IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 2108 KUAS192
Held at: Kingston University
Title: Arnell, Tony (fl 1960-): Tony Arnell Theatre Programme Collection
Date(s): [1960-2015]
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 14 boxes plus 8 volumes
Name of creator(s): Arnell | Anthony | fl. 1960- | casting director
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Tony Arnell is a casting director who worked for many years for LWT, ITV and other companies. Also worked for Spotlight in the 1960s, alongside Cary Ellison. Arnell also chaired the 12 club for the last years of its existence.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Tony Arnell is a casting director, who worked for well known television companies including LWT. Prior to this he worked at Spotlight, alongside talent spotter Cary Ellison, to encourage actors and actresses to sign up to be included in the publication. Throughout his career, Mr Arnell visited theatre productions to spot actors to either encourage to join Spotlight, or that he might want to cast in the shows he was working on. The Tony Arnell Theatre Programme Collection consists of programmes for theatrical productions seen by Tony Arnell from 1960s- 1980s, with his notes inside detailing his thoughts on the cast, production and play. The programmes are predominantly for shows in the South-East of England, and also include annotated programmes for performances by Drama School and as part of the London Fringe Festival. The collection also includes some from programmes from the 1990s and 2000s, although these are not annotated.
Also included in the collection are items related to the '12' group- founded in 1958 by Cary Ellison as a gathering of casting directors, theatrical agents and other leading figures in the theatre industry. Tony Arnell took over as president in 1988 and continued to run the group until its closure in 2004. Items in the collection include a history of the group, and albums of photographs of 12 members taken at their annual garden parties from 1988 onwards.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Original order
Conditions governing access:
Available to view by appointment in the Kingston University Archives and Special Collections search room.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Some copying may be allowed, subject to copyright and the condition of the programmes. Please contact Kingston University Archives and Special Collections for more information.
Finding aids:
Please see the Kingston University Archives and Special Collections online catalogue.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Programmes collected by Tony Arnell in the course of his work, and held in his house prior to their transfer to the Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition:
Kindly presented to the Archive by Tony Arnell.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
See also GB 2108 KUAS75 Cary Ellison Theatre Programme Collection.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: December 2017