| Description | This file includes lists of plays produced November 1942 - March 1946, numbers of performances and average and total takings.
Has information on:
Discussion of terms of handing over The Rep to the city (12 January 1935);
Proposal that Barry Jackson stay on as General Manager (05 July 1935);
Temporary scenery store at the Select Cinema (23 October 1935);
Meeting with BBC and arrangements made for future broadcasting of plays (22 November 1935);
Decision that smoking in the auditorium should be discontinued at all matinees (06 February 1936) and further discussions that it should only be allowed during intervals in evening performances (24 April 1936);
Decision to engage Madame Rambert's company (24 April 1936);
Formal exemption from Entertainment Tax granted by Customs & Excise for entire Autumn programme (17 June 1936);
Considering visiting other theatres during the summer in lieu of association with the Malvern Festival (01 September 1937);
Suggestion of a special company to perform in London (15 October 1937);
Discussions on how to celebrate 25th anniversary of theatre including dinner, reception and dance (20 October 1937);
25th anniversary celebrations to be lunch at Queen's Hotel on 15 February 1938 with reception at the university (07 December 1937);
Company Secretary had received an offer of a large top floor room adjoining the theatre - would make a good rehearsal room for a drama school and use by wardrobe (and give up Hinckley Street) (19 April 1939);
After negotiations it was decided to turn down offer of adjoining premises because of cost (27 June 1939);
Government regulations that all places of entertainment to be closed because of the start of war - including The Rep (04 September 1939);
Note that there had not been any directors meetings because of the war but they had been in contant attendance at the theatre. Theatre re-opened on 07 October 1939 (09 January 1940);
Attendances at the theatre had fallen heavily because of air raids and lunch time revues had replaced straight plays. Theatre closed on 13 December 1940 (02 January 1941);
Theatre still closed (06 June 1941);
Theatre had been closed until December 1941 when the Travelling Repertory Theatre put on productions with the agreement of the The Rep (17 November 1942);
Note that Miss Richards had been appointed full time superintendent of the school in November 1943 and that there had been a great improvement (previous meetings had expressed concerns about the school) (02 March 1944). |