Playbills / programmes(3338)
This gallery provides an overview of all playbills / programmes from the Sceneweb archive. It includes performance programmes from 1910 until now.
Playbills, or performance programmes, contain invaluable information about performing arts productions. The oldest playbills in the Sceneweb archive are from the early 1900es. They often resemble advertising booklets, and in addition to adverts, they include portrait photos of the most central artists involved, as well as information on the cast and crew of the production and on the venue(s). One example of this type of playbill is the performance programme from Eli Sjo at The Norwegian Theatre in 1916.
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Playbills are also an important source of information about the history of the work(s) being performed and visual material from productions. It has for many years been common to include articles about the themes of the productions, interviews with, or articles about the involved artists. The playbill from The Norwegian National Ballet's production The Firebird - Rite of Spring (2019) is an example of a playbill with good photos from the production as well as articles about themes and artists.