The People’s Archive is a vibrant digital collection forming part of the wider King’s Theatre Archive. Housing over 2,500 digitised items, ranging from programmes and photographs to playbills, audio reels, letters, and newspaper clippings, the archive celebrates the history and cultural legacy of the King’s Theatre.
More than just a repository of information, The People’s Archive is designed to inspire a creative approach to engaging with archival materials.
Thanks to generous donations and the efforts of our staff and volunteers, we are proud to share these stories with you.
Partners
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Our origin story
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Guide to The People's Archive
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King's Theatre
Find out moreAn architectural gem and a cornerstone in the cultural life of Edinburgh, our beautiful theatre is now closed for refurbishment to ensure that it can continue to entertain audiences for generations to come. Find out how you can support the King’s Future below.
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''they were engaged, he used to go and see her [Mary Rose] in the King’s and he said he could always pick out my mother, when all the girls were standing waiting to come out, he could always see her heart beating because she was nervous. Poor thing...that was one of the few romantic things he ever said about her...I know with the Half Past Eight Company that she did tour with them, certainly she used to talk about going to Aberdeen, and Glasgow, to Dundee.''Jane Gillespie, Oral History Participant
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Preserving our stories
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King's in wartime
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Mary Rose: A variety theatre legacy
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Bringing Bethia to life
The People's Archive, Made at the King’s: Community Responses to the Archive
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Autumn: Oral History Highlights
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Gallery collection: The Half-Past to Five-Past Eight Show
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Heritage engagement events
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Spotlight on: Thematic journeys through the King's heritage
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The King's Theatre and LGBT Youth Scotland
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Message in a Bottle
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