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Post by DuchessConstance on Aug 26, 2016 1:53:23 GMT
They tend to be pretty easy going, in my experience. I've been left completely alone there when the staff went off for lunch.
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Post by maggiem on Aug 26, 2016 8:19:42 GMT
Thanks for all the info, literally no water/food/pens with you at all, or not allowed out of your bag? Sounds most interesting, I requested a range of stuff on The Duchess of Malfi and Mourning Becomes Electra. I'm not researching anything i'm just interested. I'd love to access the British library properly, i've visited the general public bit but haven't yet worked out what they have that I could request as basically it's the idea of just lots of books that I find interesting. Hello! Have a look at this page. It tells you what you need to do to get a reader's pass. If I remember correctly, I think you do have to be researching something. www.bl.uk/help/how-to-get-a-reader-pass |
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Post by peggs on Aug 26, 2016 20:44:13 GMT
Thanks for info. Foxa I'd wondered about that exhibit but then hadn't heard anyone who'd gone and liked it so hadn't gone, mmmmmm wonder if I go to do some hours or archiving and then scoot over to the library as don't have any other free days.
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Post by foxa on Aug 26, 2016 21:27:29 GMT
  And the gift shop was fun... |
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Post by peggs on Aug 31, 2016 20:35:08 GMT
Spent rather an intensive day yesterday watching (well rather listening, 2003 filming quality meant it was rather like watching from the back of a theatre when you wonder what people's faces are doing) old footage at the archive and then headed over to the British library (thanks for the tip off Foxa) for wandering in the cold and darkness at the Shakespeare in ten acts exhibition. I thought I had asked for extra info as advised here around the productions but just got programmes and film but will know for next time to be more explicit. As noted film quality was pretty poor, odd really surely in 2003 it could have been better? It was just all slightly out of focus. But never the less very interesting, would have quite liked to have just gone through all the stuff on their shelves. More recent film spied on other's people's pcs very good. Thanks for all the helpful advice on here, now that I know how it all works I wondered when I can next find a spare day in week to go again.
Shakespeare in ten acts very interesting, I'm a sucker for an old book at the best of times so this was rather heavenly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 15:06:45 GMT
Apols for resurrecting an old thread but I've got a day off coming up soon and am seriously considering this. Just to clarify - you don't need to be a researcher/academic to access the films of performances - any old member of the public can have access by arrangement? I'd love to see the NT's production of Sobol's Ghetto...
Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 15:11:06 GMT
Apols for resurrecting an old thread but I've got a day off coming up soon and am seriously considering this. Just to clarify - you don't need to be a researcher/academic to access the films of performances - any old member of the public can have access by arrangement? I'd love to see the NT's production of Sobol's Ghetto... Thanks! Any old person can indeed go, you need to register and if they have a busy day with "professionals" they warn you that they will get preference, but that's rare!
Details on their website here: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/about-the-national-theatre/archive
I've always found them lovely and helpful and there's no sense of difference between those in there 'researching' and those just having a looksee
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 15:13:50 GMT
That's brilliant, thanks! Have always meant to look into this - I know it won't be great quality but fascinating all the same.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 15:29:17 GMT
That's brilliant, thanks! Have always meant to look into this - I know it won't be great quality but fascinating all the same. You're welcome! hope you enjoy  |
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Post by kathryn on Feb 17, 2017 15:35:19 GMT
If they let me in (and they did) they'll let anyone in! They do book up quite far in advance though so best to plan ahead.
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Post by peggs on Feb 21, 2017 13:15:31 GMT
I'm going on Thursday, went last year on recommendation from here and must have behaved well enough since they're letting me back.
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Post by peggs on Feb 23, 2017 19:49:19 GMT
Archive failure, got there to find Doris has prevented the people who work there getting there, sigh. Still have lots of fun with hundreds of over people standing at charring cross watching all the trains get cancelled and the finally getting on a train which promptly broke down.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 10:19:08 GMT
Archive failure, got there to find Doris has prevented the people who work there getting there, sigh. Still have lots of fun with hundreds of over people standing at charring cross watching all the trains get cancelled and the finally getting on a train which promptly broke down. Oh no! sorry it didn't work out- curse weather and our inability to cope with it! Hope you get another chance to go. |
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Post by peggs on Feb 24, 2017 20:21:10 GMT
Ofsted has just come calling so if I can survive the week should mean clocking up some extra hours to allow me to try again with a bit of luck.
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Post by andrew on Feb 26, 2017 10:28:46 GMT
Has anyone had a look at the quality of the His Dark Materials recordings? I reckon if I was to go, that would be something I'd like to catch up on and I wonder if it was well captured by the archivists.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 11:00:33 GMT
Has anyone had a look at the quality of the His Dark Materials recordings? I reckon if I was to go, that would be something I'd like to catch up on and I wonder if it was well captured by the archivists. Up until the more reccent/NT Live recordings they're all pretty much the same quality- static cameras (usually only 1 but a few may have had 2) set up at the back of the stalls, the recording quality/resolution varies as camera equipment improves but they're much of a muchness in that respect. You'll get a decent sense of it I'm sure (I've not seen it). For what it's worth anything I've watched/spied on other people watching while working on something else, always seemed decent enough to give a good sense of the thing, just not at NT live style of recording. |
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Post by peggs on Mar 12, 2017 21:39:09 GMT
Second time lucky last week, may have been a bit ambitious in just how much I thought I could get through, the problem with the quality ntlive stuff is that you I wanted to watch it all! I have to say the NT has way more interesting titled meetings than my work, none of my agendas sound as enticing as 'blood meeting agenda'.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2017 21:43:40 GMT
Any old person can indeed go, For id, your pension book will suffice. Or, failing this, a copy of the Radio Times in a binder. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 22:23:08 GMT
Apols for resurrecting an old thread but I've got a day off coming up soon and am seriously considering this. Just to clarify - you don't need to be a researcher/academic to access the films of performances - any old member of the public can have access by arrangement? I'd love to see the NT's production of Sobol's Ghetto... Thanks! Oh my god! I saw that (twice) as a teenager, and I remember being blown away by how wonderful it was. I remember Maria Friedman vividly, and Alex Jennings... oh wow. I would love to see that again. I remember how wonderful the music was. |
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Post by Polly1 on Jan 17, 2018 8:40:13 GMT
Resurrecting this thread for the person who asked about it on another one. I must go!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2018 13:10:36 GMT
As an interesting addition, you can in fact hire out a screening room at the V&A and arrange a screening of things they have. A friend is doing it for a couple of Sherlock-associated-actors-in-plays for fans of those. Costs a couple of hundred pounds but obviously if you all chip in it's not much per person.
Obviously to just watch it on a computer is free.
All of which reminds me I need to make some trips to the NT archive, perhaps I should give myself a little 'treat' and also watch something when I'm finished working!
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Post by peggs on Jan 17, 2018 23:50:10 GMT
Must make it to V and A one day to do more viewing, pesky work expecting me to come in every day!
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Post by Someone in a tree on Feb 24, 2019 15:08:00 GMT
*Not the NT*
I recently did what every tourist does in NY. I visited the archive library at the Lincoln Centre and viewed the recording of Sondhdeim's Frogs . I was expecting a camcorder at the back of the stalls but oh no multiple cameras, closeups, editing and excellent picture and sound quality.
People around me were watching Matilda and several other musicals and plays that I did not recognise however all of it looked to be of excellent quality.
I'm totally recommending
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Post by partytentdown on Feb 24, 2019 19:53:22 GMT
The Globe also has films of all its productions available to watch on site - literally EVERY performance, I believe, as some scholars analyse how lines and audience reaction can change from night to night.
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