File of photocopies of Edward Bond's and Eric Bentley's respective published translations of Frank Wedekind's Spring Awakening [ Spring's Awakening in Bentley's version], with prefatory material. Used by Thomas Kilroy in writing his play, Christ Deliver Us! Copy of Bond's version misses last few pages of the play, and the rest of the book (with Lulu and other material).
Bound photocopy (141 pp) of an Irish Government (Department of Education and Science) Report regarding the Reformatory and Industrial Schools Systems. Enclosing sheet with bibliographic reference to this and another text. (With some markings that were taken over from the original of this copy.)
File of production material for Gerard Mannix Flynn's "extallation" Not to be Read in Open Court . Including a set of reproductions of personal documents, illustrating the treatment Mannix Flynn received as a child from judicial, medical, and other government authorities (1965-2001).
Refill pad mostly with handwritten draft dialogue by Thomas Kilroy for his play Christ Deliver Us! Containing dialogue eventually used in Acts 1 and 2; enclosing one loose page.
Refill pad with handwritten draft dialogue by Thomas Kilroy for his play Christ Deliver Us! Including a list of the three acts and respective scenes in Wedekind's original play, and (halfway through the pad) two drafts of headings for the new play. Containing dialogue from both acts. (Cover title "Abbey 1999".)
File of short handwritten and typescript fragments of notes and drafts by Thomas Kilroy, towards his play Christ Deliver Us! Including a page listing 19 scenes for his play, naming characters and some themes, such as "natural", "casual violence", "knowledge".
Fragment of typescript draft of Thomas Kilroy's Christ Deliver Us! ; belonging to Act 1.
Fragment draft of Thomas Kilroy's Christ Deliver Us! , with first part of Act 1.
Draft (31 pp) of Thomas Kilroy's Christ Deliver Us! , constituting first half of Act 1. Enclosing a note by Kilroy on the structure of the play: listing events he retains from the Wedekind original; intention to replace the "Masked Man" in the graveyard, but unsure what matching device to use. [Text is identical or near-identical to P103/ 303.]
Draft of Thomas Kilroy's Christ Deliver Us! , comprising all of Act 1 (paginated). (Handwritten note on the original folder points out that this version still misses the character "Vivie", added later.)