Stewart's Dundee Repertory Theatre collection

• Reference:GB 254 MS 377
• Dates of Creation:1948-1950
• Name of Creator:
  Maurice Stewart
• Physical Description:
  1 file

• Scope and Content

  A scrapbook containing programmes, newspaper cuttings and photographs of the Dundee Repertory Theatre

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Maurice Stewart had acted and possibly directed productions at the Rep.
  Dundee Repertory Theatre was founded in 1939 out of a collaboration between Robert Thornely who had managed the last touring company to perform at Dundee and who was looking for a home for his professional company and the amateur company the Dundee Dramatic Company. The first theatre was housed in a disused jute mill. After the premises were destroyed by a fire in 1963 the company moved to a church building on Lochee Road. This served as the theatre's home until the new Dundee Rep Theatre was opened at Tay Square in 1982.

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  The programmes were deposited by Maurice Stewart. He was living in London when he gave them to the Archive.

• Note

  Maurice Stewart had acted and possibly directed productions at the Rep.
  Dundee Repertory Theatre was founded in 1939 out of a collaboration between Robert Thornely who had managed the last touring company to perform at Dundee and who was looking for a home for his professional company and the amateur company the Dundee Dramatic Company. The first theatre was housed in a disused jute mill. After the premises were destroyed by a fire in 1963 the company moved to a church building on Lochee Road. This served as the theatre's home until the new Dundee Rep Theatre was opened at Tay Square in 1982.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The material is on paper and includes photographs.

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Rachel Hart, Archive Volunteer, 2/12/15. Amended by Kenneth Baxter, March 2016

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Custodial History

  Held by the depositer.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  MS 316 Dundee RepTheatre; MS 375 The Herschell Dundee Rep Theatre Programmes; MS 376 The Baxter Dundee Rep Theatre Programmes

• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 377

• Subjects

  Theatre

  English

  History