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Why Theatre History? This is a one-day symposium, sponsored by the STR, to be held at Royal Holloway, University of London on Friday, June 18th, 10.30-6.30, and has been convened in connection with a forthcoming Cambridge Companion to Theatre History, to be edited by David Wiles and Christine Dymkowski.
The focus of this symposium will be: why do we NEED historical research? And why do students need a historical grounding?
The event will take place in the Boilerhouse Theatre at RHUL and has been supported by the Royal Holloway Arts Faculty and the Society for Theatre Research. Registration costs £25 (£15 concession). The price includes refreshments and a sandwich lunch. Places are limited. More information and booking facilities can be found on this website.
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Free to a Good Home
Long-time member Brian Cook has "a lot of Theatre World, Play Pictorial and early Plays and Players which I shall be heartbroken to lose; but for the sake of my heirs... life has to be a continual downsize. I wondered if they could be offered to any member who might like them, for themselves or for a college or collection that they know of. They are free but taker collects."
Interested STR members should contact Brian at brian@garrick1.plus.com.
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The 'Sister Arts' in the Popular Theatre, c.1820-1910
8-10th July 2010, University of Birmingham,
Topics and themes to be addressed include:
- Set design and scene painting
- Visual culture
- Audience and the theatre-going experience
- Children in theatre
- Dance, spectacular theatre and dancers
- Pantomime in popular literature and periodicals
- Genre development
- Political and cultural dimensions
- Interdisciplinary approaches
- Masks and mask-making
- Digital archiving
- Metropolis and Province
- Exoticism on the popular stage
- Music Hall, Pantomime, Melodrama
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For One Night Only: A Celebration of Variety Theatre
Tuesday, 14th Sept, British Library Conference Centre, 6.30-8.30pm
The latest Theatre Archive Project event presents an evening which will include interviews with Variety Artistes who performed in Variety theatres, footage of their work, a drinks reception and a display of memorabilia. The interviews will give an insight into what it was like to be 'in Variety', with a particular focus on the day to day living and working in this popular form of entertainment. Featured speakers include Mike Hope (Hope and Keen), Hilary Young, son of Kenway and Young, Tommy Wallis and Beryl and Jean Barbour (The Barbour Brothers and Jean).
'For One Night Only: A Celebration of Variety Theatre' is the British Library/De Montfort University Theatre Archive Project's sixth event. They have been collecting memories of British Theatre between 1945 and 1968 for over seven years. All interviews can be found on their website.
The event is FREE but tickets need to be booked in advance.
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'How the Vote was Won: Art, Theatre and Women's Suffrage'
This new exhibition, which runs from 1st May to 4th September 2010, is now open at The Museum of Richmond, Old Town Hall, Richmond, co-curated by Susan Croft and Irene Cockcroft.
Susan wrote a report on Oral Theatre History for the STR, and organized the Society's recent one-day conference on the subject.
www.museumofrichmond.com 
www.suffragette.org.uk
Network Appoints First CEO
Network, the national membership body representing the UK's audience development agencies, has appointed David Brownlee as its first ever Chief Executive to support the delivery of its new business plan, which is supported by an Arts Council England Grant for the Arts. For more information visit www.audiencedevelopment.org
A Cultural History of English Pantomime, 1837-1901
A series of colloquia will be held (2010-2012) as part of an AHRC-funded research project on Victorian Pantomime, the first to discuss various topics in nineteenth-century theatre history, particularly pantomime and popular entertainment.
Proposals are now invited for papers on the Victorian theatre and the 'sister arts' of spectacle, painting, music, and dance. Our particular, but not exclusive, focus is on pantomime, but we are interested in exploring a wide range of theatrical practices in the Victorian period. Convenors: Kate Newey, Jeffrey Richards, Peter Yeandle
Proposals for 30-minute papers should be sent to Peter Yeandle at p.yeandle@lancaster.ac.uk by no later than 30 April 2010. Please include a 250-300 word abstract.
The Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
The Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne and its history is the subject of a 60 minute presentation on Sunday 21st February at 3.00pm to the Ashcroft Theatre Club , Croydon, which meets in the Fairfield Halls.
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Interesting Websites
Two Websites notified by members which you might like to explore, the first about Hamletzar and events in London NW5 and the Barbican and the second to do with a series of events happening around Europe and Canada during 2010. [added: 7.1.10]
Last update: 16th June 2010 |
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