Two A4-size notebooks of manuscript pencil and ink notes and drawings by Joe Vaněk, regarding ideas and outlines for set and costume design for Corn Exchange production of Dubliners. Notebooks contain details notes and lists of items regarding furniture, props, set, and costume.

Manuscript research drawing pad notebook for the production of Dubliners by James Joyce and adapted by Corn Exchange Theatre Company. A3 size item. Includes scene-by-scene details of costume details for each character, written out in research and planning by Vaněk.

File of costume and fabric samples from research and planning of production Therese Raquin at the Gate Theatre, Dublin.

File includes printed flyer from the production of By the Bog of Cats at the San Jose Repertory Theatre; MS document by Joe Vaněk entitled 'Costume Breakdown - Provisional'; MS letters by Joe Vaněk as fax correspondence sent to director of the play, Timothy Near (Jan - Apr 2001) discussing ongoing ideas and work on the play, also work by Joe Vaněk on Gate Theatre Dublin production of Therese Raquin by Emile Zola and future Gate production of Bash directed by Neil LaBute; discussing the photography of Traveller halting sites in the Dublin Mountains; details of budget for props, set, and costume, detailed discussion around matters of design for the set, props and costumes; Typescript "Option B" treatment for the play, by [Near], with MS drawings of alternative set design by Vaněk, and which has a guiding heading of "Surrealistic expression of the play, Sartre, Beckett, Dali...."

Printed copy of "Performing Arts Magazine, Sept 2001, which also is a programme for the production of By the Bog of Cats at San Jose, with details of cast members and an article by Michael Butler, entitled "The Travellers of Ireland"; article "Writing in Greek" by Frank McGuinness and a note on the play by director Timothy Near.

Dates of rehearsal/tech/production schedule; Detailed production treatment/outline by [Timothy Near] and sent to Joe Vaněk with commentary and notes of each scene and the vision for production of the play; correspondence between Vaněk and [Near] outlining plans and itinerary for visit to Offaly and the midlands with Marina Carr; Print-outs and copies of photographs of traveller caravans and halting sites, some taken from book "Irish Tinkers"; others are sourced from the National Museum of Ireland; some photographs taken by Vaněk; also photographs of the set model-box; text of biographical details of Vaněk for use in the play programme; black and white headshot images of cast members such as Wanda McCadden and other actress titled for character of "Hester". Also flyers from bridal boutiques from where costume research and samples were undertaken.
Manuscript notes on and drawings of the set design in development by Vaněk.

Includes manuscript drawings of sketches of draft and final costume designs by Joe Vaněk. Also outsize plans of designs for the production of By the Bog of Cats, including "Caravan Composite"; Caravan Plan View; Technical Drawing Sheet 3; colour pencil drawing of bog landscape; colour costume drawings and also a document outlining the technical specifications of the San Jose Repertory Theatre.

Production file for "The Crystal Spider / The Man With Two Kisses", Pan Pan Theatre Company at the Players New Theatre, Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin. This production was scheduled as "The Crystal Spider" by Madame Rothschild being a lunchtime production (1.15pm) and "The Man With Two Kisses" performed in the evening (8.15pm). File includes printed handbill with information on the production and image of a medical syringe; a press release about the production, "What you will find at a performance of Pan Pan Theatre may surprise you as much as what you will not find ...." and sets out the goals of Pan Pan as being to explore sign language, promote deaf culture, and develop new theatrical expression."; Pan Pan is described as being Ireland's first fully professional ensemble of Hearing and Deaf Actors"; File also includes large outside printed poster for the production; technical specification list for the production and theatre space; a manuscript lost of scene schedule and titles within the plays; unused headed paper with the Pan Pan logo and details, with the slogan of "People and Noise".
File also includes a drawing of technical spec/lighting design for "The Man With Two Kisses" by Aedin Cosgrove.

Files relating to the production of 'Martin Assassin of His Wife", produced by Pan Pan Theatre Company.
File 1 - Includes an overview of the production and related documents, such as artistic policy of Pan Pan, outline of the project ('Martin Assassin'), production timetable and itinerary, income and expenditure projects, scenario of the play, History of Pan Pan Theatre, Pan Pan member profile, C.V.s of principles involved, copy of work in progress script for 'Martin Assassin of His Wife', summary.

File 2: A4 multi-section notepad, with manuscript draft versions and outlines for "Martin Assassin of his Wife", other working titles are "The Bacherlorhood of Martin", "The Wedded Bliss of Martin and Isobel", "Martin the Night Beast".
NOTE: Final section of the notebook is a manuscript script entitled "Mademoiselle Flic Flac in the Red Room", later produced by Pan Pan.

File 3: Typescript of script for the play; manuscript summary of each scene of the play; typed and annotated notes and summaries of each scene; A4 loose pages in manuscript, with notes and outline for the play, with attached letter, unsigned, "Gavin, Aideen, As you know I'm interested in writing a play for Pan Pan . . . ".

File 4: Includes shorthand spiral notebook with notes, drawings, and related material on "Martin Assassin ..."' A4 refill notepad, "Pan Pan Sketchbook - The Mad Man and the Nun/ Martin Assassin"; Greeting cards of well wishes sent to Pan Pan on the show's production; flyer from Armagh Arts Festival 1993; flyer from disability awareness events North West, October 1993; invitation lists, and correspondence sent by Gavin Quinn and Aedin Cosgrove to organisations to seek support for Pan Pan and the production.

Files of records relating to the development and production of 'Tailor's Requiem', written and created by Pan Pan Theatre Company, directed by Gavin Quinn at Project Arts Centre, 8-12 Oct 1996, as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.
File 1 includes printed play programmes from the Dublin production, Oct 1996, and also a theatre programme from a touring production at Teaterdagarna, Riksteatern, Sweden, May 1997. Postcard featuring an image of cast member Mark McCaffrey from the play, which notes a production at the Scottish International Grouse house, Edinburgh Festival, 19-31 Aug 1996; also a black covered A4 folder with Pan Pan branding. Printed flyer from a production held in Brest, France of the play, 31 May 1 Jun 1996.
White covered A4 folder with Pan Pan branding with photocopy of French press reviews of the play, along with black and white photographic prints of shots from the play, with images of cast members, Rod Chichignoud, Mark McCaffrey, and Charles Kelly.

File 2 contains details manuscript production records, including handwritten responses to/outlines of characters in the play, for example, MS document titled "The Character of Agata in Tailor's Requiem'; character outline (with written response and drawings) by actor Mark McCaffrey, another from actor Rod Chichignoud for the character of Bartok; manuscript list of stage management notes, lighting plan for the play with lighting cue sheets; notes, letters and photograph regarding costume design for the play sent to Gavin Quinn and Aedín Cosgrove from 'Christle', a prop list for the production; also a printed flyer from the Garage Theatre, Monaghan, who staged a production of the play. (1997).

Files relating to production of Peep Show by Pan Pan Theatre Company, directed by Gavin Quinn, written and created by Pan Pan Theatre Company.
File 1 includes typed script of the play, with manuscript direction notes on reverse of last page; list of all scenes in each act of the play; printed programme from the Parnassos theatre in Utrecht, Netherlands, following a tour to Gdansk and Olsztyn in Poland and a planned tour to Marburg in Germany"; press release from the show and also from previous Pan Pan plays, 'Tailors Requiem and of 'Martin Assassin of His Wife'; fax correspondence with publicity images and information for 'Peep Show'; and design information for brass musical instruments.
File 2 contains A4 spiral bound notebook with detailed notes and outlines of the play, with character outlines, draft notes and written scenes from the play, technical specification and direction notes, some draft correspondence by Gavin Quinn, as well as notes on general Pan Pan business of the time. (c. 200pp).
File 3 includes a full typescript of the play with detailed annotation throughout, also includes technical specifications, lighting designs and cue sheets, and other related stage management material.
File 4 includes manuscript character drawings and pencil sketches for a marching dictator character.

Files relating to the production of Mac-Beth 7 by Pan Pan Theatre Company. Produced at Crossover Festival, Noorderzon Theatre 2004 and at Project Arts Centre 2004. Directed by Gavin Quinn, assistant Director - Lian Bell, lighting design by Aedín Cosgrove.