SIBMAS
International Directory of
Performing Arts Collections and Institutions
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   United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom


Index:

Institution names followed by SIBMAS Member  are members of SIBMAS

Academy of Live and Recorded Arts  
 
Royal Victoria Building
Trinity Road
London SW18 3SX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8870 6475
Telefax: +44 (20) 8875 0789

AKG London Arts & History Picture Library  
 
10 Plato Place
72-74 Dionis Road
London SW6 4TU 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7610 6103
Telefax: +44 (20) 7610 6125

Media:
Photos.

Andes Press Agency (APA)
      Date founded: 1982 		 
 
26 Padbury Court
London E2 7EH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7613 5417
Telefax: +44 (20) 7739 3159
E-mail: photos@andespress.demon.co.uk
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00

Written application required. Fees for using facility.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan.
Reproductions: In house.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Puppet theatre. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

Arena Performing Arts Library
      Date founded: 1992 		 
 
1st Floor, 55 Southwark Street
London SE1 1RU 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 403 8542
Telefax: +44 (207) 402 8561
E-mail: enquiries@arenaimages.com
Homepage: http://www.arenaimages.com/
Monday: 9:00-18:00
Tuesday: 9:00-18:00
Wednesday: 9:00-18:00
Thursday: 9:00-18:00
Friday: 9:00-18:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Other
Materials loan.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Cabaret/Kabaret. Theatre architecture. Circus. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Photos.

Arts Council of England
Library 		 
 
14 Great Peter Street
London SW1P 3NQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7973 6590
E-mail: enquiries@artscouncil.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 14:00-17:00
Tuesday: 14:00-17:00
Wednesday: 14:00-17:00
Thursday: 14:00-17:00
Friday: 14:00-16:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Theatre architecture. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Other.
Media:
Books. Periodicals.

Association of British Orchestras  
 
Enterprise House
59-65 Upper Ground
London SE1 9PQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7261 1555
Telefax: +44 (20) 7261 1155
E-mail: info@abo.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.abo.org.uk/

Association of British Theatre Technicians SIBMAS Member
 
55 Farringdon Road
London EC1M 3JB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 3778
Telefax: +44 (20) 7378 6170
E-mail: exec@abtt.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.abtt.org.uk/

Leo Baeck Institute, London  
 
4 Devonshire Street
London W1W 5LB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 3493
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 8634
E-mail: info@leobaeck.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.leobaeck.co.uk/

Barbican Library
      Date founded: 1982 		 
 
Barbican Centre
London EC2Y 8DS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7638 0569
Telefax: +44 (20) 7638 2249

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-19:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30
Saturday: 9:30-12:30

Interlibrary loan.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Cinema. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music Preserved Archive

Barbican Library
Music Performance Research Centre
      Date founded: 1982 		 
 
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS 		 

Telephone: +44 (1932) 860 472
Telefax: +44 (1932) 860 472

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-19:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30
Saturday: 9:30-12:30
Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.

Barbican Music Library  
 
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8DS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7638 0672
Telefax: +44 (20) 7638 2249
E-mail: barbicanlib@corpoflondon.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.barbican.org.uk/

Clive Barda  
 
50 Agate Road
London W6 0AH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8741 0805
Telefax: +44 (20) 8563 0538
E-mail: 100546.5607@compuserve.com
Monday: 9:30-18:00
Tuesday: 9:30-18:00
Wednesday: 9:30-18:00
Thursday: 9:30-18:00
Friday: 9:30-18:00

Holdings added.

Subjects:
Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Theatre architecture. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books.

Barnet Public Libraries
Local History Collection 		 
 
Hendon Library
The Burroughs
Hendon
London NW4 4BE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8359 2876
Telefax: +44 (20) 8359 2885
Tuesday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00
Wednesday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00
Thursday: 12:30-19:30
Friday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00
Saturday: 9:30-12:30, 13:30-17:00

Special Collections:
Golders Green Theatre
Orpheaum Theatre

Gabriella Casartelli
Lord George Sanger

The Bear Gardens Museum of the Shakespearean Stage  
 
Bear Gardens
Bankside
London SE1 9EB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7928 6342

Belsize Music Rooms  
 
London NW3 5AX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7916 0111
Telefax: +44 (20) 7916 0222
E-mail: info@belsize-music-rooms.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.belsize-music-rooms.co.uk/

Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood
      Date founded: 1872 		 
 
Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 9PA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8983 5200
Telefax: +44 (20) 8983 5225
E-mail: bgmc@vam.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 14:30-17:30
Monday: 10:00-17:50
Tuesday: 10:00-17:50
Wednesday: 10:00-17:50
Thursday: 10:00-17:50
Saturday: 10:00-17:50
Subjects:
Puppet theatre.
Special Collections:
Puppets
Toy theatres

Bharatiya Vidya Bahvan Institute of Indian Art and Culture  
 
4A Castletown Road
West Kensington
London W14 9HQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7381 3086
Telefax: +44 (20) 7381 8758
Homepage: http://www.ipi.co.uk/docs/bhavan, http://www.wakti
Sunday: 10:00-17:00
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music (Indian)

British Actors Equity Association  
 
Guild House
Upper St Martin's Lane
London WC2H 4EG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7379 6000
Telefax: +44 (20) 7379 7001
Homepage: http://www.equity.org.uk/

British Architectural Library  
 
Royal Institute of British Architects
66 Portland Place
London W1N 4AD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 5533

British Arts Festivals Association (BAFA)  
 
Whitechapel Library, 3rd Floor
77 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 7QX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7247 4667
Telefax: +44 (20) 7247 5010
E-mail: bafa@netcomuk.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.artsfestivals.co.uk/

British Association of Choreographers  
 
London N2 9DN 		 

Telephone: +44 (181) 444 9437

British Ballet Association  
 
Woolbrough House
39 Lonsdale Road
London S13 9JP 		 

Telephone: +44 (181) 748 1241
Telefax: +44 (181) 748 1301

British Broadcasting Corporation
Central Music Library
      Date founded: 1922 		 
 
156 Great Portland Street
London W1A 6AJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7580 4468
Telefax: +44 (20) 7637 3094
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC Information Resarch Library 		 
 
B256, Television Centre
London W12 7RJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7765 3560
Telefax: +44 (20) 7765 0898
E-mail: guy.strickland@bbc.co.uk
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Photograph Library 		 
 
Unit One, 29 North Acton Road
Harlesden
London NW10 6PE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8743 8000 ext 2972
Telefax: +44 (20) 8847 4267
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC Picture Archives 		 
 
B116, Television Centre
London W12 7RJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8225 7193
Telefax: +44 (20) 8746 0353
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

Media:
Photos.
Special Collections:
Radio
Television

British Academy of Composers and Songwriters (BACS)  
 
British Music House, 2nd Floor
26 Berners Street
London W1T 3LR 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7636 2929
Telefax: +44 (20) 7636 2212
E-mail: info@britishacademy.com
Homepage: http://www.britishacademy.com/

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Reference Library
      Date founded: 1928 		 
 
Room C135
Woodlands
80 Wood Lane
London W12 O55 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8743 8000 ext 3645
Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:30

British Centre of the International Theatre Institute  
 
ITI at Goldsmiths College
University of London
New Cross
London SE14 6NW 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7919 7276
Telefax: +44 (20) 7919 7277
E-mail: iti@gold.ac.uk

Special Collections:
Theatre (England)

British Council
Performing Arts Department 		 
 
11 Portland Place
London W1N 4EJ 		 

British Film Institute (BFI)
Film Archive
      Date founded: 1935 		SIBMAS Member
 
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 1444
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 7950
Homepage: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Monday: 10:30-17:30
Tuesday: 10:30-17:30
Wednesday: 10:30-17:30
Thursday: 10:30-17:30
Friday: 10:30-17:30

Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Exchange of material.

British Film Institute (BFI)
Library and Information Services
      Date founded: 1933 		 
 
21 Stephen Street
London WIP 2NN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 1444
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 7950
E-mail: www.speccoll@bfi.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Monday: 10:30-17:30
Tuesday: 10:30-20:00
Wednesday: 13:00-20:00
Thursday: 10:30-20:00
Friday: 10:30-17:30

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Scores/libretti/music. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material.
Special Collections:
Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians
British Board of Fil Classification

Michael Balcon (1896-1977), film producer
Trevor Griffiths (1935-), screenwriter
Derek Jarman
Joseph Losey
Troy Kennedy Martin
Ivor Montagu
David Puttnam
Carol Reed (1906-1976), film director
Irene Shubi

British Film Institute (BFI)
Stills, Posters and Designs 		 
 
21 Stephen Street
London W1P 1PL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 1444
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 7950
Homepage: http://www.bfi.org.uk/
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Posters.
Special Collections:
Posters, film

British Library
Collections and Services
      Date founded: 1753 		SIBMAS Member
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7605
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7577
E-mail: moira.goff@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.portico.bl.uk/
Monday: 10:00-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 9:30-17:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Media:
Books.
Special Collections:
William Archer (1856-1924), author, critic
Sophia Sarah Banks
John Malcolm Bullock (1879-1938), journalist, critic
Charles Burney (1726-1814), musician, composer, organist
John Rutter Chorley (1807-1867)
Francis Cox
George Daniel
Henry Evans Evanion (1832-1905), conjurer, ventriloquist
David Garrick (1717-1779), actor, manager, playwright
John Gielgud (1904-2000), actor
William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), librettist
Sidney Carr Glynn
Diana Gordon
Sir Augustus Harris (1851-1896), playwright
Joseph Haslewood, critic reviewer
Thomas Hailes Lacy (1809-1872), theatre manager, bookseller, publisher
John Larpent
Richard Northcott
Sir Laurence Olivier
Richard Percival
J. Petherbridge
Sir Ralph Richardson, actor
Richard John Smith
William Barclay Squire
Bram Stoker
W.E. Streatfield
Tieck, Johann Ludwig, writer
Dawson Turner
James Winston

British Library
Department of Manuscripts
      Date founded: 1753 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7513
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7511
E-mail: mss@bl.uk
Monday: 10:00-16:45
Tuesday: 10:00-16:45
Wednesday: 10:00-16:45
Thursday: 10:00-16:45
Friday: 10:00-16:45
Saturday: 10:00-16:45

Media:
Manuscripts.
Special Collections:
Lord Chamberlain's Plays
Manuscripts

William Archer (1856-1924), author, critic
William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), librettist
Harold Pinter, playwright
Peggy (Margarete) Ramsay (1908-1991), play agent
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright
Kenneth Tynan, critic

British Library
Music Collections 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7772
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7751
E-mail: music-collections@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.bl.uk/collections/musiccatalogues.html

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Hirsch Music Library
Royal Music Library
Stefan Zweig

British Library
National Sound Archive
Aural Jazz Documentation 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7434
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: andrew.simons@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

British Library
National Sound Archive
Drama and Literature Collection 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7436
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: toby.oakes@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
British Live Art (1980-)
ICA theatre productions (1992-1996)
London International Festival of Theatre (1983-1995)
Royal Court Theatre (London) (1972-)
Royal National Theatre (London) (1963-)
RSC London productions (1964-)

British Library
National Sound Archive
International Music Collection 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7427
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: janet.topp-fargion@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Sound recordings/CDs.

British Library
National Sound Archive
Oral History Section 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7405
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: rob.perks@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Media:
Sound recordings.
Special Collections:
BBC Radio Ballads
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
National Life Story Collection
Television History Workshop
Testimony Films

Zoe Dominic, stage photographer
Margaret 'Percy' Harris (1904-), theatre designer
Jocelyn Herbert (1914-), theatre designer
Tanya Moiseiwitsch (1914-), theatre designer

British Library
National Sound Archive
Pop Music Section 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7433
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7441
E-mail: andy.linehan@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/pop
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music, popular

Kenny Everett (1944-1995), disc jockey, comedian

British Library
National Sound Archive
Western Art Music 		 
 
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7440
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7418
E-mail: tim.day@bl.uk
Monday: 9:30-20:00
Tuesday: 9:30-20:00
Wednesday: 9:30-20:00
Thursday: 9:30-20:00
Friday: 9:30-20:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Sound recordings.

British Library
Newspaper Library
      Date founded: 1932 		 
 
Colindale Avenue
London NW9 5HE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7353
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7379
E-mail: newspaper@bl.uk
Homepage: http://www.portico.bl.uk/newspaper
Monday: 10:00-16:45
Tuesday: 10:00-16:45
Wednesday: 10:00-16:45
Thursday: 10:00-16:45
Friday: 10:00-16:45
Saturday: 10:00-16:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed
On-site use only.
Reproductions: In house.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Ballet/dance. Variety/music hall. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations. Other.
Media:
Periodicals. Other.

British Library
Oriental and Indian Office Collections
      Date founded: 1991 		 
 
197 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8NG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7412 7873
Telefax: +44 (20) 7412 7870
Monday: 9:30-17:45
Tuesday: 9:30-17:45
Wednesday: 9:30-17:45
Thursday: 9:30-17:45
Friday: 9:30-17:45
Saturday: 9:30-12:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card. Printed. Other
On-site use only. Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.

Subjects:
Radio/TV. Festivals. Music/Music performance. Public celebrations.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Graphics. Statuary. Memorabilia.

British Library of Political and Economic Science
Archives Division 		 
 
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of London
10 Portugal Street
London WC2A 2HD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7955 7223
Telefax: +44 (20) 7955 7454
E-mail: document@lse.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.library.liblse.ac.uk/archives/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-19:30
Tuesday: 10:00-19:30
Wednesday: 10:00-19:30
Thursday: 10:00-19:30
Friday: 10:00-17:30
Saturday: 11:00-17:30 (semester)

Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized
Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Photos. Programmes. Posters. Official documents.
Special Collections:
National Theatre (Great Britain)

Marguerite Radcliffe Carpenter (1880-1943), writer [gay theatre]
Edward Hall (1844-1929), writer [gay theatre]
Halford John Mackinder (1861-1947), geographer
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright [business papers]

British Museum
Department of Prints and Drawings 		 
 
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7323 8405
Telefax: +44 (20) 7323 8999
E-mail: prints@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/pd/pdhome.html

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Tuesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Thursday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Friday: 10:00-13:00, 14:15-16:00
Saturday: 10:00-13:00

Catalogs: Printed
Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Children's theatre.
Media:
Graphics.
Special Collections:
Stefano della Bella (1661-1664), costume designer, engraver
Baccio del Bianco (1604-16), costume designer
Charles Burney (1726-1814), musician, composer, organist [theatrical material; engravings of scenes from plays]
Samuel De Wilde (1751?-1832), artist
Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena (1696-1756), scenographer
David Garrick (1717-1779), actor, manager, playwright
Mary Hamilton
Oskar Kokoschka, painter, scenographer
Charles de Sousy Ricketts (1866-1931), scenographer, painter
Carl Friedrich Schinkel, designer
Ralph Thomas [juvenile drama collection]

British Music Information Centre  
 
10 Stratford Place
London W1N 9AE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7499 8567
Telefax: +44 (20) 7499 4795
E-mail: bmic@bmic.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.bmic.co.uk/
Monday: 12:00-17:00
Tuesday: 12:00-17:00
Wednesday: 12:00-17:00
Thursday: 12:00-17:00
Friday: 12:00-17:00

Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Reproductions: By user.

Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Scores/libretti/music. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Music, contemporary classic (British)

British Pathe  
 
New Pathe House
57 Jamestown Road
London NW1 7XX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7424 3636
Telefax: +44 (20) 7485 3606
E-mail: info@britishpathe.com
Homepage: http://www.britishpathe.com/

Subjects:
Radio/TV.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Newsreels

British Phonographic Industry (BPI)  
 
Riverside Building
County Hall
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7803 1300
Telefax: +44 (20) 7803 1310
E-mail: general@bpi.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.bpi.co.uk/

British Theatre Association
Library
      Date founded: 1919 		 
 
at: Theatre Museum
Russell Street
Covent Garden
London WC2E 7PA 		 

Special Collections:
British Theatre Play Library

William Archer (1856-1924), author, critic

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI)  
 
84 Harley House
Marylebone Road
London NW1 5HN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7486 2036
Telefax: +44 (20) 7224 1046
E-mail: london@bmi.com
Homepage: http://www.bmi.com/

Bromley Public Libraries
Anerley Branch Library 		 
 
206d Anerley Road
London SE20 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8778 7457

Special Collections:
Crystal Palace (Bromley)

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
      Date founded: 1984 		 
 
33-34 The Market
Covent Garden
London WC2E 8RE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7379 7961
Telefax: +44 (20) 7497 5445
E-mail: barecat@cabaret.co.uk
Homepage: http://www.cabaret.co.uk/

Special Collections:
Automata

Ron Fuller (1937-), toymaker
Tim Hunkin
Peter Markey
Keith Newstead
Paul Spooner

Central Music Library
      Date founded: 1948 		 
 
160 Buckingham Palace Road
London SWIW 9UD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7798 2192
Monday: 9:30-19:00
Tuesday: 9:30-19:00
Wednesday: 9:30-19:00
Thursday: 9:30-19:00
Friday: 9:30-19:00
Saturday: 9:30-17:00

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. By company.

Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Library 		 
 
Southampton Row
London WC1B 4AP 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7514 7000
Telefax: +44 (20) 7514 7024
Written application required.
Catalogs: Computerized

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Ballet/dance. Cinema. Radio/TV.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Videos/films/DVDs.

Central School of Ballet  
 
10 Herbal Hill, Clerkenwell Road
London EC1R 5EJ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7837 6332
Telefax: +44 (20) 7833 5571

Central School of Speech and Drama
Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
Embassy Theatre
64 Eton Avenue
London NW3 3HY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7559 3942
Telefax: +44 (20) 7722 4132
E-mail: p.collett@cssd.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.cssd.ac.uk/
Monday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Tuesday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Wednesday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Thursday: 9:15-19:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Friday: 9:15-16:45; 11:00-16:45 (vacations)
Saturday: 13:15-16:45

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Children's theatre. Puppet theatre. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Circus. Cinema. Radio/TV. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Videos/films/DVDs.
Special Collections:
Postcards, theatre (Edwardian)

Jocelyn Herbert [archive]

CILIP
Special Libraries 		SIBMAS Member
 
7 Ridgmount Street
London WC1E 7AE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7255 0500
E-mail: lyndsay.rees-jones@cilip.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.cilip.org.uk/

The Cinema Bookshop
      Date founded: 1967 		 
 
13-14 Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3NH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7637 0206
Monday: 10:30-17:30
Tuesday: 10:30-17:30
Wednesday: 10:30-17:30
Thursday: 10:30-17:30
Friday: 10:30-17:30
Saturday: 10:30-17:30

Holdings added.

Subjects:
Cinema.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Posters. Memorabilia. Other.

The Cinema Museum
      Date founded: 1984 		 
 
The Master's House
2 Dugard Way
London SE11 4TH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7840 2202
Telefax: +44 (20) 7840 2299
E-mail: martin@cinemamuseum.org.uk

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

Written application required. Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Materials loan. Exchange of material.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Videos/films/DVDs. Statuary. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
Film posters
Film stills
Programmes, theatre (19th-20th centuries)

Una Plays Ltd. (1943-1949)

Renée Adoree [i.e. Renée la Fonte] (1898-1933)
Florence Desmond (1905-), actress
Fernando Lamas [i.e. Fernando Alvaro Lamas y de Santos] (1916-1982), actor, film producer
Matheson Lang (1879-1948), actor [contracts]
John Paddy Carstairs

The Circus Space  
 
Coronet Street
London N1 6HD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7613 4141
Telefax: +44 (20) 7729 9422

City of London Festival  
 
Bishopsgate Hall
230 Bishopsgate
London EC2M 4HW 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7377 0540
Telefax: +44 (20) 7377 1972
E-mail: admin@colf.org
Homepage: http://www.colf.org/

City University
Department of Arts Policy and Management
Library 		 
 
Level 7, Frobisher Crescent
Barbican
Silk Street
London EC2Y 8HB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7477 8752
Telefax: +44 (20) 7477 8887
Homepage: http://www.city.ac.uk/artspol/index.html
Written application required.

Media:
Books.

City University
Department of Music 		 
 
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7477 8284
Telefax: +44 (20) 7477 8576
E-mail: music@city.ac.uk

College of the Royal Academy of Dancing  
 
36 Battersea Square
London SW11 3RA 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7223 0091
Telefax: +44 (20) 7326 8040

Commonwealth Institute
Commonwealth Resource Centre 		 
 
Kensington High Street
London W8 6NQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7603 4535
Telefax: +44 (20) 7603 2807
E-mail: crc@commonwealth.gov.uk
Homepage: http://www.commonwealth.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Tuesday: 11:00-16:30
Wednesday: 11:00-16:30
Thursday: 11:00-16:30
Friday: 11:00-16:30
Saturday: 13:00-17:00

Reproductions: By user.
Subjects:
Music/Music performance.
Media:
Videos/films/DVDs. Sound recordings/CDs.

Contemporary Medical Archives Centre
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine 		 
 
183 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7611 8483
Telefax: +44 (20) 7611 8545
E-mail: l.hall@wellcome.ac.uk
Monday: 9:45-17:15
Tuesday: 9:45-19:15
Wednesday: 9:45-17:15
Thursday: 9:45-19:14
Friday: 9:45-17:15

Special Collections:
Harcourt Health Centre (Hong Kong) [puppet shows]
National Birthday Trust Fund (1930s-1950s) [theatrical performances]

Sir Henry Head (1861-1940), neurologist, writer

Thomas Coram Foundation for Children
Foundling Hospital Art Treasures
      Date founded: 1739 		 
 
40 Brunswick Square
London WC1N 1AZ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7278 2424
Telefax: +44 (20) 7837 8084

Special Collections:
Music instruments

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), painter
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), composer
William Hogarth (1697-1763), painter
Reynolds, painter

Council for Dance Education and Training  
 
c/o Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
Hammersmith
London W6 9RL 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8741 5084

Courtauld Institute of Art
Witt Library 		 
 
Somerset House
Strand
London WC2R 0RN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7873 2742
Telefax: +44 (20) 7873 2772
E-mail: cath.gordon@courtauld.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.courtauld.ac.uk/pages/photographic.html

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-18:00
Tuesday: 10:00-18:00
Wednesday: 10:00-18:00
Thursday: 10:00-18:00
Friday: 10:00-18:00

Catalogs: Card
Reproductions: In house.
Subjects:
Fine arts.
Special Collections:
Illustrations

Critic's Circle  
 
c/o The Stage & Television Today
47 Bermondsey Street
London SE1 3XT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 1818

Graeme Cruickshank Private Collection  
 
The Palace Theatre
171 Torridon Road
Catford
London SE6 1RG 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8695 5480
E-mail: graeme@stagemanagementassociation.co.uk

Special Collections:
Adelphi Theatre (London) (1887-1901)
Barnes Theatre (London) (1925-26)
Duke of York's Theatre (London) (1892)
Middlesex Music Hall (1851-1909)
Royal Command Music Hall Performance (Palace Theatre) (1912)
Vaudeville Theatre (1887-1901)

Walter P. Dando, stage manager, engineer, photographer

Cuming Museum  
 
155/157 Walworth Road
London SE17 1RS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7701 1342
Telefax: +44 (20) 7703 7415
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Special Collections:
Music Hall bills
Playbills
Theatre model (Tudor)

Dance UK  
 
9 Rossdale Road
London SE15 1AD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8741 1932

Reginald Davis FBIPP, FMPA, FRPS
      Date founded: 1955 		 
 
Orchard View
64 Totteridge Village
London N20 8PS 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8445 3131
Telefax: +44 (20) 8446 8886
Monday: 9:30-19:00
Tuesday: 9:30-19:00
Wednesday: 9:30-19:00
Thursday: 9:30-19:00
Friday: 9:30-19:00

Fees for using facility.
On-site use only. Materials loan.

Media:
Photos. Clippings.

Dickens House Museum
Photographic Collection 		 
 
48 Doughty Street
London WC1N 2LF 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7405 2127
Telefax: +44 (20) 7831 5175
E-mail: cdickens@rmplc.co.uk
Monday: 10:00-17:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
On-site use only.
Reproductions: By user. In house. By company.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Operetta/Musical. Amateur theatre. Cinema. Radio/TV. Festivals.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Playtexts. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Scores/libretti/music. Paintings. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs.
Special Collections:
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), writer

Director's Guild of Great Britain  
 
15-19 Great Titchfield Street
London W1P 5FB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7436 8626
Telefax: +44 (20) 7436 8646

D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Archive 		SIBMAS Member
 
The Powerhouse
6 Sancroft Street
London SE11 5UD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7793 7100
Telefax: +44 (20) 793 7300
E-mail: mary@doylycarte.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.doylycarte.org.uk/
Written application required.

Subjects:
Operetta/Musical.
Media:
Photos. Promptbooks. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Production material.
Special Collections:
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (1880-)

William Schwenck Gilbert (1836-1911), librettist
Richard D'Oyly Carte (1844-1901), theatre manager
Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer

Dominic Photography
      Date founded: 1957 		 
 
4B Moor Park Road
London SW6 2JT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7381 0007
Telefax: +44 (20) 7381 0008
Monday: 9:30-17:30
Tuesday: 9:30-17:30
Wednesday: 9:30-17:30
Thursday: 9:30-17:30
Friday: 9:30-17:30

Holdings added.
Catalogs: Card
Materials loan.
Reproductions: By company.
Fees for exhibitions.

Subjects:
Dramatic theatre. Opera. Operetta/Musical. Ballet/dance. Pantomime/mime. Variety/music hall. Theatre architecture. Cinema. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

Drama Centre London
Library 		SIBMAS Member
 
Saffron House
10 Black Hill
London EC1R 5LQ 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7514 8778
Telefax: +44 (20) 7485 7129
E-mail: c.barontini@csm.linst.ac.uk

Drama Studio London  
 
Grange Court
1 Grange Road
London W5 5QN 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8579 3897
Telefax: +44 (20) 8566 2035
E-mail: Admin@dramastl.demon.co.uk

Dulwich College
Library
      Date founded: 1619 		 
 
College Road
London SE21 7LD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8693 3601
Telefax: +44 (20) 8693 6319
Monday: 8:45-17:00
Tuesday: 8:45-17:00
Wednesday: 8:45-17:00
Thursday: 8:45-17:00
Friday: 8:45-17:00
Saturday: 8:45-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Catalogs: Computerized. Card
Interlibrary loan.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Exhibitions.

Special Collections:
Manor of Dulwich Archives

Edward Alleyn (1556-1626), actor
Philip Henslowe (-1616)

Ealing Public Libraries
Local History Collection 		 
 
Central Library
103 Ealing Broadway Centre
The Broadway
London W5 5JY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8567 3656
Tuesday: 9:30-19:45
Wednesday: 9:30-17:00
Thursday: 9:30-19:45
Friday: 9:30-17:00

Special Collections:
Bankside Little Theatre
Questors Theatre (Ealing)

Enfield Libraries
Local History Unit 		 
 
Southgate Town Hall
Green Lanes
London N13 4XD 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8982 7453
Telefax: +44 (20) 8982 7378
Monday: 9:00-17:00
Tuesday: 9:00-17:00
Wednesday: 9:00-17:00
Thursday: 9:00-17:00
Friday: 9:00-17:00
Saturday: 9:00-17:00

Media:
Programmes. Clippings.
Special Collections:
Edmonton Empire (end 19th century-)
Intimate Theatre
Palmers Green (1965-)

English Folk Dance and Song Society  
 
Cecil Sharp House
2 Regents Park Road
London NW1 7AY 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7485 2206
Telefax: +44 (20) 7284 0534
E-mail: efdss@efdss.org
Homepage: http://www.efdss.org/

English Heritage
Photographic Library
      Date founded: 1984 		 
 
23 Savile Row
London W1X 1AB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7973 3339
Telefax: +44 (20) 7973 3027
E-mail: celia.sterne@english-heritage.org.uk
   martin.copeland@english-heritage
Homepage: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/

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

Fees for using facility. Holdings added.
Materials loan.
Reproductions: In house.
Subjects:
Opera. Theatre architecture. Festivals. Music/Music performance.
Media:
Photos.

English National Ballet Archive
      Date founded: 1975 (archive); 1950 		 
 
Markova House
39 Jay Mews
London SW7 2ES 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7581 1245
Telefax: +44 (20) 7225 0827
Homepage: http://www.ballet.org.uk/
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Wednesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-17:00
Friday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required. Holdings added.
Exhibitions.

Subjects:
Ballet/dance.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Promptbooks. Manuscripts. Correspondence. Programmes. Clippings. Posters. Designs/Plans. Costumes. Properties. Models. Videos/films/DVDs. Official documents. Scores/libretti/music. Masks. Paintings. Graphics. Statuary. Objects d'art. Memorabilia. Sound recordings/CDs. Production material. Other.
Special Collections:
English National Ballet (formerly London Festival Ballet)

English National Opera
Archives 		 
 
ENO Works
40 Pitfield Street
London N1 6EX 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7729 9610
Telefax: +44 (20) 7729 9610
E-mail: ccolvin@eno.org
Homepage: http://www.eno.org/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage

Written application required.
Subjects:
Opera.
Media:
Official documents.
Special Collections:
Coliseum (London)
English National Opera (London) (1968-)
Sadler's Wells Opera (London) (1931-1968)

European Association for Jewish Culture  
 
79 Wimpole Street
London W1G 9RY 		 

Telephone: +44 (207) 935 8266
Telefax: +44 (207) 935 3252
E-mail: winston@jpr.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.jewishcultureineurope.org/

Special Collections:
Culture (Jewish)

Experimental Arts Productions  
 
63 Severn Way
Willesden
London NW10 2UU 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8830 3144
E-mail: stanleyhaynes@hotmail.com

Fenton House
      Date founded: 1953 		 
 
Windmill Hill
Hampstead
London NW3 6RT 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7435 3471
Telefax: +44 (20) 7435 3471
E-mail: fentonhouse@ntrust.org.uk
Homepage: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Sunday: 14:00-17:00 (March-October)
Monday: 11:00-17:00 (April-October)
Wednesday: 14:00-17:00 (April-October)
Thursday: 14:00-17:00 (April-October)
Friday: 14:00-17:00 (April-October)
Saturday: 11:00-17:00 (March-October)
Special Collections:
Benton-Fletcher Collection [early keyboard instruments]

Festival of Experimental Music  
 
London SE1 3HN 		Mail:
      c/o LMC
     3.6 Lafone House
     11-13 Leathermarket Street

Telephone: +44 (20) 7403 1922
Telefax: +44 (20) 7403 1880

Finsbury Library
Local History Department 		 
 
245 St. John Street
London EC1V 4NB 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 7527 7988, 7527 6931
Telefax: +44 (20) 7278 8821

Databases with information on collections:
Backstage
Monday: 10:00-20:00
Tuesday: 10:00-17:00
Thursday: 10:00-20:00
Friday: 10:00-13:00
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Written application required.
Reproductions: By user. In house.
Subjects:
Dramatic theatre.
Media:
Books. Periodicals. Photos. Programmes. Clippings. Official documents.
Special Collections:
Sadler's Wells (London) (1740-)

Waltham Forest Archives
Vestry House Museum 		 
 
Vestry Road
Walthamstow
London E17 9NH 		 

Telephone: +44 (20) 8509 1917
Telefax: +44 (20) 8509 9539
Tuesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:15
Wednesday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:15
Friday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:15
Saturday: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-16:45

Written application required.

Special Collections:
Regents Park Open Air Company (1942-1946)
Walthamstow Civic Defence Players (1941-1956)
Walthamstow Palace Theatre (1903-1960)