News in 2025
- Inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award recipients announced 28 May 2025 UoB Theatre Collection and Forkbeard Fantasy are delighted to announce that China Blue Fish and Naomi Smyth are the recipients of the inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award!
- New exhibition at the Theatre Collection 7 May 2025 Our new exhibition: A Spotlight on Process: Staging the Unstaged is now open.
- A Playwright's Process: FREE workshops for South West based playwrights, actors, directors and theatre makers at University of Bristol Theatre Collection 28 April 2025 Are you a playwright who would like to connect with other playwrights and theatre-makers in the South West? Or an actor, director or theatre practitioner / researcher who would like to work more closely with local writers and explore the playwriting process?
- Call for applications: Kevin Elyot Award 2025 14 April 2025 We are delighted to announce that we are now welcoming applications for the Kevin Elyot Award 2025, created in memory of the acclaimed actor and writer.
- A Playwright's Process: FREE workshops for South West based playwrights, actors, directors and theatre makers at University of Bristol Theatre Collection 12 March 2025 Are you a playwright who would like to connect with other playwrights and theatre-makers in the South West? Or an actor, director or theatre practitioner / researcher who would like to work more closely with local writers and explore the playwriting process?
- New episodes available of Polly Tisdall's audio diary, 'Kevin Elyot, Crop Circles & Me' 12 March 2025 Polly Tisdall, the current recipient of the Kevin Elyot Award, is publishing an audio diary as part of her residency at the Theatre Collection as she explores the Kevin Elyot archive and her own writing practice.
- Senior administrator required to support the Friends of the Theatre Collection 21 February 2025 The Friends of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection are looking to appoint a senior administrator to support their work.
- Applications now open for the Forkbeard Fantasy Award 2025 4 February 2025 The University of Bristol Theatre Collection welcomes applications for the £15,000 inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award.
- New exhibition at the Theatre Collection 3 February 2025 Our new exhibition: 'Spotlight: What’s New at the Theatre Collection' is now open.
- New audio diary from Polly Tisdall, 'Kevin Elyot, Crop Circles & Me' 27 January 2025 Polly Tisdall, the current recipient of the Kevin Elyot Award, is publishing an audio diary as part of her residency at the Theatre Collection as she explores the Kevin Elyot archive and her own writing practice.