Printed programme from double-bill of productions at the Dublin Theatre Festival from Krétakor Theatre and staged at the O'Reilly Theatre, Dublin. "BLACKland" was directed by Árpád Schilling and devised by extensive (and listed) group of people. "The Seagull" was written by Anton Chekhov and also directed by Schilling. Includes articles "Black, Black, Black World", excerpts from "BLACKland" rehearsal diary by Anna Veress; article "Chekhov's 'The Seagull'" by Lisa FitzPatrick; "Completing the Circle: Krétakor and Hungarian Theatre" by Anna Lengyel; "Festival Memories" by Lewis Clohessy on past memories of the Dublin Theatre Festival.
File includes daily rehearsal reports, nightly show reports, assistant stage manager cue sheets, rehearsal and technical schedule, scene structure outline for the play, auditorium plans and lighting/tech design details for production in the Gaiety Theatre and Draíocht Theatre, Blanchardstown, Dublin.
File with three notebooks written by Annie Ryan, director of The Seagull, staged by Corn Exchange Theatre Company and in a version of the play by Anton Chekhov.
Notebook 1 contains notes on rehearsals, scene by scene analysis and development, notes on characters, notes on the adaptation, sketches and drawings of set design etc.
Notebook 2 is labelled "Rehearsal Notebook - Sept 2016" with notes and comments from daily and weekly rehearsal schedules, with notes on direction, set, props etc.
Notebook 3, spiral bound notebook, with comments from previews and tech rehearsals, notes on characters, drawings of costumes etc. technical notes on sounds/lighting etc.
File 1 includes typescript Draft A (April 2016) of The Seagull in a new version by Michael West and Annie Ryan. Script is annotated throughout with comments by Annie Ryan. File also includes a clean typescript of The Seagull, in a Russian language version.
File 2 includes Draft D Rev[ision] 16 Aug 2016; Draft D Rev[ision] 19 Aug 2016; and 'Draft D Gaiety' (6 Oct 2016). All three draft scripts include notes and annotation by Annie Ryan.
Files relating to production of The Seagull, by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by Michael West and Annie Ryan, directed by Annie Ryan and staged by Corn Exchange Theatre Company in a presentation with Dublin Theatre Festival and at Draíocht Theatre, Sep 29 — Oct 1, 2016 and Gaiety Theatre Oct 5 — Oct 16, 2016.
Printed programme from Irish premiere production by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, of "The Seafarer" by Conor McPherson and directed by Jimmy Fay. Includes article entitled "Accidental Truth" by Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director, Globe Theatre, London; article "The Pagan Landscape" by Conor McPherson, images and biographies of creative team members and cast members.
Printed programme from Young Dublin Opera production of School of Love at the Edmund Burke Theatre, Trinity College Dublin. Includes synopsis of the play, cast information and information of Young Dublin Opera.
Material relating to production of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, produced at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, directed by Patrick Mason and designed by Joe Vaněk. File includes colour photographs, 6 inch X 4 inch of the production, also includes black and white (copy) and colour costume drawings of characters by Vaněk.
Printed programme from Rough Magic Theatre Company production of "The School for Scandal" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and staged at Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and the Cork Opera House. Includes article entitled "Fresh Scandal" by Fintan O'Toole; article "Family Values" by Liz Kuti and images and biographies of cast members
Printed programme from Abbey Theatre production of "The School for Scandal" written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and directed by Jimmy Fay. Includes article entitled "A Public Man" by Fintan O'Toole; article entitled "Let them read the papers" by Chris Morash; a biography of Sheridan's life; images of the cast in rehearsal and also biographies of cast members.