Fonds GB 2108 KUAS192 - Arnell, Tony (fl 1960-): Tony Arnell Theatre Programme Collection

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GB 2108 KUAS192

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Arnell, Tony (fl 1960-): Tony Arnell Theatre Programme Collection

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  • [1960-2015] (Création/Production)

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Étendue matérielle et support

14 boxes plus 8 volumes

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Notice biographique

Tony Arnell is a casting director who worked for many years for LWT, ITV and other companies. Also worked for Spotlight in the 1960s, alongside Cary Ellison. Arnell also chaired the 12 club for the last years of its existence.

Histoire archivistique

Programmes collected by Tony Arnell in the course of his work, and held in his house prior to their transfer to the Archive.

GB 2108 KUAS192 [1960-2015] Fonds 14 boxes plus 8 volumes Arnell , Anthony , fl. 1960- , casting director

Tony Arnell is a casting director who worked for many years for LWT, ITV and other companies. Also worked for Spotlight in the 1960s, alongside Cary Ellison. Arnell also chaired the 12 club for the last years of its existence.

Programmes collected by Tony Arnell in the course of his work, and held in his house prior to their transfer to the Archive.

Kindly presented to the Archive by Tony Arnell.

Tony Arnell is a casting director, who worked for well known television companies including LWT. Prior to this he worked at Spotlight, alongside talent spotter Cary Ellison, to encourage actors and actresses to sign up to be included in the publication. Throughout his career, Mr Arnell visited theatre productions to spot actors to either encourage to join Spotlight, or that he might want to cast in the shows he was working on. The Tony Arnell Theatre Programme Collection consists of programmes for theatrical productions seen by Tony Arnell from 1960s- 1980s, with his notes inside detailing his thoughts on the cast, production and play. The programmes are predominantly for shows in the South-East of England, and also include annotated programmes for performances by Drama School and as part of the London Fringe Festival. The collection also includes some from programmes from the 1990s and 2000s, although these are not annotated.

Also included in the collection are items related to the '12' group- founded in 1958 by Cary Ellison as a gathering of casting directors, theatrical agents and other leading figures in the theatre industry. Tony Arnell took over as president in 1988 and continued to run the group until its closure in 2004. Items in the collection include a history of the group, and albums of photographs of 12 members taken at their annual garden parties from 1988 onwards.

Original order

Available to view by appointment in the Kingston University Archives and Special Collections search room.

Some copying may be allowed, subject to copyright and the condition of the programmes. Please contact Kingston University Archives and Special Collections for more information.

English

Please see the Kingston University Archives and Special Collections online catalogue.

See also GB 2108 KUAS75 Cary Ellison Theatre Programme Collection.

December 2017 Performing arts Theatre Information sources Documents Theatre programmes Theatrical production Theatre management Arnell , Anthony , fl. 1960- , casting director

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Kindly presented to the Archive by Tony Arnell.

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Portée et contenu

Tony Arnell is a casting director, who worked for well known television companies including LWT. Prior to this he worked at Spotlight, alongside talent spotter Cary Ellison, to encourage actors and actresses to sign up to be included in the publication. Throughout his career, Mr Arnell visited theatre productions to spot actors to either encourage to join Spotlight, or that he might want to cast in the shows he was working on. The Tony Arnell Theatre Programme Collection consists of programmes for theatrical productions seen by Tony Arnell from 1960s- 1980s, with his notes inside detailing his thoughts on the cast, production and play. The programmes are predominantly for shows in the South-East of England, and also include annotated programmes for performances by Drama School and as part of the London Fringe Festival. The collection also includes some from programmes from the 1990s and 2000s, although these are not annotated.

Also included in the collection are items related to the '12' group- founded in 1958 by Cary Ellison as a gathering of casting directors, theatrical agents and other leading figures in the theatre industry. Tony Arnell took over as president in 1988 and continued to run the group until its closure in 2004. Items in the collection include a history of the group, and albums of photographs of 12 members taken at their annual garden parties from 1988 onwards.

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Mode de classement

Original order

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Conditions d'accès

Available to view by appointment in the Kingston University Archives and Special Collections search room.

Conditions de reproduction

Some copying may be allowed, subject to copyright and the condition of the programmes. Please contact Kingston University Archives and Special Collections for more information.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

See also GB 2108 KUAS75 Cary Ellison Theatre Programme Collection.

Instruments de recherche

Please see the Kingston University Archives and Special Collections online catalogue.

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Kingston University

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Langue(s)

  • anglais

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