• Engaged Audiences

  • May 18 2022
  • Length: 32 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Kate Holmes visits one of our partner archives, the University of Bristol Theatre Collection. She talks to its Director Jo Elsworth, Archive Assistant Athene Bain and Catherine Hindson, who uses the collection in teaching and research within the Theatre Department. We discuss how their eclectic resources reveal how engaged nineteenth century audiences were and the archive as an inspirational place. For more, including how to visit, see: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/theatrecollection People, Plays, Places mentioned in this podcast:Professor: Glynne WickhamObject: Bristol Old Vic ‘Cannonball’ CounterweightFan Culture: Tinsel PrintsActor/Manager: Herbert Beerbohm TreeActor/Manager: Henry IrvingPlay: Davis, Leopold Davis (1871) The BellsTheatre: Bristol Old Vic TheatreObject: Artful Dodger Costume, Eric Jones Evans CollectionPlay: Potter, Paul M (1895) TrilbyObject: Lillian Baylis’ desk (Theatre Producer & Manager)Social Reformer & Manager: Emma Cons, London Old Vic Suffrage Campaigner, Theatre Director & Costumier: Edith CraigPerformer: Maud Beerbohm TreeMajor Collection: Mander & Mitchenson Collection Want to find out more after this podcast? Here’s our pick of free online resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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