Welcome to Theatre in Pictures, a project developed and curated by London Theatre Blog to offer graphic insight into the world of theatre. For the past three years, London Theatre Blog has run a flickr photo group called ‘Theatre on Photo‘. Its membership now stands at over 300 photographers and a collection of over 3000 images documenting aspects of theatre from around the world.

A little over a year ago, the Boston Globe Online newspaper launched a site called The Big Picture. The concept was simple, to present news stories from around the globe in large format photographs. As a result the site has showcased some of the most compelling photo journalism on the Web and sparked some of the most engaging reader discussions around the issues evoked through images.

Theatre in Pictures draws inspiration from both of these online resources. The project presents large format photographs that highlight unique aspects of theatre practice from around the world. The project is by no means restricted to covering performers on stage. All aspects of theatre will be considered and the following themes provide a brief overview to the range of possibilities: space, architecture, costume, design, light, audience, rehearsals, masks, movement, festivals, transport, posters, history etc.

The project welcomes open submissions from photographers worldwide. If you are interested in contributing a series of images, please get in touch via the submission page. Details of dimensions and general guidelines for submission are included there. Please also get in touch with any queries or suggestions you may have via the contact page. Happy viewing!