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West Country Dynasties/Shakespeare's Globe Film, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box: Smart Family Collection Box 33
Reference code: 178D14.41

Scope and Contents

VHS. Newspaper cutting on case reads 'West Country Dynasties. A six-part series which documents the history of the West Country through the lives of the families who have worked in the region through the years. The first programme features the Rowlands family, who have been fairground showpeople for more than a century. Of the four generations currently employed in the business, Albert and Evelyn have left the running of the family fair to son David and his three sons, while David’s brother Kimmy, runs Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Director/ Producer Caroline Righton, subtitled'. Newspaper cutting on case reads 'Shakespeare’s Globe. Documentary which charts the realisation of film director Sam Wanamaker’s dream of building a theatre on the South Bank of the river Thames, where Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre once stood. As the grand opening approaches, tension among those working on the project escalates. Director/Producer Cassie Braban, subtitled'.

Dates

  • Creation: c1900 - 2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Cultural context

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

Contact:
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231