Stage machinery reading list

Arnold, Richard L., Scene Technology, 2nd edn . (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall,1990)

Higgs, Chris, An Introduction to Rigging in the Entertainment Industry (Royston: Entertainment Technology Press, 2002)

Howard Jr. John T., A Bibliography of Theatre Technology (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1982)

Leacroft, Richard, The Development of the English Playhouse, An Illustrated Survey of Theatre Building in England from Medieval to Modern Times, revised edn. (London: Methuen, 1988)

Ogawa, Toshiro, Theatre Engineering and Stage Machinery (Royston: Entertainment Technology Press, 2001)

Stoddard, Richard, Stage Scenery, Machinery and Lighting: A Guide to Information Sources
(Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1977)

British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age

31 March–12 August 2012

Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.

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Green Tortoishell Reading Glasses (1.5)

Green Tortoishell Reading Glasses (1.5)

This range of quirky, fun reading glasses are designed for wearers who demand distinctive, high quality glasses.

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Event - Subsidy, Patronage & Sponsorship : Theatre and Performance Culture in Uncertain Times

Thu 19 July 2012–Sat 21 July 2012

CONFERENCE: The V&A and the University of Reading are organising an international conference related to the major AHRC project, ‘Giving Voice to the Nation': the Arts Council of Great Britain and the development of theatre and Performance in Britain 1945-1995.

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