The website is back up and running, now with the improved "Related Works" feature and the new "Print Witnesses" extension of that feature. Big shout out to Dennis Pipes for a last-minute assist! For more on what's new, check out our blog: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...

Friendly reminder that the LSDB website will be down for scheduled maintenance starting at 3:30 Pacific / 6:30 Eastern time.

The LSDB website will be down for about an hour later this week while we roll out a new feature (!!!). The outage is scheduled for Thursday 9/26 at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time. Check out our blog for a preview, and watch this space for more updates. blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...

The LSDB will experience a brief outage around 4pm pacific time today (Tuesday) while we update the database to reflect some recent record housekeeping. It should only last 10-15 minutes. Thanks for your understanding!

TIL that our database includes performances of a play called "A Rehearsal of Kings; or, The Projecting Gingerbread Baker: With the unheard of Catastrophe of Macplunderkan, King of Roguomania and the Ignoble Fall of Baron Troperland, King of Clouts" #academicsky #digitalhumanities #theaterhistory

LSDB dataset downloads are now protected with Recapcha. You don't have to pick out the motorcycles, just click a button that says "I'm human." Read about why on the blog: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...

The London Stage Database website may experience periodic outages tomorrow, August 6, during business hours (U.S. Pacific Daylight Time), due to planned server maintenance. Everything should be back to normal by Thursday, August 7. Thanks for understanding!

New on the blog: check out this this interactive timeline created by Research Assistant Emma Kaisner, which traces the history of backstage drama from Shakespeare to The Studio: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/... #dh #digitalhumanities #c18 #18thc #academicsky #humanities #theaterhistory

Delighted to share this feature story from @uocas.bsky.social about the London Stage Database project -- what our team has accomplished, how we are moving forward now that our #NEH grant has been cut, and why we believe this work remains important: cas.uoregon.edu/news/the-show-must-go

The London Stage Database team may be defunded, but we're determined to release as much as we can of the data we've been curating this year. Something exciting is coming soon... #digitalhumanities #dh #c18 #18thc #academicsky #theaterhistory #neh #humanities

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that #NEH grant funding for "Extending the London Stage Database" was terminated abruptly earlier this month. You can help us advocate for the importance of this project and the #humanities more broadly. Read more:

Following the updates to the London Stage Database website, the Legacy Search will be retired on May 1. For more information, head to the website at londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu. We will also be posting a detailed announcement on this decision to our blog at blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/.

Folks attending the annual ASECS conference, make sure to check out the talks from two of our team members on the London Stage Database!

The London Stage Database website has just gotten a major refresh! Check out the new and reorganized content pages at londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu, and read all about the changes on our new blog: blogs.uoregon.edu/londonstage/...