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Keeping the theatre of the past alive: The British Library Theatre Archive

Did you know that if you’ve produced a script-based play in the UK that the law requires you to deposit a copy at the British Library or else face a fine? If you didn’t you’re not alone: violation of this rule is rife. Of the 5,000 or so shows put on at Edinburgh each year around the festival and Fringe, only a tiny percentage ever submit their scripts to the British Library. Emma Sorensen talks t

21 Sep 2007 12:00

Emma Sorensen

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Did you know that if you’ve produced a script-based play in the UK that the law requires you to deposit a copy at the British Library or else face a fine?

If you didn’t you’re not alone: violation of this rule is rife. Of the 5,000 or so shows put on at Edinburgh each year around the festival and Fringe, only a tiny percentage ever submit their scripts to the British Library.

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Emma Sorensen

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Emma Sorensen is a freelance writer and editor. She was previously Editor of Arts Hub UK. She has a background in literature and new media, having worked as an editor and commissioning editor in book publishing, as well as with websites and magazines in the UK and Australia.