Adrian Varcoe Collection

This material is held atUniversity of Bristol Theatre Collection

  • Reference
    • GB 811 VAR
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1838 - 2002
  • Physical Description
    • 347 items (19 boxes)

Scope and Content

Material relating to Adrian Varcoe's career, as well as a number of items which refer to James Macready Chute and other members of the Chute family owners of the Prince’s Theatre in Bristol from the 1860s until 1931, and to Ethel & Murray Carrington and the Murray Carrington Company at the Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon- Avon.

Administrative / Biographical History

Adrian Varcoe (1944 – 2005) was a Bristol based actor and drag artist who also amassed an extensive collection of important cuttings, programmes, correspondence, sheet music, menus and many other items spanning British theatre activity during the entire 19th and first half of the 20th century. Adrian Varcoe also appeared in various episodes of the popular science fiction TV series Blake 7 (1979) and K-9 and Company (1981).

Arrangement

The collection is uncatalogued and so remains in the form of the original accessions.

Access Information

Open

DPA may apply to some records

Custodial History

Purchased from Adrian Varcoe.

Accruals

None expected