News in 2015
- Project: Bristol Old Vic Heritage Lottery Fund 10 December 2015 The Theatre Collection is working closely with the Bristol Old Vic on their Heritage Lottery Funded project which will help mark the 250th anniversary of the theatre. In the autumn the Bristol Old Vic was awarded a £220,500 grant to develop plans to bring its theatrical heritage to life.
- Centre Stage Exhibition opens at the Royal West of England Academy 10 December 2015 A treasure trove of items from the University of Bristol Theatre Collection goes on display at the Royal West of England Academy this week as part of a new exhibition Centre Stage: Celebrating Theatre in Bristol.
- Messel Magic Comes to Bristol 21 July 2015 The personal archive of one of the twentieth century’s foremost theatrical designers, Oliver Messel (1904-1978) has been acquired by the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, thanks to a generous grant of £80,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). The NHMF grant was bolstered by generous support from alumni, friends, and charitable foundations to help meet the £100,000 purchase price.
- Old Vic silver tickets come home to Bristol 26 June 2015 Four silver tokens issued to shareholders and a supporter who assisted in the founding of Bristol Theatre Royal (now Bristol Old Vic) in 1766 were donated to the Theatre Collection this week by eighty-three-year-old Geraldine Menez, whose great-grandfather, Henry Augustine Forse, was involved in the re-modelling of the theatre in 1902.
- Theatre Collection holdings showcased at the Royal Opera House 22 May 2015
- Theatre Collection Small Grant: Big Improvement success 22 May 2015
- Project: REACT - Naked Objects: Intelligent Showcases 1 February 2015
- Project: The Public Catalogue Foundation and Your Paintings 1 January 2015
- Project: Oral History 1 January 2015
- Project: Challenging Archives 1 September 2014