Theatre Museum archive

The old Theatre Museum archive, now at the V&A (formerly at Blythe House), looks likely to be a casualty of the museum’s need to cut expenditure. Its loss would be a devastating blow to any archival historical research into British theatre. A petition has been sent up by SIBMAS (the International Association of Libraries, Museums, Archives and Documentation Centres of the Performing Arts) asking senior management of the V&A to reconsider the position of the Theatre & Performance Department before they rush to close the archives and library and make responsible staff redundant.  For further information and to sign the petition, click here: https://www.change.org/p/tristram-hunt-director-v-a-performing-art-heritage

All On Her Own by Terence Rattigan starring Janie Dee to stream from 16 February 2021

Jack Maple & Brian Zeilinger-Goode for MZG Theatre Productions will produce a brand new digital production of Terence Rattigan’s one-woman play, All On Her Own, starring award-winning actress Janie Dee and directed by Alastair Knights, with Jack McCann as assistant director and original music by Lindsey Miller. The show will be available to stream for eight performances only via stream.theatre from 16 to 21 February 2021. More information about the production is available at stream.theatre or the direct link www.allonherown.com

Live Online Play Reading – Heart to Heart

Live Online Play Reading – Heart to Heart by Terence Rattigan Wednesday 20 January 2021 at 7pm via Zoom

In the absence of any normal events for the Society – for reasons we know only too well! – and by arrangement with Alan Brodie Representation the Society is presenting a live online reading of a lesser-known play by Terence Rattigan and we hope members will wish to ‘attend’ the reading.  Please see here Heart to Heart flyer for further details of how to attend via Zoom.

Cinema Museum

A message from the Cinema Museum:  Pretty much all the Gov COVID-emergency funding to support closed arts organisations has been distributed and The Cinema Museum didn’t qualify to apply for any of it – there was always just one box we couldn’t tick. So we need to raise the money to look after the buildings and pay all the bills, with no income streams for a year and no Gov funding.  So, we have set up a Crowdfunder with Toby Jones and Rory Kinnear to raise £60,000 and we have raised over £45,000 from over 1000 people so far – which is great, but we need a new big push to get to the finish line. Please consider donating and encouraging others to donate – preferably both!  £1 is just fine. Here is the link: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/reopen-and-reimagine-the-cinema-museum

AGM 2020

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Terence Rattigan Society was held on Monday, 23 November 2020 at 6.30pm.  As we were still not able to meet in person, the AGM was held via Zoom.