Alfred Fagon Archive

Title: Alfred Fagon Archive

Description: Alfred Fagon was one of the key black British playwrights of the 1970s and 1980s, part of the upsurge of black playwrighting at that time. The collection contains manuscripts of plays and of his poetry, as well as pamphlets and various texts with handwritten notes. It also contains Fagon's notebooks and some correspondence. (THM/89) It was given to Theatre Museum by Bevie St John via Fagon's agent, Harriet Cruickshank.

Strengths: Black British playwrighting

Size:

Catalogue: In progress, also see entries on Blackgrounds and Theatre Museum in Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture ed. Alison Donnell, 2001.

Catalogue URL:

Main URL: http://theatremuseum.vam.ac.uk/

Access: Access to the Study Room is strictly by appointment only. It is advisable to telephone the Museum (during office hours) at least 3 weeks in advance of an intended visit. TMenquiries@vam.ac.uk Tel: 020 7943 4735.

Acquisition dates: 1980s to the 1980s. No further material to be added.

Note:

Interest: Black

Complete: Complete

Subjects

Drama

Playwrights

Theatre

Poetry

Literature

Photographs

Performing arts

Black peoples

Personal/Corporate names

Fagon, Alfred

Places

London

Great Britain