This video demonstrates the use of the Grave Trap for the descent of John Wellington Wells in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Sorcerer” – shot at the Tyne Theatre & Opera House in Newcastle upon Tyne with Dr. David Wilmore of Theatresearch...
Augustus Harris, who was lessee of the Theatre Royal in the 1890s, had a very clear strategy for attracting the theatre-going public. He decided to enhance the scenic capabilities of the theatre, replacing the traditional English Wood Stage, a system common throughout...
Scenic art in the theatre has a tradition which stretches back to times which pre-date Shakespeare. The development of the genre, and its close relationship with more traditional kinds of art have been little studied, and usually as an aside to more ‘important’...
