Monthly Archives: November 2011

Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of Honey

Yesterday’s newspapers contained a number of obituaries to the writer Shelagh Delaney, who died on Sunday. She is best remembered for her play, A Taste of Honey, written when she was just 18 and which opened to both critical acclaim … Continue reading

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Collections Launch 7th November 2011

Monday evening saw a celebration to launch four of our newer collections- the Orange Prize for Fiction Archive, Publishing News Archive, Cary Ellison Theatre Programme Collection and the Brian Smith Theatre Programme Collection. The evening started at 6.30pm with our … Continue reading

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Collection of the Month- Orange Prize for Fiction Archive

Our featured Collection for November is the Orange Prize for Fiction Archive.  Some publicity material from the Collection can be seen in our main image. The Orange Prize for Fiction is one of the world’s most prestigious book prizes, awarded … Continue reading

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