| Description | Series of articles about theatre, with focus on the National Theatre. Folder 1 - January to September 2005. Topics include: 2005 season announcements and coverage including Micahel Gambon to play Falstaff, a new play by Mike Leigh, Jim Broadbent in Theatre of Blood, Paul by Howard Brenton and discusions of free speech and resistance to religious pressure groups to censor drama, criticsm of West End theatre ticketing prices, policies and booking fees, the National Theatre's new external lighting scheme designed in-house by lighting technician Huw Llewellyn, Arts Council England's affirmative action programme for the arts, a profile of Giles Croft, profiles of Helen Mirren, Alan Bennett's new autobiography, increased tickets sales for productions in the Travellex sponsored scheme. Folder 2 - October to December 2005. Topics include; assessing the impact of The Romans In Britain, tributes to Peter Hall on his 75th birthday, issues surrounding smoking on stage, the content of theatre programmes, political drama and the portrayal of identifiable politicians in actual events, a report into the Arts Council by a committee headed by Genista Mackintosh, the introduction of Sunday performances at the National Theatre and the NT's annual Theatre Quiz in it's 22nd year, |