The V&A's theatre archive matters – losing our past risks losing our future
![Detail from an 1871 sketch in Wilton's Music Hall archive, included in the V&A's collection Detail from an 1871 sketch in Wilton's Music Hall archive, included in the V&A's collection](/AcuCustom/Sitename/DAM/207/Wiltons-archive-Sketch_At_an_East_End_Music_Hall__The_Mahoga1_Standard.jpg)
Detail from an 1871 sketch in Wilton's Music Hall archive, included in the V&A's collection
The Victoria and Albert Museum’s proposed overhaul of its Theatre and Performance collection threatens more than just the loss of cultural artefacts, says Dea Birkett – creativity is dependent on an understanding of an art form’s history
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