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First published online April 1, 2016

Researching post-war British Shakespearean productions: A review of the Theatre Archive Project

Sarah Olive [email protected]View all authors and affiliations
Volume 89, Issue 1
https://doi-org.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/10.1177/0184767815627762

Abstract

Abstract

Recent years have seen an impetus to collect and disseminate oral theatre criticism in Shakespeare studies, which is traditionally spontaneous and ephemeral. One manifestation of this is the Theatre Archive Project (TAP), which focuses on post-war Britain (1945–68). This article offers an overview of the TAP’s content in relation to professional Shakespeare productions. Moreover, it articulates some of the pleasures and challenges of using the TAP. Outlining these is intended to benefit researchers considering using the project’s materials but also the project itself as it continues to collect, digitize and share material.

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Depuis quelques années, les études shakespeariennes s’intéressent au recueil et à la dissémination de la critique de théâtre orale, par nature spontanée et éphémère. Le Theatre Archive Project (TAP), centré sur la Grande-Bretagne d’après-guerre (1945–68), constitue un tel exemple. Cet article propose une vue d’ensemble du fonds du TAP, en se centrant sur les mises en scène professionnelles des œuvres de Shakespeare, évoquant les plaisirs et les enjeux que suppose son exploitation. L’article esquisse des pistes tant pour les chercheurs envisageant d’utiliser ce fonds, que pour les acteurs du projet, qui continuent de l’enrichir, de le numériser et de le partager.

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Sarah Olive is a lecturer in English in Education at the University of York. She is also a visiting lecturer at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, where she supervises MA students on the Shakespeare and Education programme. Her research concerns Shakespeare in popular culture, including theatre education, television and social media.

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Volume 89, Issue 1
Pages: 45 - 57
Article first published online: April 1, 2016
Issue published: April 2016

Keywords

  1. William Shakespeare
  2. theatre
  3. theatre criticism
  4. post-war Britain (1945-68)
  5. oral history
  6. Theatre Archive Project (TAP)

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  1. William Shakespeare
  2. théâtre
  3. critique de théâtre
  4. Grande-Bretagne d’après-guerre (1945–68)
  5. histoire orale
  6. Theatre Archive Project (TAP)

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Sarah Olive, Department of Education, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England, UK. Email: [email protected]

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