File includes lighting plans, sound tech, maps of technical equipment in tour venues and also planning information regarding lighting for "The Country Boy" by John Murphy and directed by Garry Hynes. Also includes press release documents regarding the play.
Files include draft and final contracts agreed between various parties for production of "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" by Martin McDonagh and directed by Garry Hynes, for both the Gaiety and Town Hall Production (Feb - Mar) and later July production also at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Includes contract between Druid, The Royal Court Theatre (The English Stage Company) and the Rod Hall Agency (Agents of McDonagh) for production agreement for the play, with associated correspondence attached. Contract between Druid and the Royal Court for co-production of the play and at specified touring venues( Note some venues were not included on final tour); Contracts with staff and company members include with Pea Horsley (Stage Manager); Francis O'Connor (Set Design); Ben Ormerod (Lighting Design); Paul Arditti (Sound Design); Peter Gowan (actor); Ruaidhri Conroy (actor); Anna Manahan (Actor) - Note: Correspondence included re. release of Manahan from commitment engaged with for Red Kettle Theatre Company; Marie Mullen (actor) Garry Hynes (director) Rod Bicknell (Actor) Paddy Cunneen (Composer)
File 2 - Contract with The Cork Opera House; Theatre Royal Brighton; Royal Court Theatre and Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.
File includes Fax correspondence between the various tour venues that are hosting a production of "Beauty Queen" and reporting and discussing with Druid and the Royal Court regarding royalty payments made based on income received from production. Includes information and breakdown on royalty payments.
File includes 'Get Out' schedule of work from the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, post-production; rehearsal notes and schedule from the production and also correspondence around music rights for use within the show.
File includes list of props; wardrobe list and costume details; draft running list; scene change information and sound plot script for use with the production.
Printed box-office reports from the production of "Desert Places"
'On Raftery's Hill' Written by Marina Carr and directed by Garry Hynes. Produced at Town Hall Theatre Galway (opening night - 9 May) Gate Theatre, Dublin (Opening night, 26 May) and on tour to United States of America at the Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C. (18-21 Jun) and at the Royal Court Theatre, London, U.K. (29 Jun - 22 Jul) Play is a co-production between Druid Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre, London.
Files include contracts, budgets and finance, correspondence and technical/set information.
File includes agenda of production/design meetings (7 Apr) with comment on set design, props. costumes, lighting, sound etc.; Production memo of notes re. production (29 Mar and 18 Apr and other various dates) Production schedule for Royal Court production; stage technical plans for Town Hall Theatre, Galway; provisional props list for the play'; fax copies of draft stage and set plans (17 Mar) from Tony Walton; list of setting props for each act; Props used in the play such as £50 punt notes, contracts of indenture and draft bank cheques; lists of props and costumes for each character; Print-outs of photographs taken for research in design of the set for the play, such as images of ruined cottages and crumbling mansions, comments such as "research for wall and textures' are noted on images. Technical schedules, 'get-in' timelines and stage manager's cue sheets included.
Printed documents regarding the design and working of the lighting work for production of "On Raftery's Hill" by Marina Carr and directed by Garry Hynes.
File 1-5 include lighting plans, plans and drawings of lighting rigs in various theatre venues such as Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Royal Court Theatre London and Gate Theatre, Dublin. Other items include cue lists, group plans, channel information, patch plans, light stencils used to project effects onto the stage and set.