File includes research material and designs by Joe Vaněk relating to production of Boston Marriage. Includes programme of events from Project Arts Centre with details of Boston Marriage; press cuttings on contemporary design trends on wallpaper and interior design; samples of carpet strips and colour palette; samples of curtain fabric and also sample paint cards; pencil colour drawings and sketches of set designs by Vaněk; photocopy of printed sources of costumes in Victorian fashion and also interior design and furnishing of homes; costume drawings reflecting these designs by Vaněk; assorted samples of fabrics; provisional production schedule; Prop list for use on Boston Marriage; receipts and costs for items sourced and purchased for use in design and set/costume; and also biographical information on Vaněk from use in play programme.

File includes notes from production meetings of Boston Marriage; prop list of items for use in the play; manuscript research notes by Vaněk on aspects of design for the play, including costs and budget; details of fabric expenditure for wardrobe; list of furniture items; draft pencil stage/set drawings by Vaněk; colour photographs of the set model-box; colour pencil costume design drawings; draft technical set spec drawing; printed technical drawing; section of Project Arts Centre; assorted draft transparency drawings; lighting and technical specification plans for Project Arts Centre.

Items relating to production and design of Skylight by David Hare. File includes draft pencil sketches and drawings of the set; document outlining the technical specifications of the Project Arts Centre 'Space Upstairs' and of the Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork; Manuscript letters and typescript fax/letter correspondence between director Michael Barker-Caven, Anne Clarke of Landmark Productions and Joe Vaněk, discussing aspects of the production (Aug - Nov 2004); Production Schedule for Skylight at Project Arts Centre; Various and updated prop lists for the play; provisional list of set and design materials, with costings; Rehearsal reports from Skylight; notes by Vaněk from production meeting; colour photograph of set model-box; list of expenditure on costume production

Drawings and plans by Joe Vaněk including Technical Drawing Sheet; Plan of the Pavilion Theatre by Scott Tallon Walker Architects; Plan of the Everyman Theatre, Cork, drawn by E.G. Pettit & Company; technical specification sheet for the Civic Theatre, Tallaght, Dublin; and pencil and ink blueprint drawing of set design for Skylight at Project Arts Centre, drawn by Joe Vaněk.

File includes pencil drawings of costume design for 'Winnie' by Joe Vaněk; stage plan drawing, through section of set design and of 'Winnie's Mound'; and colour print-outs of photographs of the set installed, of the set model-box, and also of props used in the play.

File includes colour print-outs of internet images of various other productions of Happy Days, and also of landfill sites of waste and recycling; Production Schedule for Happy Days at Project Arts Centre; flyer advertising the play; props list for the play, updated and amended, manuscript notes on props and set for the play by Vaněk; Email correspondence between Vaněk, Annie Ryan and other members of the production team discussing various aspects of the production design, scheduling, budgets and related matters.

File of stage plans and drawings for Happy Days, drawn by Joe Vaněk. Also includes technical specification plans for the 'Space Upstairs' at Project Arts Centre

Folder includes research images used by Joe Vaněk including 'Midsummer Dance' by Anders Zorn, 1897; internet articles, reviews and notes on productions of Miss Julie, adaptations, and of the version by Frank McGuinness performed in the UK; Typed notes by Joe Vaněk entitled "Photoshoot Ideas - Miss Julie"; 'General Notes on costume design for the play by Joe Vaněk; notes on the stage for Miss Julie; colour promotion photographs of cast members in costume for Landmark Productions' Miss Julie; draft pencil and ink sketches by Joe Vaněk of the set and stage; colour print-outs of set model-box; print-outs of colour photographs of props and furniture items for potential use in the play; research photographs of cottage and kitchen interiors; prop list for use in the play; and copy of the production schedule.

Assorted fabric samples and colour costume drawings by Joe Vaněk for characters in Miss Julie. Also includes printed programme from the production; Also includes outsize drawings and plans for set and stage design of Miss Julie drawn by Joe Vaněk at Project Arts Centre, 'Space Upstairs'.

File includes printed press release by the Gate Theatre regarding its 2001 season of productions; assorted black and white copy images used in research by Joe Vaněk in design of the play; rehearsal reports of rehearsal sessions for The Shape of Things; Initial Furniture/Props/Costume issues; draft pencil sketches and drawings of the set by Joe Vaněk; Colour photographs of building interiors and exteriors; press cuttings of reviews of the play and news coverage of the Gate Theatre, generally, such as the funding of new facilities at the Gate; Manuscript notes by Joe Vaněk entitled Provisional Costume Breakdown; Colour photographs of the set model-box designed by Joe Vaněk; flyer from the Gate production; Copy of TS production schedule, with MS notes by Joe Vaněk; letter from Joe Vaněk to [ ] regarding watches and other costume design queries; Prop and Dressing list for production of The Shape of Things at the Gate Theatre.