Sheffield Theatres Collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of programmes and cast lists for performances at various Sheffield theatres, primarily The Playhouse, as well as The Crucible, The Lyceum, Sheffield City Hall and others.
Dates
- Creation: November 1948 - October 1996
Creator
- Sheffield Repertory Company (1919 - 1971) (Organisation)
- The Crucible Theatre (1971 - present) (Sheffield) (Organisation)
- The Lyceum Theatre (1897 - present) (Sheffield) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Available by appointment
Biographical / Historical
Sheffield has a rich theatrical history.
The majority of the items in this collection are from performances by The Sheffield Repertory Company, formed in 1919, in The Playhouse which used to be situated on Townhead Street in Sheffield and its sale contributed to the building of the modern Crucible Theatre.
Extent
2 Box(es) (287 items)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Chronologically by venue
Custodial History
The majority of the collection dating from January 1956 to August 1961 was donated to the Library by Mr Ralph Layland, a graduate of the University of Sheffield, who had collected the programmes.
Further programmes dating from August 1966 to May 1971 were donated by Totley Community Resource and Information Centre.
Other donations of cast lists and programmes came from C. A. Bloor and Helen Lewin.
Subject
- The Playhouse (1938 - 1971) (Sheffield) (Organisation)
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk