The exhibition marks the culmination of The Theatre Archives Project, led by Professor Dominic Shellard, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for External Affairs at the University of Sheffield. The five-year project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), has helped to shed new light on British theatre between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the abolition of theatre censorship in 1968.

Drawing upon the British Library's unparalleled collection of theatrical manuscripts, letters, photographs, and unique oral history recordings, The Golden Generation exhibition explores the vibrancy of British theatre in the years following the end of the Second World War, as well as the immense variety, dynamism and vision of actors, directors and writers of the period.

Further Information

Further information about the project can be found on the University of Sheffield website.

Further information about the exhibition can be found on the British Library website.