Archaeology

Synopsis: Heather Knight of the Museum of London Archaeology and Penny Tuerk of the Tower Theatre talk to Heather Neill about excavations of The Theatre, the first purpose-built venue in Elizabethan London, where several of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed. Recorded at the Museum of London Archaeology.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio
Recording date: 14 Sep 2010
Duration: 30 mins

Production type: Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects: Archaeology; Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); theatre history; Archaeology; Elizabethan stage

Notes: Recordings can be listened to online at the Theatrevoice archive: http://www.theatrevoice.com/the_archive/. Site accessed 1/2011.
General: Theatrevoice is a website for audio content about British theatre, and features journalists from across the UK as well as press and practitioners from across the theatre industry. It was set up in 2003 to see if theatre could be talked about in a new way: allowing critics to be more expansive than the usual space constraints of the print media allowed. In 2008, V&A Theatre Collections and Rose Bruford College, London agreed to support the site in partnership. (http://www.theatrevoice.com/about_us/, accessed 7/2010)

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Notes: Theatrevoice is the leading online site for audio content about British theatre.

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