Civic Theatre

Series

Series Name
Portrait

Issue

Issue No.
39
Date Released
1965
Completion
Mar 1965
Length of issue (in feet)
470
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Civic help to provincial theatres illustrated by scenes of the Playhouse in Nottingham and back-stage preparations and rehearsal for the Tyrone Guthrie production of Coriolanus.
Researcher Comments
This features footage from the BBC Monitor programme on the Nottingham Playhouse released on 22/12/1963.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Performing arts
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /2019 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Reference
MI 931/39
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Commonwealth Relations Office
Sponsor
Foreign Office
Producer
Philip Dann
Editor
Philip Dann
Camera
United Motion Picture (London) Ltd
Production Co.
United Motion Picture (London) Ltd

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Civic Theatre', Portrait Issue No. 39, 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/327486 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)