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Help bring past performances from the British Library’s historic playbills collection to life.
Learn moreTranscribe dates - help us put these playbills into historical context by noting the first performance date mentioned. A quick task!
Mark and transcribe titles - the titles of plays and other performances occur in different locations and sizes relative to the other text on a playbill. Please draw an outline around titles then transcribe them. A longer task, depending how many titles there are.
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About In the Spotlight
A translation of the LibCrowds In the Spotlight project
Help rediscover popular entertainment from the past 300 years by transcribing names and performances on the playbills of Britain’s old theatres.