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FYFFI: Fifty Years of the Fight for Inclusion

Celebrating the struggle for change in theatre, what’s been gained, what remains to be achieved through readings, workshops, guided walks, exhibitions, publications and symposia.

We start with 50 years since the first Women’s Theatre Festival in UK, 1973-74 ...

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Black Theatre Histories

Black Theatre Histories

Black Theatre Histories

Unfinished Histories offers resources
on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
theatre histories

Unfinished Histories offers resources
on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
theatre histories

Unfinished Histories offers resources
on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
theatre histories

Future Events

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Celebrating LGBTQ+ Theatre Histories

Unfinished Histories created an exhibition of posters, Acting Out, and hosts staged readings, discussions and interviews revisiting this vital history

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Illustrated Talks,

Illustrated Talks,

Workshops,

Workshops,

Workshops,

Discussions,

Discussions,

Discussions,

and Readings

and Readings

and Readings

Tours,

Tours,

Tours,

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Exhibitions
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Heritage Specialists

Heritage Specialists

Heritage Specialists

Unfinished Histories are specialists in theatre heritage projects including oral history, archive development, exhibitions and more.

Unfinished Histories are specialists in theatre heritage projects including oral history, archive development, exhibitions and more.

Unfinished Histories are specialists in theatre heritage projects including oral history, archive development, exhibitions and more.

Future Events

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Welcome to Unfinished Histories

Recording the history of Alternative Theatre in the 1960s, 70s and 80s through interviews and the collecting of archive material.

Companies involved were among some of the first Black, Asian, lesbian, gay, women’s, disabled, political, experimental, TIE and community-based theatre groups seen in Britain.

Work ranged from experiments in physical and visual theatre or performance art, to vernacular drama, agit-prop and satire, championing a generation of artists whose work has influenced and shaped present day theatre.

Music: Jam Today | Photo: Roger Perry

This website contains material taken from our interviews with practitioners active in the alternative theatre movement (see our INTERVIEWS drop down list) as well as giving extensive information on Companies and Individuals, with links to related projects and archives.

Unfinished Histories was established in 2006 and the material on the website reflects our activities up until 2017. Due to financial restraints there is very little new work being undertaken at present in terms of oral history interviews and additions to our website pages. However what we have collected thus far is publicly available through our despositories: Bishopsgate Institute (oral history interviews and archive material – posters, programmes, photos, books etc); Sheffield University, British Library Sound Archives and V&A Theatre Collections (oral history interviews) and this website.

In the spirit of that unfinished radical activist history and as an activist archive, Unfinished Histories  declares solidarity with those artists and activists working for justice and change today in a time of climate crisis, social injustice and racial inequality. We have created a page of links to current activist organisations. If you have information to add about a project, please email us.

Testimonials

We are delighted that the Unfinished Histories archive is now lodged within the Bishopsgate Institue Archive. Cataloging is underway and you will be able to see what is available for viewing there via their Online Catalogue by the end of 2018. Meanwhile if you wish to see or hear any of our collection please contact us to arrange a viewing.

Supporting Unfinished Histories

Unfinished Histories relies on the active participation and support of individuals. Its capacity to fulfill its aims and activities is therefore dependent on YOU. If you would like to support us you can do so in the following ways: Donating: Contributing to this site; Volunteering.