Files relating to the planning and administration of the Irish and UK tour of 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' by Martin McDonagh and directed by Garry Hynes produced at Town Hall Theatre, Galway, 15th Oct – 19th Oct, 1996; Town Hall, Skibbereen, Cork, 22nd Oct – 23rd Oct, 1996; Lu’ na Gréine, Oilean Chleire, 25th Oct – 26th Oct, 1996; Siamsa Tire, Tralee, 28th Oct, 1996; Portmagee Community Centre, 29th Oct, 1996
; Town Hall, Lisdoonvarna, 31st Oct, 1996; Halla Naomh Eoin, Inis Meain, 2nd Nov, 1996; An Halla, Inis Óirr, 4th Nov, 1996; Halla Rónáin, Inis Mór, 6th Nov, 1996; Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen, 8th Nov – 9th Nov, 1996; Community Centre, Árainnmhór, Donegal, 11th Nov, 1996; The Playhouse, Derry, 13th Nov – 14th Nov, 1996; Parochial Hall, Rathlin Island, 16th Nov, 1996; Parish Hall, Bangor-Erris, 20th Nov – 21st Nov, 1996; Parish Hall, Leenane, 23rd Nov, 1996, Duke of York’s Theatre, London, 29th Nov, 1996 – 4th Jan, 1997.
Scripts and prompt script for 'the Beauty Queen of Leenane' by Martin McDonagh
The Beautiful South. Black and white professional portrait photograph featuring group members of the Beautiful South. Photographer is named as Lawrence Watson. Typescript note on reverse includes details "The Beautiful South, Cancelled, Galway Arts Festival 1997". Image measures 203mm X 254mm and includes a white border.
Printed programme from "The Battle of Stalingrad: A Requiem" written and directed by Rezo Gabriadze and staged at Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin. Performed in Georgian with pre-recorded English voice-over. Includes "Lights at the End of the Tunnel: Rezo Gabriadze's "The Battle of Stalingrad" by Lisa Fitzpatrick; article entitled "The Battle of Stalingrad" by Judith Devlin; a biography of Gabriadze.
Typescript of "The Battle of Aughrim" by Richard Murphy, with a letter from Murphy included, 2 Dec 1967, sending the item to John McGahern.
Offprint of book chapter entitled "The Battle for Transitional Justice: Hegemony, Iraq and International Law", as part of book "Judges, Transition and Human Rights", edited by John Morrison, Kieran McEvoy and Gordon Anthony, published by Oxford University Press. The table of contents for the book is included and notes that Boyle had a chapter in this book entitled "Linking Human Rights and Other Goals."
Typescript proof copy of Faber and Faber Library 28 edition of The Barracks by John McGahern.
Typed playscript of the stage adaptation of the novel 'The Barracks' by John McGahern and adapted by Hugh Leonard for the stage, Presented by Dublin Theatre Festival in association with Gemini Productions and Phyllis Ryan, directed by Tomas Mac Anna. The script is the personal copy of actor and cast member Dermot Ryan. Ryan played the role of Willie in the play. the script is annotated throughout. File also includes a contract made between Gemini Productions/Phyllis Ryan and Maureen Simpson and for the role of Assistant Stage Manager on the production at the Olympia theatre, dated 15 Sep 1969 (Maureen Simpson is daughter of Carolyn Swift and Alan Simpson). Simpson notes that this was her first or second adult theatre job for Phyllis Ryan.