Photocopy of published script of The Year of the Hiker, written by John B. Keane and published by Mercier Press, Cork.
Prompt script used by Druid Theatre Company in its production of The Year of the Hiker and includes detailed annotation on direction, stage management, lighting and design and other elements of the production.
File of documents relating to the set and staging of "The Year of the Hiker" by Druid Theatre company at various venues along its Irish tour. Items include technical specification plans and documents for touring venues, lighting and sound specifications, plans and drawings of stage and auditoria and other such items.
Records from the planning and administration of the Irish tour production of "The Year of the Hiker", written by John B. Keane and directed by Garry Hynes. Touring venues and dates include: Portlaoise – Dunamaise Arts Centre, December 11 – 18, 2006; Newbridge – Riverbank Arts Centre, December 9 – 10, 2006; Longford – Backstage Theatre, December 4 – 6, 2006; Dun Laoghaire – Pavilion Theatre, November 27 – December 2, 2006; Letterkenny – An Grianán, November 20 – 25, 2006; Ennis – Glór, November 13 – 18, 2006; Cork – Cork Opera House
November 6 – 11, 2006; Tralee – Siamsa Tíre, October 30 – November 4, 2006.
Files of documents relating to the Galway and Dublin production of "The Year of the Hiker", written by John B. Keane. Produced at Dublin – Gaiety Theatre, May 22 – June 17, 2006 and Galway – Town Hall Theatre, May 9 – 20, 2006.
Printed programme from the 'Druid Classic' production of "the Year of the Hiker" by John B. Keane, directed by Garry Hynes and staged by Druid Theatre Company. Staged at the Town-Hall Theatre, Galway (9-20 May 2006) and the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin (22 May - 17 June 2006). Includes excerpt from 'Westward Ho" by Samuel Beckett; text of a poem written by John B. Keane following the death of his father, William Keane; a chronology of Druid productions of Keane plays; images and biographies of cast and creative team members.
Printed programme from The National Theatre of Great Britain production of "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, based on her memoir and directed by David Hare, staged at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Includes a note on the National Theatre of Great Britain; an article "The Year of Hoping for Stage Magic" - an extract from "The Year of Hoping for Stage Magic" by Joan Didion; article "Staging Magical Thinking" by David Hare; biographies of cast members and details of events taking place within the Festival.
Newspaper cutting from unnamed publication of a short story by Michael Andrew Lysaght Rynne, entitled "The Yaller Dog".
Contact sheet containing 6 images, and corresponding negative sheet containing 20 images.
Contact sheet image of Bernie Wyndham, and her little sister identified as T. Wyndham. The negative images include these images, and also some of Bob Quinn wearing a hat and breeches.
VHS copy of The Writing Life - Terry Winch Talks with John McGahern. Duration: 26m 44s.