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<TD><STRONG><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#990033 size=3><FONT color=#333399><FONT
color=#008000>SPECIAL THEATRE ENEWSLETTER <BR>21
November
2007</FONT><BR><BR></FONT></FONT></STRONG></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2><A href="#articles_1"><STRONG><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#333399>Spectacular theatre design display
opens at the V&A today
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<TD><FONT size=2><A href="#articles_2">
<P><STRONG><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#008000>New theatre events programme
</FONT></STRONG></P></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2><A href="#articles_3"><STRONG><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#333399>New
Theatre Collections website launched
</FONT></STRONG></A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2><A href="#articles_6"><STRONG><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#008000>New
permanent theatre and performance galleries
planned </FONT></STRONG></A> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT size=2><A href="#articles_4"><STRONG><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#008000><FONT
color=#000080>Theatre Collections' research
facilities remain open as before</FONT>
</FONT></STRONG></A> </FONT></TD></TR>
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size=2><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT size=2>The Theatre
Collections have moved the V&A South Kensington -
full details about how you can now enjoy the Theatre
Collections are given here. You have been sent this
enewsletter because you were previously on the V&A
Theatre Museum's email list.
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<TD><FONT size=4><A name=articles_1></A><STRONG><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#333399>Spectacular theatre design display
opens at the V&A today </FONT></STRONG></FONT></TD></TR>
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Dog in the Manger, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2004. Designer Es Devlin. Photograph by Ellie Kurttz"
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<P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000>Dog
in the Manger, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2004.
Designer Es Devlin. Photograph by Ellie
Kurttz</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000
size=2><STRONG>Collaborators: UK Design For Performance
2003-2007<BR></STRONG><EM>21 November 2007 - 18 November
2008<BR></EM><BR>
<P>From pantomime and drama to opera and dance, in the
UK and abroad, this free display at V&A South
Kensington brings together the work of over 100 of
Britain's most creative theatre designers recognised
worldwide for their skills and innovative
designs. On display are designs by Paul Brown,
Richard Hudson and Ralph Koltai, three of the most
internationally acclaimed set designers of recent years.
<BR><BR>Including costumes, puppets, drawings,
photographs, models of stage sets and interactive
digital presentations, this display highlights the
collaborative nature of theatre
design.<BR><BR><EM>Admission free</EM></P></FONT></TD></TR>
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color=#333399 size=2><STRONG>Find out more
about Theatre displays and
exhibitions</STRONG></FONT>
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color=#008000>New theatre events programme
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face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
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<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000
size=2><SPAN>There is also a new programme of
practical workshops, events and activities for
students of all ages starting at the
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#000000 size=2><SPAN>V&A. These workshops
use examples of current practice and material from the
collections and provide a unique starting point to
discover the story, both past and present, of the
performing arts in the
</SPAN><SPAN>UK</SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000
size=2><SPAN>For details and booking, please email <A
href="mailto:tmgroups@vam.ac.uk"
target=_blank>tmgroups@vam.ac.uk</A></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#333399>New
Theatre Collections website launched
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<TD><A
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target=_blank><IMG height=133
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<TD><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#000000>Daniel Radcliffe in Equus,
Gielgud Theatre, 2007</FONT>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000
size=2>Theatre Collections Online is a new
website which allows you to explore areas of
the V&A's Theatre Collections including drama,
dance, musical theatre, stage design, black performance,
circus and stage history among others.
<P>Online resources include images, video clips, audio
interviews, learning packs, research guides, reading
lists and much more. Over the coming years, the website
will develop as a major resource for the performing
arts. </P></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"
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target=_blank><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#333399 size=2><STRONG>Visit the Theatre
Collections Online</STRONG></FONT>
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<TD><FONT size=4><A name=articles_6></A><STRONG><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#008000>New
permanent theatre and performance galleries
planned </FONT></STRONG> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000>Talk
of the Town, London Hippodrome, 1962</FONT>
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<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000
size=2><SPAN>Work is underway for new galleries at the
V&A devoted to theatre and
performance.<SPAN> </SPAN>The galleries will
explore the process of performance, from the moment
of inspiration, to the design process and
realisation, right through to the verdict
of critics and audience. They will feature
highlights from the V&A's </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000
size=2><SPAN><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
size=2>extensive holdings of costumes, set models,
designs and posters covering everything from baroque to
rock and pop.</FONT><SPAN><FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif size=2> The new
galleries are due to open in 2009</FONT>
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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facilities remain open as before</FONT>
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face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif color=#000000>The
White Album, Nottingham Playhouse, 2006.
Photograph by Nathan Rose</FONT>
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<P><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#000000><FONT size=2>The Theatre Collections'
reading room at Blythe House, London W14 is open to
researchers as before. The archive - the UK's
national collection for the performing arts -
</FONT></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif
color=#000000><FONT size=2>includes designs,
photographs, books, video recordings and
ephemera. Visiting is by appointment only<FONT
face=arial,helvetica,sans-serif>, and early booking
is recommended (allow at least a week's
notice). <BR><BR>For infomation or to make an
appointment </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2>email
</FONT><A href="mailto:tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk"
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details on the Theatre Collections' Reading
Room at Blythe House</FONT> </STRONG></FONT>
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