Stephanie Cole in Conversation THURSDAY 30Th AUGUST 2012, 7.30Pm Wickham Theatre University of Bristol Tickets £10 ALL WELC
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New Accessions Forthcoming Events Recent highlights include: BOV Sound Recordings [on loan from Bristol Old Vic] Joe Davis Archive [donated by Mrs Davis] Motley Set Models and Motley School Material [donated by Sophie Jump] Spring/Summer 2012 Issue 28 Stephanie Cole Archive additions: Coronation Street ma- terial and radio work [donated by Stephanie Cole] Stephanie Cole The Hull Time Based Arts Archive [donated by David Priestman in Conversation and Gillian Dyson] THURSDAY 30th AUGUST 2012, THEATRE COLLECTION 7.30pm As many of you will already know, we are currently in the MAILINGS middle of building works at our main site at the Drama Department. Please note: if you have received Wickham Theatre this newsletter by mail it means that This work is to replace the old air conditioning system in the your name and address are stored University of Bristol on the Theatre Collection mailing strong rooms and extend the climate control to cover all our Tickets £10 list. These details may be used by archive stores. This has meant that we have moved out all our the Theatre Collection, and also collections into secure storage during the refurbishment period. more widely by the University of Bristol. Should you wish your details ALL WELCOME! to be removed from the mailing list, The library material is available, and an exhibition is still running, please contact us. so we are operating a reduced service for visitors. The TC office is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays, with the rest of the time The Director, University of Bristol Theatre Collection, being spent at our off-site store, unpacking the Mander & Department of Drama, Cantocks Close, Bristol BS8 1UP Mitchenson Collection. More news on this inside. Tel: 0117 33 15086 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bristol.ac.uk/theatrecollection We aim to re-open fully to researchers in early October, and although the changes may not be visible to visitors, the 16 archives will be stored in much improved conditions! Unlocking the Collections Archive, and the Stephanie Any questions …? Theatre Collection Cole Archive. Opening Hours We have The ensuing discussions been work- highlighted several areas of ing to ex- research potential, which plore po- are currently being followed tential re- up as pilot projects. The Theatre Collection dealt search col- with 246 research enquiries laborations Theatre in the Garden from October 2011 – April Monday 12.00pm - 4 .45pm b e t w e e n 2012, including 9 regarding Tuesday to Friday academics the Live Art Archives. 9.30 am - 4.45 pm The Bristol Old Vic Young across the Faculty of Arts Subjects of the enquiries Company performed ex- and the Theatre Collection. ranged from requests for We are closed at weekends tracts from their latest work, copies of sheet music, to and on Bank Holidays and The Life After, on 16th June in On 3rd May the University the Old Vic Company tour University closure days. We the gardens of Vanessa Ste- hosted a very successful of Cairo, and from Samuel close for 2 weeks in early venson‟s Concrete House in event entitled „Unlocking Beckett to eighteenth- September for collections Westbury-on-Trym. Vanessa the Theatre Collection‟. century portraits and tight- management and may very is on the Council of the Morning presentations were rope walkers. Family History occasionally close for other Friends the Theatre Collec- given by the Faculty of Arts researchers constitute a reasons - please phone us tion and kindly allowed us to Deputy Research Director large number of the enquir- on 0117 33 15086 or check display a banner and leaf- Professor Robert Bickers, ies. our website for any forth- lets to publicise the Friends. Theatre Collection Director We have continued to re- coming closure dates. Jo Elsworth, and academics ceive a large number of It was an amazing after- with experience of working picture enquiries through In order to make the most of noon with some 50 young with the Theatre Collection our arrangement with your visit to the Theatre Col- people, aged between 11 archives. ArenaPAL (see website for lection, especially as our and 18, completely ignoring more details). holdings are split across two the stormy wind and rain to The afternoon session com- We welcome all enquiries sites, it is advisable (but not perform with marvellous en- prised a „circus‟ workshop and give each the same essential) to make an ap- ergy, enthusiasm and emo- at which academics from a care and attention. pointment with us, either by tion. There is no doubt that variety of Art and Humani- phone (0117 33 15086) or the poor weather affected ties departments had the We also had 420 visitors in e m a i l ( t h e a t r e - audience numbers but we opportunity to explore and the Reading Room during [email protected]). still enjoyed cream teas and discuss a diverse selection the same period. We can then discuss your Pimms and meeting mem- of Theatre Collection mate- All researchers are encour- requirements and retrieve bers of the Bristol Old Vic rials, objects and artwork aged to use our online any archival material re- Theatre Club who support including items from the s e a r c h f a c i l i t y : quested in time for your arri- the Young Company. Mander & Mitchenson Col- www.bristol.ac.uk/theatrec val. lection, the John Vickers ollection in the first instance. Rosemary Silvester, Friend 2 15 One From the Archive... One from the Archive... Did you know? lection more widely. See the Theatre Collection- During the refurbishment website and Facebook The Mander & Mitchenson got up”, with the Covent which is taking place in our page for more information. Collection continues to dis- Garden actress Mrs Mat- strong rooms in the Drama close hidden gems, includ- tocks evincing far “too Department, ing a recent journal finding much vulgarity and coarse- we are tak- Oral History Project that is far earlier than other ness”! ing the op- Update runs in the Collection. portunity to We are looking for volun- u n p a c k teers to do oral history inter- Copies of The Dramatic Drama Dept Update more of the views. Training is provided Censor; or, Weekly Theatri- Mander & and support is available. This cal Report from March 1800 Mitchenson is a fascinating opportunity contain illuminating insights The Theatre Collection (TC) has been working with the Collection. to meet some interesting into the productions and D’Oyley Carte second year drama stu- people and add to the performances at Drury Lane Theatre Collection‟s hold- and Covent Garden that dents on one of their mod- Most recently, we have ules, where they are intro- completed the ceramics ings. season. We are also keen to ensure duced to the TC holdings collection - almost 400 items and use what they encoun- have been carefully un- interviews are transcribed, and therefore made more ter as inspiration to create packed from their boxes new work. and placed in appropriate accessible. This could be st or a ge done by volunteers who The TC staff ran a seminar to on the cannot visit the Theatre Col- show students the range s h e l v e s lection in person. You will and wealth of collections in the need a computer or laptop held, including tours of the Langford with headphones or a strong rooms. This was fol- store. speaker. You don‟t need lowed up with the students specialised knowledge as the transcription will be conducting individual re- A selec- checked by other volun- search into specific items tion of Wedgewood tile teers or staff with more that they were interested in these are featured in the knowledge and experience. and then they devel- new ex- If you are interested either oped performances using h i b i t i o n of these volunteering oppor- these items as inspiration. opening While the famous comic ac- tunities please get in touch s o o n , tress Mrs Jordan with the Theatre Collection. Ideas from the students covering “commanded universal ap- You can email the Oral His- were as diverse as the use the Man- plause by her exquisite tory Project Co-ordinator of installation pieces from der & acting”, the staging of The Rosemary Silvester at the Live Art Archives to 19th Mitchen- Belle’s Stratagem at both [email protected] or century melodrama. Black faced minstrels son Col- theatres was “very badly phone her on 0117 926 0990. 14 3 Live Art News Live Art News New Archives Procedures nationally since it began. Update: ‘Into the Future: Performing Documents: The course was established Sustainable Access to the Modelling Creative and by Stephen Arlen and Mar- National Curatorial Engagements garet „Percy‟ Harris; its early A Reminder …. Review of Live Art with Live Art and pupils including Hayden Digital Archive’ Project Performance Archives Griffin, Carol Lawrence, Susie Caulcutt and Derek It is vital that we keep a re- This new project involving Nichol- cord of people using the the Live Art Archives is now son. Theatre Collection. There- underway. A joint collabora- fore, the TC has a system tion between the University T h e whereby all external re- of Bristol Drama Depart- Theatre searchers (including those The project deadline has ment, the University of Exe- Collec- only using the library) will be now been extended to 31st ter and the Arnolfini arts tion has asked to complete a re- b e e n Romeo and Juliet, New searcher‟s form. A visitor‟s September 2012 and Astrid, centre, the project will run Theatre, London 1935 a current Drama PhD stu- over the next three years g i v e n card will then be issued and dent, has been employed and cover three strands: (1) four large set models which must be produced when to contact artists and clear artists using and re-using the were built for the Motley ex- signing in each day.