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        Theatreland (Fun Palace outtakes)

        A popular pub, busy theatre and rainy London streets are all captured in this reel of film shot in 1963 showing what Londoners did for fun.

        Amateur film 1963 3 mins Silent

        Overview

        Following scenes from a pub – with lots of empty glasses and a full ashtray – we head outside to the Aldwych Theatre. The RSC are staging A Midsummers Night Dream starting Diana Rigg and Ian Richardson and the police are outside in force to control the crowds. Next come shots of a bus stop on rainy Kingsway and then from inside a taxi. A rush from Joan Littlewood’s film about London leisure.