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Description: | This is a collection of over 8,000 playbills dating primarily from the mid 18th Century to the end of the 19th Century. It contains loose playbills, arranged chronologically, within individual Shakespeare plays and bound playbills arranged by performance venue. The collection also includes non-Shakespearean performances, especially for early 19th Century productions. The collection covers performances in a variety of venues across the UK with particular emphasis on London playbills. There are separate files for Stratford-upon-Avon playbills pre-1880. A small number of foreign playbills, mostly 20th Century, are also included.; There is a Library catalogue available. Some material is also listed separately.
Shakespeare Centre Library, Shakespeare Centre, | Format: | Playbills | Subjects: | Playbills; theatrical posters 18th century; 19th century; theatre history | Temporal: | 1700 2000 | Source: | Backstage | Address: | Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon,,
CV37 6QW | Creator: | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; Royal Shakespeare Company | Identifier: | www.backstage.ac.uk/records/collection/c | Language: | en | Format: | Playbills | Go to resource |
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