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Bristol, United Kingdom



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Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS


Arnolfini  
 
Bristol, Avon BS1 4QA
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 929 9191
Telefax: +44 (117) 925 3876
Sunday: 12:00-18:00
Monday: 10:00-19:00
Tuesday: 10:00-19:00
Wednesday: 10:00-19:00
Thursday: 10:00-19:00
Friday: 10:00-19:00
Saturday: 10:00-19:00


Bristol Central Library
Bristol Reference Library

      Date founded: 1613
 
 
College Green
Bristol, Avon BS1 5TL
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 903 7202

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-19:30
Tuesday: 10:00-19:30
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-19:30
Friday: 9:00-17:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: By user.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Bristol)


Bristol Old Vic Company  
 
Theatre Royal
King Street
Bristol, Avon BS1 4ED
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 949 3993
Telefax: +44 (117) 949 3996
Written application required.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Playtexts. Photos. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters.


Bristol Old Vic Theatre School  
 
2 Downside Road
Clifton
Bristol, Avon BS8 2XF
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 973 3535
Telefax: +44 (117) 923 9371


Bristol Record Office
      Date founded: 1924
 
 
B Bond Warehouse
Smeaton Road
Bristol, Avon BS1 6XN
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 922 5692
Telefax: +44 (117) 922 4236
Monday: 9:30-16:45
Tuesday: 9:30-16:45
Wednesday: 9:30-16:45
Thursday: 9:30-16:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Printed
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Variety/music hall. Amateur theatre. Theatre architecture. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Programmes. Posters. Memorabilia.
Special Collections:
Theatre (Bath)
Theatre (London) (19th century)
Theatre (Plymouth)
Theatre (Portsmouth)
Theatre (Southsea)
Theatre (Worcester)

Athanaeum (Bristol)
Empire Theatre (Bristol)
Hippodrome (Bristol)
Little Theatre (Bristol)
Princes (Bristol)
Theatre Royal (Bristol)


Circomedia (Centre for Contemporary Circus and Physical Performance)  
 
Kingswood Foundation
Britannia Road
Bristol BS15 8DB
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 947 7288


University of Bristol
Library
 
 
Tyndall Avenue
Bristol, Avon BS8 1TJ
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 928 8014
Telefax: +44 (117) 925 5334
E-mail: library@bristol.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/services/specialcollectio

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:15-16:30
Tuesday: 9:15-16:30
Wednesday: 9:15-16:30
Thursday: 9:15-16:30
Friday: 9:15-16:30

Written application required.
Reproductions: By user.
Special Collections:
Fry Portrait Collection
Philip Napier Miles (1884-1951), composer


University of Bristol
Theatre Collection

      Date founded: 1951
SIBMAS Member
 
Department of Drama
Cantocks Close
Woodland Road
Bristol, Avon BS8 1UP
 

Telephone: +44 (117) 928 7836
Telefax: +44 (117) 928 7832
E-mail: theatre-collection@bristol.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:15-16:45
Tuesday: 9:15-16:45
Wednesday: 9:15-16:45
Thursday: 9:15-16:45
Friday: 9:15-16:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Programmes. Posters.
Special Collections:
Alternative Theatre
Playbills
Programmes
Theatre design
Women in Theatre

Bristol Old Vic [archive]
Conference of Women Theatre Directors and Administrators
Moving Target Theatre Company
Old Vic (London) [archive]
Welfare State International (Ulverston, Cumbria) [archive]

Kathleen Barker
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) [theatre director, actor]
John Clements, actor, manager, director, author
Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), scenographer [woodcuts]
Robert Donat, film actor
John Elvery, scenographer [designs for the Bristol Old Vic, 1972-1986]
Joyce Grenfell (née Phipps), actress
Eric Jones-Evans [collection of theatrical ephemera]
Landstone Bequest [London theatre programmes, 1944-1969]
Margaret Macnamara, playwright
Cecil Madden
Sylvia Rayman [playwright]
Robinson Bequest [West Country playbills (18th and 19th century)]
Marie Scharning, actress
Richard Southern, theatre historian [print collection]
Alan Tagg, scenographer
Ernest Thesiger, actor
Hermann Vezin (1829-1910), actor
Bransby Williams
Peggy Ann Wood, actress


Waxworks Society  
 
65 Sanddown Road
Brislington
Bristol BS4 3PL
 


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Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS


 

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