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National Theatre Archive Collection
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Salisbury House
Kennington Park
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
England
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Collection details
Archives, Costume and Textiles, Design, Film and Media, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Personalities, Photography
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Facilities
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The Archive is open to the public by appointment only.
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Contact details
Archive (Tel)
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020 7820 3512
Archive (Fax)
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020 7820 3512
E-mail
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archive@nationaltheatre.org.uk
National Theatre Archive
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www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/archive
NT Archive Catalogue
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http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7195
NT Performance Database
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http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7195
NT Archive Document of the Week feature
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www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/documentoftheweek
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Open
The Archive is open to researchers Monday to Friday from 10am to 5pm by prior appointment only. There are limited video viewing facilities and we can only sometimes cater for larger groups.
Address all enquiries to the Archivist, Royal National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX, or call 020 7820 3512.
For researchers unable to visit the Archive, there is a photocopying service for certain types of materials. Current charges are 20p per A4 sheet and 30p per A3 sheet plus postage and packing. A copyright declaration must be signed and returned, together with payment, before despatch.
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Closed
Public holidays and weekends.
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Admission charges
The NT Archive is a free service offered to all interested parties.
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Description
Theatre is an ephemeral art; but the material collected in a theatre archive can help one to re-imagine a production and gain an insight into the working methods of the performers and the production team. The NT Archive is open to anyone with an interest in the National's history... theatre practitioners, academics, journalists, writers, picture editors and students from anywhere in the world.
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Collections description
The National Theatre Archive has a broader collecting policy than most theatre archives: it is our constant effort to document the history of both the administrative and creative aspects of the institution. By reference to the various series of records held at the Archive one can trace the lifecycle of any NT production from conception to design to marketing to Stage Manager’s reports. The collection covers the period from the inception of the company in 1963 to the present day. The major research series in the collection are programmes, posters, photographs, videos, sound recordings of Platform events, press cuttings, prompt scripts, production drawings, costume, lighting, and sound information. At the end of a production’s run, the Archivist arranges the transfer of material from the various creative departments in the National Theatre to the Archive.
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Key artists and exhibits
Laurence Olivier
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Kenneth Tynan
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Max Rayne
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Peter Hall
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Richard Eyre
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Trevor Nunn
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Nicholas Hytner
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SMNT
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National Theatre
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Theatre
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Drama
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Stage
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Costume
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Lighting
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Acting
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New writing
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Playright
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script
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rehearsal
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Shakespeare
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Lord Cottesloe
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Mary Soames
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Oliver Lyttelton
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Sir Hayden Phillips
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Sir Christopher Hogg
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Anthony Hopkins
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Maggie Smith
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George Bernard Shaw
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Harley Granville Barker
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John Dexter
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Jonathan Miller
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Harold Pinter
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Edwin Lutyens
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Peter Schaffer
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Michael Bogdanov
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Howard Brenton
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Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending July 2 2006
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General Information
Pre-booking service for groups
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Collections
Public access available to collections information
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Disability Access
Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation
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General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Education facilities available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
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Schools Education
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
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Facilities
Library with public access
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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