UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL New Accessions Forthcoming Events Recent highlights include: Friends Events: The Hope Centre Archive Saturday 21st June (Matinee) [donated by Sue Stops for the Hope Centre Community Association] Crown Matrimonial Theatre Royal Bath Liliane Clopet and Kathleen Free- man play scripts and short stories Saturday 19th July (Matinee) [donated by Rachel Anderton, Portrait of a Lady, A Fully Registered Museum Keeper of Social History, Newport Theatre Royal Bath Museum and Art Gallery] Wednesday 9th July Spring 2008 Issue 19 The Henry Marshall Collection [donated by Emma Battock] Topless Mum Tobacco Factory Additions to the Donation of the Franko B Archive Stephanie Cole Archive [donated by Stephanie Cole] Wednesday 24th September 10 - 11.30am The Franko B Archive Highlights from the [donated by Franko B] Theatre Collection 1575 - 2008. Theatre Collection Reading Room Booking Essential Photos courtesy of Manuel Vason THEATRE COLLECTION The Theatre Collection is delighted to announce that the MAILINGS Volunteer Sessions: internationally renowned live art artist Franko B has donated his personal archive to the Theatre Collection Live Art Archives. Please note: if you have received 24th June 10am - 12.30pm Born in Milan, Franko has been creating work across this newsletter by mail it means that video, photography, performance, painting, your name and address are stored 16th July 2 - 4.30pm on the Theatre Collection contacts installation, sculpture and mixed media since 1990. database. These details may be The archive covers the last 20 years of Franko’s work, and 10th September 10 am -12.30pm used by the Theatre Collection, includes material in a wide variety of formats related to his and also more widely by the Uni- performances, screenings, exhibitions, collaborations, versity of Bristol. Should you wish 24 September 2 - 4.30pm your details to be removed from mentoring, books and visual art. the database, please contact us. The exciting acquisition of Franko’s interesting and comprehensive archive not only ties the Theatre Collection into The Keeper, University of Bristol Theatre Collection, the Drama Department’s active research interests, but also Department of Drama, Cantocks Close, Bristol BS8 1UP poses a number of challenging conservation issues due to the Tel: 0117 33 15086 Email: [email protected] nature of some of the material. For more information see Website: www.bristol.ac.uk/theatrecollection http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/liveart/liveart_FrankoB. html. 16 A Celebration of the Life Can you help? bution to the task of cata- and Work of Professor Staff News loguing and making the col- George Brandt lection available online. We wish her every success in Goodbye Rachel her new post as archivist on 8th June 2008 the Penguin Archive Project 2.30 - 4.30 pm housed in the University of Bristol's Special Collections department. Our loss is their gain and she Can you help? The Theatre will be greatly missed.” After just over 4 years in the Collection needs your help Marion Reed Theatre Collection, Rachel to date this production of On behalf of the Friends of the Hassall is moving on to work Theatre Collection, The Passion Play performed on the Penguin Archive Pro- April 2008 George worked in the in the Great Hall of the Wills ject. We would like to offer Drama Department from its Memorial Building, Bristol her our thanks for all the Also …………. early days in 1951 until his University. The photographs hard work during her time in Goodbye and thank you to retirement in 1986. He intro- are particularly interesting the TC and to wish her Holly Parsons, our regular duced practical film and because they show the every success in her new volunteer, who has now television studies to British Great Hall in its gutted state role. taken up a temporary post Universities. After his retire- after it was hit by an incen- at the Empire and Com- ment he was a staunch diary bomb in 1940 and monwealth Museum. Supporter of the Friends of prior to its 1959 restoration. From the Friends ………… the Theatre Collection. A very similar production “We are truly sad to be say- Hello to Luke Pomeroy and was directed by Glynne ing 'good-bye' to Rachel Nick Triggs, new regular There will be a celebration Wickham and performed by Hassall, who in her role as Theatre Collection volun- of George's life and work in the Bristol University Drama Assistant Keeper of the teers who are helping out the Department on 8th June Department at Tewkesbury Theatre Collection has been with a range of work in or- 2008 (2.30-4.30pm). Abbey on Palm Sunday in an invaluable resource to der to give them experi- 1957. Perhaps you ap- students, researchers, an ence of the museum and Please note that numbers peared in the production or assortment of drop-in visi- archive profession. are limited and admission know someone who did, in tors, not to speak of the will be by invitation only. To which case the Theatre Col- many who telephone with Thank you to Sarah Cuthill, request an invitation, please lection would love to hear enquiries which would fox who has joined the Theatre send an e-mail to from you. Please email most people, but leave our Collection team temporarily [email protected] theatre-collection@bristol. Rachel unfazed. to assist with our work to- or phone the Drama De- ac.uk or telephone 0117 331 As a highly qualified archi- wards museum accredita- partment office (0117 954 5086. vist she has in the past four tion. 5481). years made a huge contri- 2 15 Did you know ……….? Research Centre News Collection to hear more about the project and let us know what you would like Consultation the redevelopment project The earliest item held in the Theatre Collection archives dates Meeting to accomplish. Whether back to 1572. This map of London, taken from Civitates Orbis Tuesday 20th May you are a regular user of the Terrarum published by G Braun and F Hogenberg (Cologne archive, a donor, a friend, 1572) is also known as the Hoefnagel map. It shows the position 10.30 am - 12.00 pm volunteer or even just an of bear baiting pits on the site which was to become home to infrequent visitor to our li- the original Globe Theatre in 1599. In the Theatre Collec- brary or events we would tion Reading Room like to hear your views. If you would like to attend please contact Jo Elsworth Plans are progressing well ([email protected] 0117 with the proposed new 331 5086) Drama Research Centre and associated redevelop- ment of the Theatre Collec- Need a special card? tion. This year will see the development and refine- ment of the brief. It is a key stage in the project, and gives us an opportunity to ensure our users’ require- ments are met. We plan to have a dedi- cated museum gallery space, a suite of archive Snowdrop costume design by Wilhelm, strongrooms specifically de- Red Riding Hood, signed to store paper, film, Prince’s Theatre, Bristol, 1885 objects and digital material, and enhanced library and Don’t forget that the Thea- reading room facilities. tre Collection offers a range of cards and postcards for We would like to take into sale which have been pro- account the views of our duced from original designs users and invite you to a dis- held in the archive. Prices cussion meeting on Tues- start at 5 cards for just £1. day 20th May from 10.30am For full details see our web- Theatre Collection Archive Reference number TCP/M/000015 - 12.00 pm in the Theatre site. 14 3 Review Review Any questions …? Theatre Collection Opening Hours Exhibitionists - Unlocking dance’. the Theatrical Archive The students used material through Performance from a number of collections, including those of Arnold Ridley, Eric Jones The Theatre Collection dealt Evans and John Perry, and with 58 research enquiries the creative influence of Monday from October to the end of items such as Olivier’s gloves December 2007. 11 am - 4 .45pm from The Entertainer, old Subjects included photo- make-up boxes, production graphs of John Barrowman Tuesday to Friday photographs, and in the London Old Vic's 1993 9.30 am - 4.45 pm programmes from the production of 'Hair'; informa- Intimate Reviews staged at tion on the actress, Gwen We are closed at weekends On Friday 18th and The Ambassadors was Ffrangcon-Davies who and on Bank Holidays and Saturday 19th January 2008, clearly evident. made her acting debut in University holidays. We may The Wickham Theatre Beerbohm Tree's 1911 pro- very occasionally close for played host to a glittering Congratulations to all duction of 'A Midsummer other reasons - please Revue inspired by original involved! Night's Dream' at His Maj- phone us on 0117 33 15086 material from the Theatre esty's theatre; Arnold or check our website for any Collection. Ridley's first world war ca- forthcoming closure dates. Drama Department final reer; the evacuation of the year students worked hard London Old Vic Theatre In order to make the most of with award winning director School in 1941 to a farm- your visit to the Theatre Col- Anna Farthing, Co-director house in Little Wolford, War- lection archives, it is advis- of the International Museum wickshire; Mary Anne Hall's able to make an appoint- Theatre Alliance, to 1866 portrait of the 19 year ment with us, either by produce a performance of old Ellen Terry; Henry Irving's phone (0117 33 15086) or non-stop sparkling preparation book for a pro- email (theatre- entertainment where the duction of 'Faust' at the Ly- [email protected]).