Clive Barker (1931-2005), an internationally renowned scholar of contemporary theatre practice, kindly gave his extensive archive to Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in 2004. The material is a reflection of the diversity of his work including: actor in Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop; colleague of Brecht’s heirs in the former GDR; leader of celebrated interntional workshops across Europe and South America; loyal supporter of the theatrical avant-garde; champion of popular forms and patron of community based theatre companies.
He was the co-founder and co-editor of New Theatre Quarterly with Professor Simon Trussler, and the author of the seminal theatre methodology book,Theatre Games – recently re-issued by Methuen in 2010. He also co-edited British Theatre between the Wars, 1918-1939 with Maggie Gale, published in 2001 by Cambridge University Press.
His career began as an actor in Joan Littlewood’s highly influential Theatre Workshop at Stratford East. He played a pivotal role in the foundation of Centre 42 in the early 1950s, lectured extensively on theatre at the Universities of Brimingham and Warwick, 
and was a key contributor to the Dick McCaw-led International Theatre Workshop Festival. Clive was an active member of the Board of Inter-Action, Ed Berman‘s community arts company. Click here for information on the Inter-Action Fun Art Bus project.
Clive’s relationship with the College began in the early 90s as an examiner and later on as Senior Research Fellow. He made valuable contributions to the College’s Symposia, notably the 2000 Brecht/Wekwerth Symposium.
The College is proud to hold an extensive collection of Clive’s research material that includes books, articles, scripts, correspondance files, newspaper cuttings, theatre programmes, theatre memorabilia, video and audio recordings and complete sequences of Theatre Quarterly and New Theatre Quarterly.
Areas of potential interest to researchers may include: British theatre in the interwar period; actor training; Theatre Workshop; Centre 42; burlesque theatre; theatre for development in international contexts; variety and popular performance; and theatre in the GDR.
The archive is indexed and searchable via the Bexley Library online catalgue. 
Scholars and research students wishing to access the archive are invited to contact the College’s Learning Resources Centre for further details.
