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East London Theatre Archive
The East London Theatre Archive preserves digital materials about the area's theatre history as part of a university archive.
About East London Theatre Archive
The East London Theatre Archive (ELTA) was a database of East London theatre materials, drawn from V&A Theatre Collections, East London theatres and University of East London (UEL) archives. Its collection covered 1827 to the present day and included playbills, programmes, press cuttings and photographs, along with themed essays and maps of theatre locations. The project ran from 2007 to 2009, and between 2009 and 2011 it took part in the JISC-funded CEDAR project, which added some changes and extra material.
The site has been archived by King's Digital Lab (KDL) and was decommissioned in July 2018. The ELTA website and its digitised theatre collections are currently not available. According to the source, project content is stored as a backed-up virtual machine and can be made available on request, depending on access controls agreed with the Principal Investigator, for at least two years from the decommissioning date.
Key features
- Database of East London theatre ephemera from V&A, local theatres and UEL archives
- Collection covering 1827 to the present day
- Playbills, programmes, press cuttings and photographs
- Themed essays providing context for the material
- Maps showing theatre locations
- Archived project content available on request under agreed access controls
Best for: Researchers and students interested in the history of East London theatre, who should contact the university, since the digitised collections are currently unavailable online.
Good for
- Collection spans nearly two centuries of East London theatre history
- Combines primary materials with contextual essays and location maps
- Project content is stored as a fully backed-up virtual machine, according to the archive notice
Watch out for
- The website and its digitised theatre collections are currently not available
- Access to archived content is on request and depends on access controls agreed with the Principal Investigator
- Availability on request is stated for at least two years from July 2018 and is not guaranteed beyond that
East London Theatre Archive at a glance
- Website
- elta-project.org
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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East London Theatre Archive FAQ
Are the digitised theatre collections available online now?
No. The source states that the ELTA website and its digitised theatre collections are currently not available. The University of East London is pursuing options to make them available again.
How can I ask about the archive or its collections?
The source advises emailing [email protected] with any questions.
Can archived project content be requested?
The source says content can be made available on request, depending on access controls agreed with the Principal Investigator, for at least two years from the decommissioning date of July 2018.
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