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Exploring Theatres 36-mm pin badges

Support and promote the education work of The Theatres Trust by purchasing our brick-red Exploring Theatres pin badge.

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2011 Christmas Card – atmospheric watercolour of the Lyceum Theatre, London at night

Books

Acting With Confidence:
Scotland’s Theatre Architecture
Historic Scotland, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84917-038-3

Theatres are an important part of Scotland’s cultural, social and architectural history. Each has its own story to tell. In 2008-9 Historic Scotland undertook a thematic study of Scotland’s historic theatre buildings, working closely with The Theatres Trust. This book celebrates the architects and styles of Scottish theatres.

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Frank Matcham & Co

Theatreshire Books ltd, 2008
ISBN: 978-09534127-1-6

Frank Matcham was the most prolific theatre architect of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. During his career he designed or significantly reconstructed over 160 theatres in the British Isles. This new book contains essays that cover hitherto unexplored elements of his work and are introduced by Alan Bennett. The book begins to unlock the secrets about the way he worked. It identifies for the first time the people with whom he collaborated on a regular basis and reveals a significant amount about the way he was able to create so many wonderful buildings.

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British Theatres and Music Halls

John Earl. Shire Publications Ltd, 2005 (Reprint 2011)
ISBN: 978-0747806271

After decades of destruction, theatres are now recognised as significant records of the societies that produced them and valuable cultural resources for the prsent day. This book outlines the history of theatres and music halls from the late sixteenth century to the present time, noting changing fashions in entertainment and evolving official attitudes to safety that have, at various times, influenced the architectural character of the buildings. Particular attention is given to the thirty-five years before the First World War.

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Act Now! Modernising London’s West End Theatres A Report by The Theatres Trust
The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund, 2003
ISBN 0-9534675-1-1

ACT NOW! Modernising London’s West End Theatres was published by the Trust in October 2003, following a two-year study of the 40 commercially owned venues in London’s theatreland. It examines the state of the buildings, estimates the costs of bringing them up to 21st century standards and suggests some ways forward.

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Scene/Unseen: London’s West End Theatres
English Heritage, 2003
ISBN: 1-873592-74-4

This book celebrates the working buildings at the heart of the British theatrical industry. It explores what constitutes a West End theatre, both culturally and physically, and outlines a brief history if its architecture, while also touching on the role of English Heritage and The Theatres Trust in theatre conservation. From the London Palladium to the Savoy Theatre, it offers glimpses of those areas not normally seen by the public and brings to light the theatre’s hidden world.

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The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres 1750 – 1950 A Gazeteer
Edited by John Earl & Mike Sell, 2000
A & C Black, 2000
ISBN 0-7136-5688-3

This book looks, town by town, at all surviving theatres built between 1750 and 1950. It makes assessments of their quality, architecturally and theatrically and also assesses the potential of reopening some disused theatres.In addition to its critical assessment of more than 650 theatres, the guide contains details of hundreds of lost theatres and biographical notes on the principal theatre architect.

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Encore: Strategies for Theatre Renewal
Judith Strong
The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund, 1999
ISBN 0-9534675-0-3

During the middle years of this century, Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco theatres were seen as mere relics of a past age. It was only when the majority had been lost that people began to realise just how good these theatres had been. Since then, many have been successfully restored, modernised and brought back to use. This book tells their stories.

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