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Files relating to the production of 'Aladdin and His Wonderful Dream Lamp, by Carolyn Swift and Fran Dempsey, staged at Liberty Hall Dublin, December 1975. Includes press cuttings with coverage of the play, reviews, interviews and photographs of cast and crew members including Carolyn Swift, Ingrid Craigie, Peter Caffrey and others.
File also includes printed poster for the production of the play.

File of letters relating to the production of Aladdin and His Wonderful Dream Lamp. Includes letter from Carolyn Swift to Seamus Kelly of the Irish Times, with info and attached excerpts to promote the play; a typed and edited press release about the play; Letters from Swift to Louise Redmond, Mona O'Reilly, Una Boyle, Rosemary [ ], and Mary Algonquin, re. copyright of songs in the play; letter from Swift to John Wiston, Transport and General Workers Union, thanking him for supports on being able to produce the play at Liberty Hall (2 Feb 1976), telegrams, letters, and notes to Swift from Ronan Wilmot, Anne O'Dwyer, Michael Judge, James [ ], with general comments and good wishes about the show; Letter from Swift to Kevin Bourke Electrical Supplier, thanking him for support on supplies for the production and also offering in detail overview of the production response as it toured local schools and also to the juvenile St. Patrick's Wing of Mountjoy Prison. (10 Feb 1976); Letter to Swift from John Stephenson, Theatre Secretary at Project Arts Centre, inviting Swift to join a panel of play readers for scripts received at Project Arts Centre. Swift replies that she cannot take on such an unpaid role and outlines the poor conditions for writers and readers of the time (Jan 1976).
Manuscript and typed notes by Swift, with detailed planning and budgets for the production, local schools who might attend etc.

Files with typed playscripts of The Civilised Way of Doing Things, a play by Carolyn Swift. Various typed copies of the script with additional text and edits stapled into the correct place by Swift. The scripts in File 2 appear to be the same copy of the final script, including edits.

Typed script for a short one-man play by Carolyn Swift entitled "Posterity Honours a Debt" based on the life of Oliver Goldsmith and to mark his 200th anniversary in 1974. Includes letter from Swift to Dick Hill, Head of Features, RTÉ, seeking a meeting to discuss offering the play for production for radio at RTÉ (1 Nov 1973); Letter from Swift to Jim Norton, Middlesex, England, discussing and proposing the Goldsmith play to Norton to act in. (21 Oct 1977)

Typed script for The Sleeping Beauty and the Godfather, a pantomime in three acts by Carolyn Swift. Includes some edits and annotations to the script by Swift.

Typed script of Gadaí San Amharclann by Carolyn Swift, translated into Irish, and adapted for the stage by Treasa Uí Thiarnáin.

Typed script of 'Hamlet and the Colleen Bawn', a late-night pantomime/satire, with book and lyrics by Carolyn Swift and music by David Armstrong. Script also includes handwritten notes and edits by Carolyn Swift. File also includes press release with overview and information about the play.

File includes musical scores and lyrics used in the production of 'Hamlet and the Colleen Bawn'.

Assorted typed script of 'The King Who Wished to Know Everything', written by Carolyn Swift, a play for children in two acts. Seven distinct scripts present, many with extensive edits, cuts, and annotation by Carolyn Swift.
File also includes letters between Swift and Joe Dowling of the abbey Theatre, Dublin. Letter outlines Swift's recent work commitments and her now having completed the play for consideration by Dowling at the Abbey (15 Aug 1972); Letter of response from Dowling to Swift, with comments on the play (8 Sep 1972), further letters from Swift to Dowling seeking final clarification on the submitted script proposal. (Sep 1972 - Feb 1973).

Typescript with music score for 'Deirdre - An Opera', in a prologue and three acts, book by Carolyn Swift, music by David Armstrong. Opera is based on the Irish legend of Diarmuid and Grainne. Also hardback binder with cover contents note of "Deirdre - An Opera in a prologue and three acts by David Armstrong with libretto by Carolyn Swift.

Typescript of The Age of Innocence, a play written by Carolyn Swift. Various scripts included, copies of same. One typescript has a note and piece from the RTÉ Guide stapled to its front, 17 Aug 1979, being a listing for broadcast of a radio version of the play. A typed note by Swift states that the stage version existed before the radio version, and should the play be staged again she would like to make further edits.