Theatre Archive Info

Lincoln Center in NYC

Video-taped performances are available for viewing on-site but not for loan or purchase. Appointments are recommended. May only be available to researchers and professionals.

Lincoln Center, Theater on Film Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
212-870-1642

Hours:
Tuesday – Fri 12 PM to 6 PM
Saturday 1 PM to 6 PM (no walk-ins on Saturday)

Available:

Hamlet
Jonathan Kent, Director
Ralph Fiennes as Hamlet (Damian Lewis as Laertes)
Videotaped at the Belasco Theatre July 21, 1995 (matinee performance)

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in the UK

Video-taped performances are available for viewing on-site but not for loan or purchase. RSC Archive videos suitable for research only. More »

Contact info:
The Shakespeare Centre Library
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 0NP

Tel: 01789 201813 (enquiries)
Tel: 01789 204016 (bookings)
Fax: 01789 296083
Email: library@shakespeare.org.uk

Available Shakespeare Videos:

Cymbeline
1997 RSC (RST) Adrian Noble; Joanne Pearce 2 hrs 45 (Damian Lewis as Posthumus)

Much Ado About Nothing
A)1996 RSC (RST) (pre-changes) Michael Boyd; Alex Jennings, Siobhan Redmond 2 hrs 45

B)1996 RSC (RST) (post-changes) Michael Boyd; Alex Jennings, Siobhan Redmond 2 hrs 40 (Damian Lewis as Don John)

Available Non Shakespeare Videos:

The Devil is an Ass (Ben Jonson)
1995 RSC (Swan) Matthew Warchus 2 hrs 45

(Damian Lewis as Wittipol – not sure the above is the production featuring DL because he is listed as performing in this play in 1996)

Little Eyolf (Henrik Ibsen)
1996 RSC (Swan) Adrian Noble (translated by Michael Meyer) 2 hrs 10 (Damian Lewis as Borghejm)

Theatre Museum in the UK

Video-taped performances are available for viewing from the Theatre Museum – National Museum of the Performing Arts but are not for loan or purchase. Individuals can view tapes by making an appointment with the Study Room. The Study Room operates Wednesday to Friday, 10.30 – 16.30.

Contact info:
Phone: +44 (0)20 7943 4727 (UK office hours please)
Fax: +44 (0)20 7943 4777
email: tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk

Available:

Five Gold Rings

Almeida Theatre
Date: 12/01/2004
Duration: 2 hrs 0 mins
Writer: Joanna Laurens
Director: Michael Attenborough
Cameras: 3
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National Theatre Archive in the UK

Video-taped performances and other documents are available for viewing onsite from the National Theatre Archive but recordings are not available for loan or purchase. The archive is open Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm and is located just a few minutes from the Oval tube station. (The NT Archive is relocating in 2007 to a site nearer the South Bank and may expand the hours of operation at that time.)

Contact info:
Address all enquiries to the Archivist, Royal National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
Phone/Fax: +44 (0) 20 7820 3512
email: info@nationaltheatre.org.uk
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Available:

Video recordings of Pillars of the Community for November 1, 2005 (opening night) and November 23, 2005. Other available documents include the programme and poster for the production.
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Birmingham Repertory Theatre Archive in the UK

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre Archive contains production material relating to performances at the Birmingham Reporatory Theatre. The archive is held on the 3rd floor of the Birmingham Central Library and is for use in the library only. No appointment is necessary. The library is open 9am – 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm on Saturdays. The library operates a reproduction service for study/research purposes.

Contact info:
Arts, Languages and Literature
Floor 3
Central Library
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3HQ

Phone: 0121 303 2447
Fax: 0121 464 1005
Email: arts.library@birmingham.gov.uk

Available:

Rope 16 April 1993 – 15 May 1993
Programme, 51 production photographs

Romeo and Juliet 10 September 1993 – 9 October 1993
Programme, prompt copy, 109 production photographs, script

University of Bristol Theatre Collection in the UK

University of Bristol is a research center with a vast collection of documents, programmes, posters, and clippings from British theatrical productions including several with Damian Lewis. This collection may only be open to scholars.

Contact info:
Phone: +44 (0)117 3315086
Fax: +44 (0)117 3315082
Email: theatre-collection@bristol.ac.uk

Available:

Programmes or clippings for School For Wives, The Devil is an Ass, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Little Eyolf, and Cymbeline. More »

The British Library

The British Library has audio recordings of three Damian Lewis performances in their Sound Archive: Cymbeline, Much Ado About Nothing, and Little Eyolf. Appointments may be required depending on the recording. Read here for more details.

Contact info:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7418 (Listening and Viewing Service)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7676 (Enquiry Service)
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7441
Email: listening@bl.uk

Damian-Lewis.com

Image Gallery

An extensive archive of images of Damian Lewis’s theatrical performances and programmes is maintained in the Warehouse Gallery. More »

Available:

Rehersal and production photos and scans of programmes for Rope, Hamlet (title), Hamlet (Laertes), The Devil is an Ass, Much Ado About Nothing (Don John), Little Eyolf, Cymbeline, Into the Woods, Five Gold Rings, and Pillars of the Community.

Video Clips

Brief video clips from selected Damian Lewis theatrical performances can be downloaded from the Multimedia section.

Available:

Cymbeline and Pillars of the Community.

Contact info:
Email: Selene at mokulen37[at]yahoo[dot]com.

Essential Shakespeare Handbook

The DK Essential Shakespeare Handbook is a textbook by Leslie Dunton-Downer and Alan Riding designed to teach Grades 7 and up about Shakespeare’s plays and poems.

Description:
Offering a user-friendly, beautifully illustrated guide to every play in the Shakespeare canon, as well as a portrait of the Bard’s life and the world of Elizabethan and Jacobean theater, the Essential Shakespeare Handbook is an innovative and entertaining book which unravels the complexities of Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Written in a clear and engaging style, this book will enrich the experience of the Bard’s work on the page, stage, and screen.

Available:

Color photo of Damian Lewis as Posthumus in the 1997 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Cymbeline and notes about the production, page 417; scan provided by Linda C.

Order info:
Available from Amazon.com for US $16.50.