File with theatre reviews and other articles on theatre by Carolyn Swift. NOTE: See other file series such as 'Sunday Miscellany' writings for RTÉ Radio by Swift which are on theatre in Ireland.

File 1 contains 'Review of Joe Dowling's Production of Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey, Gate Theatre, Dublin, 15 July 1986", with attached letter from Swift to the editor of Theatre Ireland Magazine (Jan 1987); typed article entitled "Thai Dancing - And the Bunratty and Siamsa of Thailand", with letter from Swift to Fergus Linehan, discussing publication of the article (18 Jun 1979); Interview by Swift with playwright Alan Ayckbourn - 'A Trip To Scarborough' with letter from Swift to Jennifer Jones (20 Jun 1985); Draft edited article by Swift, being a feature and interview with actress Marie Keane, submitted to Theatre Ireland magazine (16 Nov 1984); text of review article by Swift 'No Noh but Plenty of Chinese Opera2.
Also letters from Swift to William Como, Editor, Dance Magazine, New York (1984); Letter from Swift to Lynda Henderson, Editor, Theatre Ireland Magazine, to submit a review (not included) of play "The Lady of Camellias" (15 June 1984); Reply Slip from Theatre Ireland magazine to Swift - "A lovely piece on the ballet' from Seamus Hosey.
Print copy of "Irish Theatre Journal", Spring 1998, Vol. 1, No. 2, with interview with Swift by Sean Hare discussing Samuel Beckett.
Text of programme article for the Gate Theatre by Carolyn Swift about the author of play, 'Semi Private' (Mary Halpin). 1982.

File 2 includes print copies of 'Theatre Ireland' Magazine: No. 7 (1984) with article by Carolyn Swift "Lady of the Camellias" about the Irish National Ballet; Issue 8, Winter 1984 with interview by Carolyn Swift with Marie Keane; double issue 9 and 10, Spring/Summer 1985.

Files of travel writing articles and articles on travel by Carolyn Swift.

Files with articles on travel by Carolyn Swift. (Note: there may be some overlap here with pieces written by Carolyn Swift for 'Sunday Miscellany' on RTÉ Radio.) These articles submitted to John Butler, Irish Times, during the 1980s.
Typed texts of articles as follows:

Half Doing the Alhambra
The Rose Red City of Petra
Iguacu, The Falls That Felled A Roosevelt
Cuzco - Capital of the Inca Empire
Holidays In The Jungle
Lima - City of Clouds And Colonial Buildings, Pre-Inca Pottery and Pot Holes
The Sacred City of the Incas
Rio and Brasilia
The Two Capitals of Brazil
Delphi, Prosperous From The Power of The Oracle
Through A Hundred Adriatic Islands
The Wats And Whys of Bangkok
Dubrovnik - How To Get There
The Volcano, Bananas and Wooden Balconies of Tenerife
Rhodes, the Island of Roses
Corfu - Island of Greek Mythology

Files with articles on travel by Carolyn Swift. (Note: there may be some overlap here with pieces written by Carolyn Swift for 'Sunday Miscellany' on RTÉ Radio.) These articles submitted to John Butler, Irish Times, during the 1980s.
Typed texts of articles as follows:

Room Service in the Malaysian Jungle
Cruising Around the Isles of Greece
Cruising In The Caribbean
Mexico, D.F., The City On A Lake
Machu Picchu - How To Get There
Hanging Around in Hong Kong

File also contains letters between Swift and editors of her travel writing and other outlets, such as John Butler, Irish Times; Douglas Gageby, Irish Times; Brian Trench, The Sunday Tribune; Jim Dunne, Business and Finance Magazine; P.L. Morahan, Bargain Travel Centre, New Zealand; Akira Fukunaga, Japan National Tourist Organisation; Fleet Street Arts and Publishing Ltd.

List of travel articles written by Carolyn Swift and with details of their place of publication.

Files with articles on travel by Carolyn Swift. (Note: there may be some overlap here with pieces written by Carolyn Swift for 'Sunday Miscellany' on RTÉ Radio.) These articles submitted to John Butler, Irish Times, during the 1980s.
Typed texts of articles as follows:

Majorca, Land of the Lotus Eaters
Las Palmas, Not Just A James Bond Playground
Cooking By Volcanic Energy In Lanzarote
Fuerteventura, The Connemara of The Canaries
Almeria, Where The Grapes Come From
Vigo - On Spain's Emerald Peninsular (with attached brochure of Irish Times Reader Travel Offers)
The Medieval Moslem City of Granada
Madeira, Island of Warm Wine and Flowers
A Tourist in Tokyo (with correspondence between Swift and Japanese National Tourist Organisation)
Nagasaki, Catholic Centre of Japan
Theatregoing in Japan

File of letters relating to the reference book entries that Carolyn Swift was commissioned to write for 'The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature" edited by Prof. Robert Welch. Letters between Swift and Welch discuss the entries written by Swift, and edits and drafting of entries.
Entries written by Swift include "The Irish Dame With the French Name" about Ninette De Valois; The Gate Theatre, Dublin.
Sample entries by other authors sent to Swift for reference.

Also letters between Swift and W.J. McCormack and Jill Siddall ad contributions to "A Companion of Irish Culture" (1991). Entries by Swift include articles on Irish ballet, music and dance in Irish drama, Ninette De Valois, and Anton Dolin

Files of material relating to dance in Ireland, including flyers and programmes from dance events, writings on dance by Carolyn Swift, research material on dance collected by Swift, and related materials.

File with flyers, programmes, information packs, and other ephemera from dance events in Ireland, by Irish and visiting international dance companies. Includes flyers from 'Crock Of Gold' a Christmas Ballet by Rubato at Project Arts Centre, 1991; Jeux by Jonathan Lambert, Project Arts Centre; Irish Youth Dance company performance at Project Arts Centre; Ballet Gwent flyer from 'Twelfth Night' by William Shakespeare; Cois Céim Dance Theatre flyer; Dance Weekend flyer at University of Limerick, 1991; Dance Theatre of Ireland flyer from 'Touching the Moon' at Tivoli Theatre; Headed paper of The College of Dance, De Valois House, Dublin; Dance Theatre of Ireland press release 1991; Info pack with news of events by Irish Modern Dance Theatre and Daghdha Dance Company; Info pack from the 2002 International Dance Festival Ireland, with festival programme and press material, in Daghdha Dance folder; Info folder about Ballet Ireland; Arts Council UK info brochure about Mime Theatre Project Grant awards 1989.

Print issue of 'Martello' magazine, published by Ardmore Records and edited by Maureen Charlton and John Stafford (Spring 1984) with article by Carolyn Swift - 'Dancing Around the World From Mayo to Limerick"; Print issue of 'Ireland of The Welcomes' magazine, Vol. 34, No. 5, Sep - Oct 1985, published by Bórd Fáilte, edited by Elizabeth Healy. Includes article by Swift Moves - Irish Theatre Moves On', as part of wider issue on Irish arts and culture, theatre, ROSC art exhibitions and other articles; Article by Swift in 'Ireland Today', the bulletin of the Department of Foreign Affairs, No. 996, March 1983, article by Swift titled "Dance In Ireland'.

Typed text of article by Swift "Dance in Ireland Today".

Handwritten draft of article by Swift, "A Light At the End of The Tunnel for Irish Ballet".

Black hardback folder with handwritten draft by Swift titled "Mixed Reaction to Art Council Report' and regarding response by Irish National Ballet to Arts Council report.

Print issues of 'Dance News Ireland', the newsletter of the Dance Council of Ireland, issues Vol. 1 No 1, April 1985; Vol. 1 No. 2 July 1985, Vol. 1 No. 3 Oct 1985, with news and articles on dance events and performances, history of dance in Ireland, and general dance articles.