Pub Theatre

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
733
Date Released
1973
Filmed
Jan 1973
Length of issue (in feet)
200
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Londoners are enjoying a new kind of theatre-going, not on the West End stage, but in the tavern around the corner. Michele Brown visits the King’s Head at Islington to enjoy a pint of ale, and a form of live theatre in a relaxed informal setting.
Researcher Comments
According to the script, includes an interview with the theatre’s founder, Dan Crawford. NB: Information gathered from the Australian version
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Performing arts
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/733
Credits:
Camera
AI Films
Production Co.
AI Films
Producer
Anthony Thomson
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Director
Charles Leigh-Bennett
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Support services
Jennifer Lucas
Presenter
Michele Brown
Presenter
Silverio Perez Salas

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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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

'Pub Theatre', This Week In Britain Issue No. 733, 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/328974 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)