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File of correspondence from literary agents Margaret Ramsay Ltd and successors Casarotto Ramsay Ltd, London, with Thomas Kilroy, over various stagings of his adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull. Including early feedback; arrangements for stagings for which no other documentation is held (e.g. Abbey Theatre production 1999); discussing inclusion of the play in a Faber anthology focussing on Chekhov (30 March 1995).

File of correspondence between Thomas Kilroy and various producers, directors, and others, concerning his adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull. Among theatres interested in the play are the Circle Repertory (New York), Contact Theatre Company (Manchester); eventually produced also by the Liverpool Playhouse (1986). Including an acknowledgement of receipt of the script from Maggie Smith, correspondence with the Abbey showing they intended to produce the play when the Gate Theatre forestalled them; Professor Vera Gottlieb regarding an essay about his adaptation work. Also including offer of engagement by the BBC Radio Ulster, for an interview conducted with Kilroy about his adaptation from Chekhov (25 October 1981).

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.

File of documents from the Irish Theatre Company production of Thomas Kilroy's Chekhov adaptation of The Seagull, running 13-16 October 1981 at the Olympia Theatre (Dublin Theatre Festival). Directed by Patrick Mason; starring Rosaleen Linehan; Alan Stanford; Ciaran Hinds. Comprising printed programmes; photographs by Fergus Bourke (10 at 257x 220cm); press reviews.

Printed programme and flier from the New Cross Theatre production of Thomas Kilroy's Chekhov adaptation The Seagull , running 17-28 March [1992] (part of the Irish Arts Festival in London). Directed by Nesta Jones; starring Frankie Cosgrave, Steven Dykes, David Keefe.

File of documents from the Gate Theatre production of Thomas Kilroy's Chekhov adaptation The Seagull, running 8-[ ] March 1994. Directed by Lindsay Posner; starring Gillian Barge; James Laurenson; Peter Hanly. Comprising correspondence with Michael Colgan (Gate Theatre), literary agents; printed programmes; Roy Foster's note for the programme (adapted from his article in the Times Literary Supplement ).

File of documents from the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre (PICT) production of Thomas Kilroy's Chekhov adaptation The seagull , running 9-25 August 2001 (City Theatre). Directed by Andrew S.Paul; starring Helena Ruoti, Darren Eliker, Jarrod Fry. Comprising printed programmes and other promotional material; colour photographs by Suellen Fitzsimmons (10 items, 254 x 203 cm); press reviews.

File of documents regarding the publication of Thomas Kilroy's Chekhov adaptation The Seagull by Methuen, in the Royal Court Writers series. Comprising correspondence between Mary Remnant, Eyre Methuen Ltd, London, and Kilroy; entire published script (reprint 1983, 41 pp) with some handwritten notes by Kilroy.