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This project creates a digital archive documenting the history of censorship in 18th and 19th-century British theatre. It focuses on how state control over play licensing evolved, reflecting societal changes and the impact of significant historical events.
This project will produce the first integrated history of the culture of censorship in 18th and 19th-century British theatre.
In 1737 the British government passed the Stage Licensing Act as a response to the satirical attacks contained in Henry Fielding's plays.
As a result any play that sought a performance license had to be submitted to the Lord Chamberlain's office.
In time, an Examiner of Plays took up the role of awarding or refusing a license.
When the 1832 Select Committee on Theatre and…
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD, OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
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