Angus Archives Opening Night – A Celebration of Angus Drama and Musical Theatre

To coincide with the reopening of Angus Archives to the public, we are hosting a display entitled featuring documents, objects and photographs recording some of the various theatres, operatic, dramatic and musical societies who operated in Angus.

The display will feature photographs of performances by the Kirriemuir Amateur Operatic Society and the Arbroath Amateur Operatic Society, as well as show programmes from the Montrose Amateur Dramatic Society.

On display will be posters for productions of the 1876 show ‘Hamilton Corbett’ at the Reid Hall, Forfar, and the 1819 production of Macbeth at the Theatre Royal, Montrose, amongst others.

There will also be an animation of historical images from throughout our photograph and negative collections for the other societies and clubs across Angus.

Angus Archives is open to the public (by appointment), Thursday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

Please call 01307 468644 or email angusarchives@angusalive.scot to book.