| Description | This file covers the work of the Joint Council during 1953. Includes a memorandum entitled 'The National Theatre' (10/08/1953) which describes a brief history of the National Theatre movement and of the amalgamation of the Old Vic and the SMNT; overview of the developments surrouding the site for the theatre on the South Bank and plans for the National Theatre building. The file aso includes a list of members on the Joint Council of the SMNT and the Old Vic, on the Old Vic National Theatre Sub-Committee and the National Theatre Building Sub-Committee. |