West Country Dynasties/Shakespeare's Globe Film, c1900 - 2000
Scope and Contents
VHS. Newspaper cutting on case reads 'West Country Dynasties. A six-part series which documents the history of the West Country through the lives of the families who have worked in the region through the years. The first programme features the Rowlands family, who have been fairground showpeople for more than a century. Of the four generations currently employed in the business, Albert and Evelyn have left the running of the family fair to son David and his three sons, while David’s brother Kimmy, runs Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Director/ Producer Caroline Righton, subtitled'. Newspaper cutting on case reads 'Shakespeare’s Globe. Documentary which charts the realisation of film director Sam Wanamaker’s dream of building a theatre on the South Bank of the river Thames, where Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre once stood. As the grand opening approaches, tension among those working on the project escalates. Director/Producer Cassie Braban, subtitled'.
Dates
- Creation: c1900 - 2000
Creator
- Smart, Billy (William), 1894 - 1966 (Person)
- Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in our reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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