Theatre Programmes collection

450 NT programmes plus 100 NT pamphlet or single sheet programmes
350 programmes from the RSC
80 programmes from the Almedia
13 programmes from the Old Vic
150+ musicals
and a collection of 1320+ progammes labelled 'mixed' which come from a range of theatres mainly in London, with some regional and a few international as well.

The collection is arranged in a number of sequences:

NT programmes in periodical files, arranged alphabetically by production
NT pamphlet or single sheet programmes in periodical files, arranged alphabetically by production
Programmes from the RSC in periodical files, arranged alphabetically by production
Programmes from the Almedia in periodical files, arranged alphabetically by production
Programmes from the Old Vic in periodical files, arranged alphabetically by production
Musicals in periodical files, arranged alphabetically by production
Programmes from other venues in periodical files, arranged alphabetically by production

On open access within the College Library, but not available for loan.

The collection contains many items donated over the years by Beth Chatten, Kate Fleming, Aleks Sierz, and Morna Smith, but also includes many other items whose provenance is unknown.

The spreadsheet lists all of the items by title (though this can be re-ordered by any of the columns).
The 'other people' column is not a comprehensive list of performers but rather identifies individuals who may be well known, and individuals who are alumni of Rose Bruford College.

Theatre Programmes at Rose Bruford College

Compiled by Frank Trew, College Librarian at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance.

The copyright in the collection will rest with the creators of the programme, but small extracts may be copied for the purpose of individual research, analysis or criticism.

At present the collection contains items up until 2017, but this is not by design and the College will continue to add to the collection as further items become available.
The College is happy to accept donations BUT NOT if they are duplicates of what we already have.

There is a collection, donated by Geoffrey Strachan, of National Theatre programmes, housed within the College's Special Collections and yet to be added to this list. It is a comprehensive collection arranged by the year of performance.

All programmes are original items and are on open access shelves within the College Library.

Theatre programmes collection item details