Click on the links below to find out more about The Art of Fiction project, the Patchwork Object Project, and to access the digital versions of The Busy Bee

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The digital representations will help preserve the magazines for future generations by reducing the need for physical handling. Digitisation, alongside the access facilitated by the website, has enabled The Busy Bee to be openly accessible for further investigation for the first time.

The DH lab's efforts to digitalise the Theatre Royal's playbills are key in helping to ensure the preservation and future increased accessibility of print materials that are integral to local and national history.

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This week has featured 1910s playbills that highlight the variety of productions produced by the theatre. They ranged from musicals, pantomimes, film showings, operas, and ballets. Pantomimes like Dick Whittington and his Cat, Aladdin, and Cinderella were particularly popular.

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