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IF HE THINKS FIT

A Censorship Caper in Committee STARRING Harley Granville Barker, Lena Ashwell, George Bernard Shaw, Herbert Samuel, Speaker Lowther, George Redford & the mysterious Lord Chamberlain!!! At the turn of the 20th century British theatre was suffering from a censoring …

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Surprising Faces in the Archives – Theatre

Posted by: Katherine Emery Posted on: 13 November 2020 Categories: tagged articlesHistory

For part two of our surprising faces blog, we look at some of the people you wouldn’t expect to find within the collections of the Parliamentary Archives from the world of theatre. This includes a variety of playwrights and actors, …

NEW PLAYS, NEW PLAYERS: THE END OF THEATRE CENSORSHIP IN THE UK

Posted by: Richard Ward Posted on: 6 August 2018 Categories: tagged articlesHistory tagged articlesPolitics

Today's blog was written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer. This summer, the Parliamentary Archives, Norman Porch display in the Palace of Westminster exhibits documents celebrating the 50th anniversary of theatre censorship being lifted. You can see the exhibition if …

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IF HE THINKS FIT

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