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Shakespeare - The Birmingham Shakespeare Collection - 16th - 21st Century
1 - English Works
0 - Reference works
1 - Collected editions of the works
2 - Selections of the works
4 - General literary history and criticism
5 - Literary criticism of the separate plays and the poems, and certain groups of the Plays
6 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare’s Plays
600 - The stage and the production of Shakespeare's plays (General works)
601 - Photographs, Illustrations and General Histories of Shakespearian Stage Production and Performances
602 - Staging Scenery Costume
603 - Acting and Speaking Shakespeare in the Theatre - production
604 - Audiences
606 - History of Shakespearian stage adaptations and alterations of the plays
609 - Manuals of Shakespearian Production
610
610 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre - General histories
610.1 - The Globe Theatre
610.2 - The Theatre
610.3 - The Curtain Theatre
610.4 - The Rose Theatre
610.5 - The Black friars Theatre
610.6 - The Fortune Theatre
610.7 - The Swan Theatre
610.8 - The Red Bull Theatre
610.9 - Others
611
611 - The Actors - Shakespeare and his fellow actors
611.01 - Individual Biographies of Elizabethan Actors
611.1 - The Dramatic Companies
611.2 - The Children's Companies and the War of the Theatre - Poetomachia (Boy Actors) Shakespeare' Boy actors
611.3 - English Players abroad
611.4 - Shakespeare's Boy Actors
611.11 - Chamberlain's - King's
611.12 - Worcester's Queen s - Pembroke's (1593)
611.13 - Strange's - Admiral's
612
612 - The Stage Business
612.1 - Staging and Stage Machinery, Lighting
612.2 - Producer, Prompter
612.3 - Costume Properties
612.4 - Songs, Dances, Acrobatics
612.5 - Acting Elocution
613 - Works on the Production of single plays prompt books
614 - The Elizabethan and Jacobean Audience
615
615 - Court and Stage
615.1 - The Masque
616 - The Universities
618 - Reputation of the Theatre Censorship and Regulation of Performances
619 - Sources for the history of the Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatre
620 - The Restoration Theatre - General works
621 - Biographies of Restoration Actors and Actresses
623 - Attacks upon the Theatre, Stage Controversies
629 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books
630
630 - The British Eighteenth-century Theatre - General works
630.2
630.4
630.427
630.431
630.432
630.436
630.913
630.917
630.10942
631
631 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. of the Actors and Actresses Portraits
631 443575 - An apology for the conduct of Mr. Charles Macklin, comedian : [with papers relating to the dispute over his performance of Macbeth]. - 1773
632.303
632.766
633 - Stage Controversies and Attacks upon the Theatre
639
639 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books, Souvenir programmes, etc.
639.9 - Recitals Readings of the works
640
640 - The British Nineteenth-century Theatre - (general works)
640.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes, lighting
640.2 - Acting, Elocution, Transvestism, Burlesque
640.3 - Audiences
640.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays
640.9 - Stage History of a particular play
640.917
640.922
640.934
640.936
641 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. , of the Actors, Ac tresses and Managers Portraits
642.7
643
643 - Stage Controversies and Attacks upon the Theatre
643.217
645.17
645.37
646.36
647.94
647.9442
647.944212
648.3
649
649 - Dramatic Criticism, Manuscript Prompt Books, Souvenir programmes, etc.
649.2
649.05
649.5
649.9 - Recitals Readings of the works
649.12
649.13
649.14
649.15
649.16
649.17
649.19
649.21
649.22
649.25
649.28
649.29
649.31
649.32
649.34
649.36
649.37
649.38
649.39
649.41
649.44
649.45
649.46
649.47
649.52
649.54
649.1779
649.1784
649.1855
649.4188
650
650 - The British Twentieth-century. Theatre -(general works)
650.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes, lighting
650.2 - Acting, Elocution
650.3 - Audiences
650.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays
650.8 - Biographies, Memoirs, etc. of the Actors, Producers, Books of Portraits
650.9 - Stage History of a particular play
650.11 - Arena Theatre, Theatre in the Round, The Modern Elizabethan Theatre
650.12 - The Open Air Theatre
650.13 - Small Travel ling Theatres
650.217
650.934
651
651 - Period 1900 - 1918 General works
651.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes
651.2 - Acting, Elocution
651.3 - Audiences
651.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays
652
652 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc, Manuscript Prompt Books for the period 1900 - 1918
652.8
652.9 - Recitals Readings of the works
652.19
652.31
652.37
652.38
652.43
652.51
652.52
652.776
652.1713
652.2201
652.2407
652.3411
652.3811
652.4508
653
653 - Period 1919 - 1945 General Works
653.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes
653.2 - Acting, Elocution
653.3 - Audiences
653.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays
653.09
654
654 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc, Manuscript Prompt Books for the period 1919 - 1945
654.9 - Recitals, Readings of the works
654.13
654.17
654.18
654.19
654.29
654.34
654.41
654.47
654.52
654.54
654.1237
654.1333
654.1725
654.4143
655
655 - Period 1946 - 1999
655.1 - Staging, Scenery, costumes
655.2 - Acting, Elocution
655.3 - Audiences
655.4 - The Stage Adaptation and Alteration of the Plays: parody
655.6
655.12
655.21 - Actors, Actresses: biographies
655.25
655.58
655.142
655.441
655.442
656
656 - Dramatic Criticism Souvenir Programmes, etc. Manuscript Prompt Books for 1946 - 1999
656.9 - Recitals Readings of the works, One man shows
656.12
656.34
656.36
656.41
656.45
656.46
656.415
656.1455
656.1755
656.1764
656.3448
656.3954
656.4355
657 - Period 21st Century
658.315
660 - The Shakespeare Festivals and the work of other organisations not limited to a particular field
660.6
665
665 - The Old Vic Theatre
665.87
666 - Programmes etc. relating to:-
666.1 - Regent's Park .0pen-Air Theatre
666.2 - The Mermaid Theatre
666.3 - Cambridge Festival Theatre
666.4 - Globe Theatre, Southwark
666.5 - St. George's Theatre, Tafnel Park
667 - The Stratford-upon-Avon Festival 1864 and Royal Shakespeare Company Productions
668
668 - Other Shakespeare Festivals in Great Britain
668.18 - Buxton
668.24 - Cornish Shakespeare Festival and Minack Theatre
668.31 - Durham County Drama Association
668.41 - Harrogate Shakespearean Festival
668.61 - Pendley Shakespeare Festival
668.81 - Southwark Shakespeare Festival
668.99 - Other Festivals
669
669 - Amateur Productions - generally
669.4 - Amateur Productions - Societies, etc.
669.5 - Amateur Productions - School and University
669.434
669.722
670 - Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals
671 - Before 1800 (Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals)
671.522
672
672 - During the Nineteenth-century (Shakespeare Stage Production from U.S.A. and Canada & Festivals)
672.1 - Biographies of the actors and actresses
672.9 - Works upon- the production of a particular play, or group of the plays, criticism, souvenir programmes, etc.
672.918
672.938
672.941
673
673 - During the Twentieth-century - General histories
673.1 - Period 1900 -
673.01 - Staging, Scenery, Costume
673.02 - Acting, Elocution
673.2 - Period 1919 - 1945
673.03 - Audiences
673.3 - Period 1946 -
673.09 - Individual biography of the actresses and- actors
673.9 - Prompt copies
673.39 - Readings and Recitals
673.145
673.213
673.219
673.236
673.243
673.246
673.251
673.252
673.312
673.334
673.352
674 - 21st Century
675 - The American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy Stratford, Conn.
676 - Other Shakespeare Festivals in the U.S.A. - Theatre Material only
676.8
676.11 - Antioch
676.12 - Alabama
676.19 - California Shakespeare Festival
676.21 - Champlain
676.23 - Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival
676.26 - Colorado
676.29 - Dallas , Texas
676.36 - Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival
676.42 - Hofstra College
676.44 - Hollywood Shakespeare Festival
676.53 - New York Shakespeare Festival
676.54 - Marin Shakespeare Festival
676.59 - Monmouth - Theatre at
676.63 - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
676.70 - San Diego, Cal,
676.77 - Southern Shakespeare Rep. Co,
676.80 - Taylor University Shakespeare Festival
676.88 - Utah Shakespeare Festival
676.90 - Yale Shakespeare Festival
676.99 - Other Festivals in U.S.A, not yet catalogued
676.269
676.639
677
677 - The Stratford Shakespearean Festival (Stratford, Ontario)
677.198
677.1953
677.1954
677.1955
677.1956
677.1961
678 - Other Canadian Festivals
678.3 - The Earle Grey Festival, Toronto
679
679 - Amateur Productions - -generally
679.4 - Societies, etc.
679.5 - School and University
679.513
680 - Shakespeare Stage Production from Other Countries
680.2
680.942
681 - Germany
681.304
682
682 - France
682.2
682.29
682.217
682.241
682.3132
683 - Italy
684 - Spain and Portugal
685 - Other European countries
685.11 - Austria
685.14 - Belgium
685.17 - Bulgaria
685.21 - Czechoslovakia
685.22 - Cyprus
685.29 - Denmark
685.31 - Greece
685.41 - Hungary
685.43 - Iceland
685.46 - Latvia
685.47 - Lithuana
685.49 - Malta
685.53 - Netherlands
685.57 - Norway
685.61 - Poland
685.66 - Roumania
685.71 - Sweden
685.72 - Switzerland
685.92 - Yugoslavia
685.291 - Hamlet at Elsinore
685.292 - Finland
685.925 - Macedonia
686 - South and Central America
687 - The Far East
687.1 - China
687.2 - Japan
687.3 - Malaya
687.4 - India
687.5 - Burma
687.6 - Tibet
687.41 - Pakistan
688
688 - U.S.S.R.
688.3
688.07
688.9
688.31
688.99
688.7662
689 - Other Countries
689.1 - Asia Minor
689.2 - Australia
689.7 - New Zealand
689.8 - Africa
689.9
689.12 - Israel
689.15 - Iraq
689.18 - Turkey
689.19 - Armenia
689.81 - South Africa
689.84 - Egypt
689.86 - East Africa
689.87 - West Africa
690 - Shakespeare Production in Other Media -
691 - Gramaphone Recordings
692 - Broadcasting
692.1 - Sound
692.2 - Television
692.204
694
694 - The cinema
694.1 - Influence of Shakespeare on films
694.13
694.17
694.22
694.29
694.34
694.36
694.38
694.41
694.44
694.45
695
695 - Ballet
695.17
695.31
695.45
696 - Marionettes and puppets
697 - Juvenile drama, Toy theatre, Computer games
698
698 - Opera and Musicals
698.2 - Programmes
698.17
698.51
699
699.1 - Playbills - For single amateur or professional productions. Festivals arranged alphabetically by town or city.
699.1F
699.2 - Programmes of professional productions - British Isles
699.4 - Files of programmes of the Shakespeare societies, and other amateur groups
19090 - Sheffield Shakespeare Club, Proceedings 1819-29. - 1829
143809 - Manchester Shakspere Society. Annual reports. - 1897-1900
147627 - Melbourne Shakespeare Society. Programmes, cuttings, etc. : 1890-97. - 1890-1896
185399 - Clifton Shakspere Society. [Suggestion cards, programmes, etc.] from 1881-2. - 1881-1961
188988 - Edinburgh Shakespeare Society. Annual dinners : [menu cards]. - 1905-1927
197587 - British Empire Shakespeare Society (London) Official reports. - 1905 -1906
203606 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. [Stratford-upon-Avon branch programmes]. - 1907-1959
211765 - Sydney : [New South Wales Shakespeare Society], The making of Shakespeare and other papers. - 1905
211767 - Sydney : [New South Wales Shakespeare Society], "The Study of Shakespeare". - 1906
217392 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Bristol and Clifton Branch. Programmes, etc... - 1904-
217393 - Derby Shakespeare Society (Formerly British Empire Shakespeare Society, Derby Branch) Programmes, etc. - 1908-
217394 - Dublin Branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society, programmes, etc. - 1908-1910
217395 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Glasgow Branch. Programmes etc. - 1908-1945
217396 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Worcestershire Branch. Programmes, etc. - 1906-1913
217396 - New Cross Branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society. Posters, etc. - 1909-1939
217398 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Sheffield branch. Rules, programmes, reports etc. - 1907-1925
217400 - British Empire Shakespeare Society (London) Programmes, etc. - 1908-1936
219027 - British Empire Shakespeare Society (Weston-Super-Mare) [Circulars, etc.]. - 1909
219036 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Birmingham Branch. [Circulars etc.]. - 1908-1912
223255 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Warwick and Leamington Branch. Programmes. - 1909-1915
245883 - Shakespeare birthday commemorations from 1910. [Birmingham and Midland Institute. Union of Teachers.] - [1910-1928]
257229 - Brentwood Branch British Empire Shakespeare Society programmes. - 1911-1913
257632 - Cheltenham Branch British Empire Shakespeare Society. Programmes, etc. - 1909-
257633 - Darlington Branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society Programmes, etc. - 1911
257633 - Last will and testament / edited by Halliwell. - 1866
257634 - Hereford Branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society programmes etc. - 1912-1914
257635 - Plymouth branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society, programmes etc. - 1912-1914
257636 - Uxbridge Branch British Empire Shakespeare Society, programmes, etc. - 1912-1913
257637 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Wolverhampton Branch. Programmes, etc. - 1912-1914
257638 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Brighton and Hove Branch. Programmes, etc. - 1912-1945
326310 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Malvern Branch. Leaflets, etc. - 1923
326311 - Aberdeen Branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society, programmes, etc. - 1924-1956
326313 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Cambridge Branch. Leaflets, programmes, etc. - 1921-1926
326314 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Ealing Branch. Programmes. - 1922-1934
326315 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Newcastle-on-Tyne Branch. Posters, etc. - 1922-1926
326316 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Oxford Branch. Programmes. - 1923
326317 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Reading Branch. Programmes, leaflets, etc. - 1921-1935
326318 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Wimbledon Branch. Programmes. - 1925-1938
329851 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Enfield Branch. Programmes, leaflets, etc. - 1923-1946
379805 - Wigan church schools association : fifth grand carnival ... July 1931 : handbook and official programme : [containing a "Shakespeare pageant"]. - 1931
397911 - British Empire Shakespeare Society (Bath Avon branch) Programmes, leaflets, etc. - 1926-1932
397912 - Bexhill-on-Sea Branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society, programmes, etc. - 1930-1934
397913 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Bridgewater Branch. Programmes, etc. - 1931-1934
397915 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Rochdale Branch. Leaflets, etc. - 1925-1945
416905 - Robert Hall Players (Leicester) [Programmes of Shakespeare performances, Feb., 1931-]. - 1931 - [mid 20th cent.]
418028 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Auckland, New Zealand Branch. Programmes, etc. - 1933-1935
418310 - Bournemouth Leamor Players. [Programmes of Shakespeare performances, etc.]. - 1926-1935
419074 - Darlington Art Players. [Programmes, etc. of Shakespearean performances]. - 1928-1937
419662 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Glasgow Branch. Report and financial statement. - 1913-1944
424484 - Hull Playgoers' Society. Programmes, etc. of Shakespearian performances. - 1929-
425732 - Portsmouth Teachers' Dramatic Society. [Programmes of Shakespeare performances]. - 1925-1937
431405 - Huddersfield Co-Operative Dramatic Society. Programmes, etc., of Shakespeare performances, 1934-1935. - 1934-1935
438035 - Little Theatre (Leicester) - Programmes, etc., of Shakespearian performances, - 1929 - [mid 20th cent.]
440897 - Abbots Langley & Bedmond Community Players. Programmes, etc. of Shakespearean performances, 1927-39. - 1927-1939
453707 - Plymouth Shakspere Literary Society. Programmes, syllabuses, etc. - 1919-
455239 - Bournville Youth's Club. [Programmes etc., of Shakespeare performances] by Bournville Youth's Club. - 1932-1947
464481 - Steep Shakespeare Players programmes, etc. of performances, 1926-1961. - 1926-1961
464483 - [Burton Shakespeare society : programmes, leaflets, cuttings, etc., 1937-]. - 1937-
472596 - Stoke-on-Trent Shakespearian Society. Programmes, photographs, etc. of Shakespearian performances by Stoke-on-Trent Shakespearian Society. - 1937-1955
473497 - Coventry teachers' Shakesperian Society : Shakespearian performances : programmes, cuttings, tickets, etc. - 1937-1938
473498 - Percival Guildhouse (Rugby) Shakespearian performances : programmes, tickets, photographs, etc. - 1936-1955
474538 - [Blackburn Shakespearean Society performances : programmes, cuttings, etc.]. - 1935-1937
479688 - London Federation of Boys' Clubs. Shakespearian performances : programmes, posters, etc., 1928-1954. - 1928-1954
488034 - Greenock Shakespeare Society. [Programmes, tickets, etc.]. - 1938-
488035 - Dublin Shakespeare Society. [Programmes, etc.]. - 1937-1943
488037 - Dorset Shakespeare Players. [Performances : programmes, leaflets, tickets, etc.]. - 1933-1936
500736 - Muswell Hill Congregational Church Social Circle.Tetherdown Social Circle. [Programmes, etc. of Shakespearian performances ...]. - 1931-1939
523297 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Portsmouth Branch. Programmes, etc. - 1934-1938
535366 - Orpington Branch. British Empire Shakespeare Society. Programmes, etc. - 1941-1957
547084 - Walthamstow Settlement. Shakespeare Group. Programmes, etc. - 1943-1957
566861 - Bristol Shakespeare Society. [Programmes, etc. of Shakespearian performances, 1945-1949]. - 1945-1949
622538 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Brentwood Branch. Minute book, 1911-1935. - 1911-1935
645707 - Southsea Shakespeare Actors. [Programmes, etc.]. - 1950-
645713 - Shakespeare Society of Washington. Programmes, 1926-54. - 1926-1954
665443 - Eastbourne Shakespeare Society. [Programmes, etc.]. - 1952-
667778 - Forest Shakespeare Players. [Programmes]. - 1949-1955
F 414580 - Occasional Shakespearian performances : [amateur and school productions]. - nd.
F 547087 - Southend-on-Sea Shakespeare Society. Programmes, reports, etc. - 1921-
F 645709 - Taverners. Shakespearian programmes, posters, etc. - 1947-1957
Q 416596 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Epsom Branch. Programmes, etc. - 1931-1932
Q 416900 - Headlam, Stewart, Shakespeare Association. Programmes, etc. of Shakespeare performances ... - 1926-1953
Q 418308 - Nottingham Shakespeare Society. [Programmess of plays, etc.] by Nottingham Shakespeare Society. - 1933-
Q 421989 - Streatham Shakespeare Players. Programmes, etc. of Shakespeare performances, 1912-1937. - 1912-1937
Q 425721 - Sheffield Educational Settlement. Programmes, tickets, etc. of Shakespearian performances. - 1930-1952
Q 431404 - Newport Playgoers' Society. Programmes, etc., of Shakespearian performances, 1925-1945. - 1925-1945
Q 455238 - Richmond Shakespeare Society. Programmes, cuttings, etc. [of Shakespearian performances], 1934-. - 1934 - [mid 20th cent.]
Q 464482 - Bankside Players Society. [Shakespearian performances : programmes, leaflets, etc. 1937]. - 1937
Q 479689 - York Settlement Community Players. Programmes of Shakespearian performances, 1934-. - 1934 - [mid 20th cent.]
Q 488038 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Durban Branch. [Annual reports : 4th (1931-3)]. - 1931-1933
Q 497015 - British Empire Shakespeare Society. Upper Norwood Branch. Programmes, etc. relating to Shakespearian performances. - 1934-1939
Q 547086 - Tunbridge Wells Branch, British Empire Shakespeare Society. Programmes, etc., 1937-45. - 1937-1945
Q 579647 - [The curtain players : programmes, etc., of Shakespeare & other productions].[Birmingham, - 1934-1950
Q 634275 - Bournemouth Shakespeare Players. [Programmes, etc.]. - 1947-1955
p 416900 - Stewart Headlam. Shakespeare Association. Programmes, etc. of Shakespeare performances ... - nd.
699.4o
699.5 - Files of programmes of school and college productions
699.6 - Programmes of English language productions abroad - professional & amateur
699.8 - Programmes of plays connected with Shakespearian photographs
699.9 - Film posters
699.43
699.61 - In U.S.A.
699.62 - In Canada
699.63 - In Australia
699.64 - In New Zealand
699.65 - In South Africa
699.66 - In Other Parts of Africa
699.67 - In Asia
699.69 - Others - by place
699.112
699.113
699.114
699.115
699.116
699.117
699.118
699.122
699.128
699.129
699.131
699.133
699.134
699.135
699.136
699.137
699.138
699.139
699.141
699.143
699.144
699.146
699.147
699.152
699.154
699.155
699.182
699.213
699.214
699.217
699.219
699.254
699.519
699.552
699Q
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7 - Music and pictorial art
8 - Textual history: printing, editing and translation of the text
9 - Biographical appendix - Shakespeare’s life and times
10 - English Shakespeariana
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