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Project overview

This website accompanies a major project to reinvestigate British theatre history 1945-1968, from the perspectives of both the theatregoer and the practitioner. The Project Team includes staff from both the British Library and the University of Sheffield.

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a unique oral history of British theatre 1945-1968, with over 100 transcripts, images and sound extracts
a description of the contents of the British Library's theatre archives of key post-war figures, such as John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Michel Saint-Denis and Cedric Hardwicke.

Did you know?

the 1968 Theatres Act requires all UK theatres and playwrights to deposit their scripts with the British Library.

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News

NEW Golden Generation Exhibition Curators Jamie Andrews and Alec Patton talk with Aleks Sierz from theatrevoice.com (external link)
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NEW Harold Pinter interview Recorded live at the 'Golden Generation' conference at the British Library on 8–9 September 2008. (MP3, 47 min, 17MB) Listen now

NEW The Golden Generation Curator Jamie Andrews introduces our free new exhibition on British theatre 1945-1968 (MP3, 17 min, 7MB) Listen now
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NEW Drawings by Harry Greene to accompany his in-depth interview about the 1950s Theatre Workshop
Picture index

NEW Encounters with Glenda Jackson and Ian Richardson

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