Images

Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt

Our theatrical images count amongst some of the most vibrant and evocative pictures in the Archives Centre's collections, and cover over three centuries of Westminster's  theatre history

Among our images, you will find:

• Prints, drawings and paintings of interior and exterior views of theatres
  
  
• Theatre plans and designs
  
  
• Collectors' postcards of Victorian and Edwardian stars of the stage
  
  
• Theatrical songsheet covers
  
  
• Portraits of actors, managers, theatre musicians and writers
  
  
• Satirical cartoons

Many of our images have now been digitised and can be viewed on our online Archives catalogue WESTCAT. Other images can be searched via a card catalogue in our Archives Searchroom.

Copies of most of our images can be purchased as prints or digital files. To find out how, please visit our digital imaging services page