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- 28/03/1980-05/1981
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File of records from the Royal Court Theatre's production of Thomas Kilroy's adaptation of The Seagull, running [2] April - [15] May 1981. Directed by Max Stafford-Clark; starring Anna Massey, Alan Rickman, Anton Lesser. Containing typed "Rehearsal script" (68 pp); correspondence from literary agents, Royal Court; weekly box-office returns; programme; press reviews (with cartoon in Punch ; interview in Quarto ); other related material. Including initial letter from Max Stafford-Clark, suggesting the adaptation from Chekhov and proposing a collaboration with the Abbey Theatre. Also including a black and white photograph (250 x 177 mm, no credits) with Harriet Walter as "Lily"; an appreciative letter from Charles Monteith at Faber, having seen the play.
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2116; 115
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27/06/2013
15/07/2025