National Theatre Archive

NT Studio
83-101
The Cut
London
Greater London
SE1 8LL
England

Website

E-mail

archive@nationaltheatre.org.uk

Telephone

Archive

020 7452 3136

Fax

Archive

020 7820 3110

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Theatre is an ephemeral art; but the material collected in a theatre archive can help one to re-imagine a production and gain an insight into the working methods of the performers and the production team. The NT Archive is open to anyone with an interest in the National's history... theatre practitioners, academics, journalists, writers, picture editors and students from anywhere in the world.

Venue Type:

Museum, Library, Archive

Opening hours

The Archive is open to researchers 10am to 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; we open 12 till 8pm on Thursdays. The National Theatre Digital Archive is available for viewing and browsing all AV material from the collection.

Address all enquiries to the Archivist, Royal National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX, or call 020 7820 3512.

For researchers unable to visit the Archive, there is a photocopying service for certain types of materials. Current charges are 20p per A4 sheet and 30p per A3 sheet plus postage and packing. A copyright declaration must be signed and returned, together with payment, before despatch.

Closed: Public holidays and weekends.

Admission charges

The NT Archive is a free service offered to all interested parties.

General services and facilities

Guided tours
Pre-booking service for groups

Disability access

Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation

Schools services and facilities

Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Education facilities available

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Library with public access
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities

Additional info

The Archive is open to the public by appointment only.

NT Studio
83-101
The Cut
London
Greater London
SE1 8LL
England

Website

National Theatre Archive

www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/archive

NT Archive Catalogue

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7195

NT Performance Database

http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=7195

NT Archive Events

www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/archiveevents

E-mail

archive@nationaltheatre.org.uk

Telephone

Archive

020 7452 3136

Fax

Archive

020 7820 3110

The National Theatre Archive has a broader collecting policy than most theatre archives: it is our constant effort to document the history of both the administrative and creative aspects of the institution. By reference to the various series of records held at the Archive one can trace the lifecycle of any NT production from conception to design to marketing to Stage Manager’s reports. The collection covers the period from the inception of the company in 1963 to the present day. The major research series in the collection are programmes, posters, photographs, videos, sound recordings of Platform events, press cuttings, prompt scripts, production drawings, costume, lighting, and sound information. At the end of a production’s run, the Archivist arranges the transfer of material from the various creative departments in the National Theatre to the Archive.