LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Introducing Enthoven: the life and times of a theatre collector

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: In 1924 the V&A accepted the gift of a huge collection of theatrical ephemera from Gabrielle Enthoven, playwright, actress and 'theatrical encyclopedia'. A friend and contemporary of Noel Coward, Edward Gordon Craig and many other theatrical luminaries Enthoven had led a decade long campaign to establish 'a theatrical section of a national museum' where practitioners, scholars and students could learn about history of theatre and contemporary practice. Despite her extraordinary achievements Enthoven is now a forgotten figure. V&A curator Kate Dorney explores her extraordinary life and legacy. The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre See also blog post: http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/tales-archives/introducing-enthoven

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//se000168?id=EVENT498968