The University of Bristol Theatre Collection is an accredited museum and one of the world's largest archives of British theatre and Live Art. Founded in 1951 to serve the newly formed Drama Department, our collections have continued to develop in order to reflect all aspects of theatre and performance. We are now an internationally renowned research resource open to all.
John Gielgud (1904–2000), as Valentine in 'Love for Love'Anthony Devas (1911–1958)
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
Dorothy Tutin as Joan of Arc in 'The Lark'Anthony Devas (1911–1958)
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
Margaret Rutherford as The Duchess of Port-au-Bronc in 'Time Remembered' by Jean AnouilhClifford Jackson (b.1927)
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
John Gielgud (1904–2000), as Valentine in 'Love for Love'Anthony Devas (1911–1958)
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
The Boxes and the OrchestraFrancis Hewlett (1930–2012)
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
'Left Hand Boxes' or 'The Rich Get Richer and The Poor Have Children', Interior Scene of the Bristol Empire and Music Hall in the 1940sFrancis Hewlett (1930–2012)
University of Bristol Theatre Collection
Spotlit, Interior Scene of the Bristol Empire and Music Hall in the 1940sFrancis Hewlett (1930–2012)