stage acting, performance of one-man shows and publications on the reinterpretation of Biblical stories c1960-99 (MS 348)
- Keith Rose, acoustician: papers incl material on sound insulation at television studios 1953-94 (MS 342)
- Leslie William Baily, script writer: corresp, scripts and newspaper cuttings 1910-1957 (DC BAI)
- Francis George Fisher, teacher and theatre organiser: scripts 1934-1959 (B-2005-1)
- John Roberts Williams, journalist, film director and writer: BBC scripts 1981-1995 (A-2005-3)
- Richard Burton, stage and film actor: papers incl diaries, corresp, photographs and film scripts 1940-1984 (2005/14)
- Alun Richards, novelist and playwright: plays, novels, articles and tapes 1929-2004 (2005/21)
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