{"id":448,"date":"2020-06-10T19:08:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T19:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/?p=448"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:18:35","slug":"national_theatre_coll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/2020\/06\/10\/national_theatre_coll\/","title":{"rendered":"New Acquisition &#8211; National Theatre Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Library has just purchased the <em>National Theatre Collection<\/em> which is now available to access on the film platform of Alexander Street Press, <a href=\"https:\/\/video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk\/\">Academic Video Online<\/a>. Direct access to the National Theatre Collection is <a href=\"https:\/\/video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.is.ed.ac.uk\/channel\/national-theatre-collection\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-449 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2020\/06\/National-Theatre-Collection.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1915\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2020\/06\/National-Theatre-Collection.png 1915w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2020\/06\/National-Theatre-Collection-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2020\/06\/National-Theatre-Collection-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2020\/06\/National-Theatre-Collection-1024x483.png 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/llclibrarian\/files\/2020\/06\/National-Theatre-Collection-500x236.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>National Theatre Collection<\/em> brings the stage to life through access to high definition streamed video of world-class theatre productions and unique archival material, offering insight into British theatre-making and performance studies. The collection contains 30 video performances. As a supplement to the filmed productions, exclusive digitised archival materials such as prompt scripts, costume designs, and more are available to provide behind-the-scenes background and contextual information. The featured 30 performances are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Comedies<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269740002466\">She Stoops to Conquer<\/a> <\/em>(2012),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269750002466\">One Man, Two Guvnors<\/a> <\/em>(2011), and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269840002466\">London Assurance<\/a> <\/em>(2010)<\/li>\n<li><strong>20th century classics<\/strong>:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269710002466\">Yerma<\/a> <\/em>(2017),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269720002466\">The Cherry Orchard<\/a> <\/em>(2011),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269630002466\">The Deep Blue Sea<\/a><\/em> (2016),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269880002466\">Les Blancs<\/a><\/em> (2016),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269890002466\">A Streetcar Named Desire<\/a> <\/em>(2014),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269790002466\">Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/a> <\/em>(2018)<em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269810002466\">Consent<\/a> <\/em>(2017)and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269850002466\">Translations<\/a> <\/em>(2018)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shakespeare plays<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269650002466\">Hamlet<\/a> <\/em>(2010),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269660002466\">Othello<\/a> <\/em>(2013),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269640002466\">King Lear<\/a><\/em> (2011),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269700002466\">Macbeth<\/a> <\/em>(2018),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269730002466\">Julius Caesar<\/a> <\/em>(2018),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269620002466\">Coriolanus<\/a> <\/em>(2014),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269690002466\">Twelfth Night<\/a> <\/em>(2017),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269610002466\">The Winter&#8217;s Tale<\/a> <\/em>(2018)\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269830002466\">Romeo and Juliet<\/a><\/em> (2017)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Literary adaptations<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269800002466\">Frankenstein<\/a><\/em>\u00a0[Jonny Lee Miller as Creature, 2011], <em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269900002466\">Frankenstein<\/a><\/em>\u00a0[Benedict Cumberbatch as Creature, 2011], <em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269770002466\">Jane Eyre<\/a> <\/em>(2015),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269780002466\">Treasure Island<\/a><\/em> (2015),\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269670002466\">Peter Pan<\/a> <\/em>(2017)<em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269860002466\">Wonder<\/a>.land <\/em>(2015)\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269870002466\">Small Island<\/a><\/em> (2019)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greek classics<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269680002466\">Antigone<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(2012) and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269820002466\">Medea<\/a> <\/em>(2014)<\/li>\n<li><strong>World historical drama<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/permalink\/f\/1njkql8\/44UOE_ALMA51246269760002466\">Dara<\/a> <\/em>(2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library has just purchased the National Theatre Collection which is now available to access on the film platform of Alexander Street Press, Academic Video Online. Direct access to the National Theatre Collection is here. 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