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Rose Report

A report of the special evening to which STR members and friends were invited at the Rose Theatre, Bankside, and which featured an exclusive film viewing.

Oral History

The Oral History Conference is to conclude with On the Fringe, by Cindy Oswin; a lively and funny exploration of British experimental theatre.

Lecture Report

Read the transcript of Aleks Sierz's lecture, Blasted and After: New Writing in British Theatre Today, which he presented to the STR in February.

The Bard's Bash

The Friends' Musick will be performing a Birthday Tribute to William Shakespeare at the Actors' Theatre, Covent Garden, on April 24th, 2010.

Brooks McNamara

Iain Mackintosh pays tribute to the anglophile American theatre historian, who died last year at his home in Doyleston, Pennnsylvania.

Student Grants

The Society for Theatre Research is able to offer small grants to full-time students, over the age of eighteen, to assist with attendance fees for conferences.

Call for Papers

Proposals are invited for the first in a series of colloquia to be held in 2010, as part of an AHRC-funded research project on Victorian Pantomime.

Doran Report

A brief report is now available for the presentation Gregory Doran, Chief Associate Director at the RSC, made to the STR on January 21st.
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Kensal Green

Tickets are now available for the Kensal Green Cemetery visit in June, which STR members have been invited to join by the Irving Society.

Winter Offer

You are invited to select five books for £25 (excluding The Theatric Tourist), or five books + The Theatric Tourist for £50 from our online shop.

Members' Notices

This new page offers members a chance to share news items (of up to 100 words) relevant to British Theatre History.

STR Sitemap

Our new sitemap lists of the 500+ pages on this site, including archived news, Theatre Notebook back issues, and our book catalogue, and can be used for navigation.

New Publications

Our newest publications (free to members) are now available for non-members to order: Meggie Albanesi; A Chronicle of Small Beer; British Theatrical Patents.
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STR eLetters

STR Members can sign up here to receive the latest STR news by monthly (sometimes twice-monthly) email.

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Black British

Celebrating the new Black British Theatre archive at the National Theatre, and discussing the contributions of Black British performance. Tickets available online.

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STR Calendar

Plan your year using the STR's new calendar of events, which will be updated throughout 2010 with lectures, conferences, other events, and other dates of note.
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Wickham 2010

Shakespeare expert, Jonathan Bate, will reassess Ted Hughes as a reader of Shakespeare for the annual Wickham lecture at the University of Bristol.
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Scenography Conference

International conference: how has scenography addressed ideas of nation, nationalism, and the concept of nation & locality in a globalised world?