LondonStageDB/data: v2.1

Released June 1, 2026.

A minor release that adds WorkIds to thousands of performances in the Performance table, significantly improving the accuracy of the Related Works algorithm. Improves interoperability among the London Stage Database and other theatrical datasets.

Enhancements

• Adds WorkIds to 4184 performances in the Performances table.
• Adds the WikidataId and URL fields to the Author table in preparation for a future new feature.
• Amends 43 authorship attributions in the WorkAuthMaster table.
• Corrects spacing, transcription, and spelling errors in the PerformanceTitle and PerfTitleClean fields of 648 performances.

Bug fixes

• Removes extra white space from 3446 rows in the Cast table.
• Corrects titles related to Handel's Messiah in Works.
• Adds missing MatchType values to 33 rows in WorksTCP.
• Adds 9 variants to the AuthorVariant table.
• Removes 3 disqualified entries (not theatrical works) from the TCP table.

Contributors

• Mattie Burkert
• Erin Winter
• Quynh-Tran Le
• Ceilidh McCallum
• Rose Ruhnke
• Chelsea Phillips