RATS FAQ - Directories update

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In article <email-address-deleted>, Nick
Lee <email-address-deleted> writes
>>Does anyone know who (if anyone) maintains this FAQ now?
>Apparently, Steve Atkins <email-address-deleted> - never heard of the
>guy myself!
In the (perhaps temporary) absence of a maintenance person,
enclosed is a partial update on theatre directories which could be
kept as reference in the meantime: 4. Directories and Yearbooks
Amendments & additions:
{The ones we know about are marked ** - Derry}
United Kingdom
** British Performing Arts Yearbook Rhinegold Publishing Ltd, 241 Shaftesbury Avenue, London
WC2H 8EH Tel: (+44)171 333 1721. Fax: 333 1736 Extremely comprehensive directory covering London, England,
Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands and Northern Ireland. Full
technical & administrative details on over 1500 performing arts
venues of all types & sizes; details of companies of dance & drama;
orchestras & ensembles from classical to light classical music;
performing arts festivals; support organisations; local authorities;
arts councils; consultancies & trade firms (35 categories). Indices on
type of performing arts venue, audience capacity, company
category, companies within regional arts board area, etc. Venue
information also contains brief history of building plus details of any
church/concert or cinema-type organ (Wurlitzer, Compton, etc) in
the building. Created, researched & edited by Sheena & Derry
Barbour from 1988 - 1999 for Rhinegold Publishing.
Now edited & published in-house.
British & International Music Yearbook Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. (See above) Directory of venues, schools, orchestras, musicians, etc involved in the UK Classical Music scene.
British Theatre Directory Richmond House Publishing Company Ltd. 9/11 Richmond Buildings, London W1V 5AF Tel: (+44) 171 437 9556. Fax: 287 3463
Covers much of the same ground as the British Performing Arts Yearbook, but not in such detail.
The White Book The White Book, Bank House, 23 Warwick Road, Coventry,
Warwickshire CV1 2EW Tel : (+44) (0)24 76 559590
Covers the Entertainment Industry in depth, but more on the variety, recording, and "pop" side than on serious Theatre.
Venues, Trade Firms, Acts, etc - 30,000 listings in 400 categories.
Information moving towards the Conference & Convention sectors.
** McGillivray's Theatre Guide (formerly British Alternative Theatre
Directory)
Fringe Venues & Companies in the UK & New York. Last published in 1994.
(The ISBN is 0142-5218 if you need to find it. -- Steve)
Contacts - The Spotlight Casting Directory 7 Leicester Place, (off Leicester Square), London WC2H 7BP Tel: (+44) 171 437 7631. Fax: 437 5881 email-address-deleted http://www.spotlightcd.com/ Annual (October) directory giving basic contact details for Artists, Companies, Venues, Trade Firms, Managements, etc.
NOTE : There may be some Amateur Theatre Directories around,
maybe someone else can help with these.
Republic of Ireland
** Irish Performing Arts Yearbook Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. Last published edition 1996. ISBN 0-946890-65-X Covers Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Venues, Festivals, Companies, Support Organisations, etc - former
sister volume to British Performing Arts Yearbook. Now property of Derry & Sheena Barbour
- ongoing information on the arts-info web site at
http://www.artsinfo.co.uk e-mail: email-address-deleted
** Stagecast Directory 13th Edition 1985.
Stagecast Publications - Monkstown, Dublin. Same as "Contacts" in the UK Irish Stage & Screen Directory - mainly photos of
Actors/Actressesand various addresses. Now defunct.
Europe (General)
** PAYE (Performing Arts Yearbook for Europe) Arts Publishing International Ltd http://www.api.co.uk Covers ALL countries in Europe + Eastern Europe & Russia.
Very sparse & basic details on some venues, festivals, arts
organisations, companies, ministries of culture, etc.
Yellow Pages approach.
CD Rom also available.
Europe (Specific)
Belgium
International Festival Guide European Network of Information Centres for the Performing
Arts, Vlaams Theatre Institut, Sainctelettesquare 19, 1210 Bruxelles Tel: (+32) 2-201 0906 Fax: 2-209 0205 email-address-deleted European festival listings on floppy disc.
Denmark
Teater i Danmark (Danish Theatre Yearbook) Dansk ITI, Vesterbrogade 26, 3, 1620 Copenhagen Tel : (+45) 3122 7500. Fax : 3124 0157
Venues & productions.
Finland
Theatterialan Avain/Osoite ja Puhelinnumerohakemisto Teatterin Tiedotuskeskus Ry, Teatterikulma, Meritullinkatu 33, 00170 Helsinki Tel : (+358) 135 5550. Fax: 135 5522
Theatre & Dance Contacts in Finland.
France
Annuaire du Spectacle Publications Mandel, BP 1219, 78202 Nantes la Jolie Tel: (+33) 1 3098 3210. Fax: 1 3098 3200
Comprehensive listing of Organisations in the performing arts.
Book Technique du Spectacle 58 Rue Servan, 75011 Paris Tel : (+33) 1 4700 1952. Fax : 1 4355 8194. Directory of Trade Firms supplying equipment for the performing arts.
Festivals et Expositions/Saison Culturelle Ministere de la Culture et de la Communication, 3 Rue de Valois, 75042 Paris Tel: (+33) 1 4015 8390. Fax: 1 4015 8552 Directory of contacts , addresses, dates of Festivals & Exhibitions in France. "Guide Culturel d'Ete" covers the Summer months,
"La Saison Culturel - Guide Culturel de l'Hiver" covers the Winter months.
Goliath c/o Hors les Murs, 74 Avenue Pablo Picasso, 92000 Nanterre Tel: (+33) 1 4669 9696. Fax: 1 4669 9698
Biennial Directory covering Street Theatre companies, suppliers, agents, etc.
Germany
Deutsches Buhnen-Jahrbuch (German Stage Yearbook) Gennossenschaft Deutscher Angehoriger im Verlag der Buhnenschriften-Vetreibs-Gesellschaft, mbH, Postfach 130270,
20102 Hamburg Tel: (+49) 40 445 185 / 443 870 Fax : 40 456 002 Directory of German Theatres, Festivals, companies of drama,
opera & dance.
Konzert Almanach Heel Verlag GmbH, Wintermuhlenhof, 53639 Konigswinter Tel: (+49) 2223 92300. Fax: 2223 923013 Concert calendar plus seat plans of venues in Germany. Programme info on concerts in Austria & Switzerland.
Theateralmanach Edition Smidt, Wolfratshauser Strasse 55, 82049 Pullach im
Isartal Tel: (+49) 89 793 8180 Fax: 89 793 8180 Theatre directory for Austria, Germany & Switzerland.
Italy
Annuario Musicale Italiano (Italian Musical Yearbook) Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica (CIDIM), Via Vittoria
Colonna 18, 00193 Roma Tel: (+39) 6 6880 2402 / 2900 Fax : 6 687 4989 Directory of the Italian Musical scene with info on lyric theatres, orchestras, ensembles, music festivals, etc. Available also on floppy disc or CD ROM.
Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia (EDT Yearbook of Lyric
Opera in
Italy) EDT, Via Alfieri 19, 10121 Torino (Turin) Tel: (+39) 11 562 1496 Fax : 11 517 6091 Listings of Lyric Theatres & Opera Houses, Companies, Choreographers, Opera Companies, etc.
Netherlands (Holland)
Theaterjaarboek Theatre Institute Nederland, PO Box 19304, 1000 GH
Amsterdam Tel: (+31) 20 623 5104 Fax: 20 620 0051 Directory of Dutch companies, festivals, etc.
Norway
Pa Norske Scener De norske teatres forening, Pilestredet 15B, 0614 Oslo Tel: (+47) 2220 7200 Fax: 2220 7510 Yearbook of Norwegian theatre companies, festivals, & TV/Radio drama.
Serbia
Godisnjak Jugoslovenskih Pozorista (Yugoslav Theatre Yearbook) Sterijino Pozorje, Zmaj-Jovina 22/1, 21000 Novi Sad (Vojvodina) Tel : (+381) ** NO further details **
Spain
Agenda Clave Avenida Gaudi 10, 2ffl 1ffl, 08025 Barcelona Tel: (+34) 3 347 5199 Fax: 3 456 1729 Directory of the Spanish Music & Showbusiness Industry.
Anuario de Titeres y Marionetas (Puppet Yearbook) Centro de Documentacisn de Titeres de Bilbao, c/o Circo
Amateur del Club Deportes N:.2, 48004 Bilbao Tel: (+34) 4 412 7451 Fax: 4 424 2550 Covering venues, festivals, companies etc involved in Puppetry.
Guia Teatral De Espaqa (Spanish Theatre Guide) Centro de Documentacisn Teatral, Capitan Haya 44, 28020
Madrid Tel: (+34) 1 572 3311/12/13/14 Fax : 1 570 5199 Bi-annual guide to theatres, companies, festivals, services, etc. in Spain.
Recursos Musicales en Espaqa (Musical Resources in Spain) Centro de Documentacisn Musical, Insituto Nacional de las
Artes Escenicas y de la Musica, Torregalindo 10, 28016 Madrid Tel: (+34) 1 350 8600 Fax: 1 359 1579
Directory of Orchestras, Choirs, Ensembles, Festivals, etc for the Spanish musical scene.
** MIRE 2001- Mapa Informatizado de Recintos Escénicos Published by Funación Autor
Sociedad General de Autores Y Editores (SGAE)
Estudios y Mecenazgo
Bárbara de Braganza, 7
28004 Madrid.
Tel: ( +34) (0)1 503 68 78/65
CD ROM of over 900 Spanish venues on the Iberian peninsular -
Technical & Admin details plus plans and photographs.
E-mail: email-address-deleted
Also available via web site at: http://www.artenetsgae.com/mire/index.htm
Switzerland
Schweizer Musik-Handbuch (Swiss Music Guide) Atlantis Musikbuch-Verlag, Tramstrasse 71, 8050 Zurich Tel: (+41) 1 311 6633 Fax: 1 311 6644 Directory of Orchestras, Festivals, Agents, Jazz Groups, etc in Switzerland.
North America
United States
The Book of the Road (1975) Warner Bros. Records Inc., 3701 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California 91505
Directory of large scale venues in 50 US towns mainly aimed at the Rock & Pop scene - technical specifications, etc. Pretty certainly out of date and no longer published.
MODD
(See Asia)
Africa
South Africa
** The South African Handbook on Arts & Culture 2002 - 2003 Compiled & co-edited by Mike van Graan & Tammy Ballantyne
of the Performing Arts Network of South Africa (PANSA) Published by David Philip, Cape Town - ISBN 0-86486-506-6 Comprehensive 460 page directory with basic information &
addresses on the performing & visual arts in the Republic - Venues,
Festivals, Universities, Companies, Media, Government
Departments, Orchestras, Crafts, Museums & Art Galleries. c/o Article 27, Postnet Suite 121, Rondebosch 7701, Western Cape,
South Africa. e-mail: email-address-deleted
Contacts/Kontakte Limelight Publications, 69 Ferero Avenue, Randpark Ridge Ext
18, POBox 760, 2156 Johannesburg Tel: (+27) 11 793 7231/2 Fax : 11 792 2679 Directory for the Theatre, Television & Film Industry. Venues, Companies, Trade Firms, etc in South Africa, Namibia &
Zimbabwe.
Asia (General)
** MODD {Music, Opera, Dance and Drama in Asia, the Pacific
and North America} Arts Publishing International Ltd http://www.api.co.uk Covers Australia, Canada, China (incl Hong Kong), Cuba,
Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea (South), Malaysia, Mexico, New
Zealand, Phillipines, Singapore, Taiwan & the USA. Very sparse & basic details on some venues, festivals, arts
organisations, companies, ministries of culture, etc. Yellow Pages approach. CD Rom also available.
Miscellaneous
Theatrewords available though ABTT (Association of British Theatre
Technicians), 47 Bermonsey Square, London SE1 3XT. UK Tel : (+44) 171 403 3778 Fax : 378 6170 And through USITT (United States Insitute of Theater
Technology), 10 West 19th Street, Suite 5a, New York, NY 10011 Tel: (+1) 212 924 9088 Technical Theatrical Terms in 9 Languages. The Languages are : English, French, German, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch,
Japanese (written & phonetic) - possibly American as well. "Theatrewords" is a publication giving the most common
technical theatrical terms as an aide to touring companies &
technicians. Thesections are : Stage; Workshop; Electrics
(Lighting); Sound; Wardrobe; Wigs; Administration and Basic
numbers. Maybe Norwegian & Danish are covered by the Swedish
Section, and Portuguese by the Spanish Section. I understand
Russian was also meant to be included- but they failed to get their
act together......... Also available from Carla Lancaster, Book Bazzar, 42 Sydney
Street, London SW3 6PS. UK. Tel: (+44) 171 352 6810 Fax: 351 5728 Abroad, National Associations of Theatre Technicians should be
ableto get hold of or stock the publication through their office of
OISTAT (International Organisation of Sceneographers, Theatre
Architects & Technicians).
** Curtains!!! Or, A New Life For Old Theatres (1982 Edition) c/o The Theatres Trust, 22 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H
0HR Tel: (+44) 171 836 8591 Fax: 836 3302 Complete Gazetteer of all the surviving pre-1914 Theatres & Music Halls in the UK. Lists whether demolished, derelict, or still in use.
Now out of print, but replaced by........
** The Theatres Trust - Guide to British Theatres 1750 - 1950
Editors: John Earl & Michael Sell
Published by A.C. Black, London ISBN 0-7136-5688-3
Completely updated and added-to version of above.
E-mail: email-address-deleted
Partially updated (**) by Derry & Sheena Barbour, 14 May 2003.
--
Derry & Sheena Barbour
http://www.arts-info.co.uk