File relating to the production of "A Bronze Twist of Your Serpent Muscles", written and directed by Gavin Quinn, produced by Pan Pan Theatre Company at the City Arts Centre, Dublin, Oct 3-7 1995. Production also toured in March - May 1996 to venues Newry and Mourne Arts Centre, Co. Down; The Playhouse, Derry; Town Hall, Omagh, Co. Tyrone; St. John's Arts Centre, Listowel; Firkin Crane Arts Centre, Cork; Old Museum Arts Centre, Belfast, Nun's Island Arts Centre, Galway.
File includes programme and flyer from original Dublin production as well as poster from later touring production; press releases from both productions, draft budget for autumn tour 1995; fax correspondence between sent to Gavin Quinn from Hélène [ ] and Patrick (fax is sent from 'Theatre National' [Brussels, Belgium] discussing the content and development of the play.

The production won the Overall Best Production at the Dublin Theatre Festival Fringe 1995.
Also includes lighting and tech material by Aedín Cosgrove used in production of 'Bronze Twist'.

File 2 includes manuscript costume drawings for 'Bronze Twist' by Helèn Kufferath dated 1995.

Files relating to production of 'City', produced by the company, a multi-media performance piece exploring the relationship of music, performance, and art through the theme of the City. Creative team: Gavin Quinn, Gavin Lavelle, Andrew Clancy, Adam Orpen Lynch and Aedín Cosgrove. Cast: Charlie Kelly. Venue: Blackrock Park, Dublin.
Includes three files relating to the development, production, design, and reception of 'City'.

File 1 (c. 200pp) includes manuscript research notes on production and design, such as drawings, sketches and plans for design of the 'City' instillation; also extensive manuscript notes on A4 loose leaf pages/A4 pads with notes and outlines for the instillation. The event is described as "a live art event involving painting, theatre, sculpture, lighting and music".

File 2 (c. 100pp) includes printed invitation to the event, with printed flyer with more information on the event; printed brochure with images and text about 'City', with A4 spiral bound scrap-book entitled "Collaborative Artists' Collective - City', with printed text, information, and photographs from the instillation.

File 3: (c. 150 pp) Includes printed promotional and administrative material regarding 'City'; such as press releases, written overview and summary of the work's themes; breakdown of project materials for used for design and construction, project budget, copy of application made by Pan Pan for funding for 'City', as well as press cuttings from Irish national media of coverage of 'City'.

Files relating to the production of Mr Staines by Pan Pan Theatre Company, written by Dermot Healy. Files include scripts of the play, including an early first draft of the play entitled "Curtains"- A new play by Dermot Healy (File 1); script in File 2, labelled '#3 Gavin' includes heavy notation in the opening pages, with further copy typescripts in File 3.
File 4 includes press release from Pan Pan with information on production of "Mr. Staines", postcards from cast members written in thanks to Gavin Quinn for working on the play; Memorandum of Agreement between Pan Pan and Mullingar Arts Centre regarding production of Mr Staines (Oct 1999).

Files relating to the script and production of Cartoon by Pan Pan Theatre Company.
File 1 includes multiple typescript copies of the script, each with names of cast members on cover page, some copies with detailed manuscript annotation throughout, with notes on the production. Includes 'Prologue' as well as playscript.
File 2 contains production administration/correspondence regarding productions of the play in Ireland and in Poznan, Poland. Includes correspondence from the Polish Embassy of Poland in Dublin; Memorandum of Agreement made between Pan Pan and Mullingar Arts Centre (Mar 1999), correspondence between Pan Pan and Backstage Theatre, Longford and with West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen re. touring production. Other production material includes a lighting tech spec sheet for the touring of 'Cartoon'; printed flyers and press release from West Cork Cartoon Weekend (Sep 1999).
Files 3-4 include a file of research material, such as press cuttings regarding international coverage of dictatorships, freedom of expression, censorship and also includes drawings of characters.
NOTE: Cartoon was also produced in Seoul, South Korea as part of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress International Theatre and Dance Festival. See File T27/10/14 for records on this production.

File of production administration records relating to Standoffish, produced by Pan Pan Theatre Company. Directed by Gavin Quinn and designed by Aedín Cosgrove. Winner of 'Best Production', Adelaide Festival, Australia, 2000. "A play about sulking and beautiful men and women who keep diaries". The production toured through 2000 to the Granary Theatre, Cork; City Arts Theatre, Dublin; Pavillion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire; County Museum, Dundalk; Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford; Market Place Theatre, Armagh; Galway Arts Festival; Voyage des Comedians, France; and Adelaide Festival, Australia.

File 1 includes: signed production contracts made between Pan Pan Theatre Company and respective tour venues as above in, Cork; Dundalk, Waterford, Dublin Fringe Festival; also includes Fax correspondence between Pan Pan Theatre Company and respective venues regarding technical specification and set-up, with lighting/sound plans for some tour venues included.
Also lighting design play by Aedín Cosgrove for the touring production of the play.

File 2 Includes: Records relating to Australian production of Standoffish - such as printed flyer from production of the play at The Lion Theatre, Adelaide (Feb - March 2000]. Also includes are printed spiral-bound copies of the New Zealand Performing Arts Touring Directory and the 4th Australian Performing Arts Market.

Files 3-4 include draft typescripts of the script of Standoffish, with detailed manuscript notes and edits throughout all versions and documents.
NOTE: For administration records relating to touring production of Standoffish as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia, 2000, see T27/10/15

File relating to a "a project of the Compagnie du Hasard", with Pan Pan, Théâtre à Cru, La Machine à Rever, La Compagnie Auxnel-Chaplin. (Note: All file materials in French). Includes overview of the project, copy of newspaper press file and media coverage and related original press cuttings.

Files relating to the script and production of Deflowerfucked, devised by Pan Pan Theatre Company, directed by Gavin Quinn. The production toured to Granary Theatre, Cork; International Theatre Confrontations Festival, Poland, SFX Centre, Dublin.
File includes typescript of the play, with detailed annotation and edits throughout. File also includes 'clean' unedited typescripts.
File also includes audience survey feedback sheets with individual responses who saw the show, and also some assorted drawings/sketches, including of the Pan Pan logo.
File 2 includes manuscript drawings of set designs for the production and related tech and design specifications, such as list of prop items and set furniture.

Files relating to the production of "Amy the Vampire (& her Sister , Martina.) written by Gavin Quinn and produced in conjunction with Corcadorca Theatre Company. Directed by Gavin Quinn and designed by Aedín Cosgrove. Lunchtime play held at the Triskel Arts Centre, Cork. File includes promptscript for the play, with heavily annotated script with notes on the production. Also includes printed poster and flyer from the production.

File relating to "For The First Time Ever". Originally produced at 5th International Theatre Symposium, Project Arts Centre 2003, Theater Neben Den Turm, Germany 2003, Theater Festival 360, Germany 2003. A co-production with German Stage Services. Directed by Gavin Quinn and Designed by Aedín Cosgrove.

Includes three copies of the script, two as prompt copies with detailed annotation throughout with notes on the production. Also includes photocopy press cuttings from a German production of the play.
File 2 includes lighting and technical plans for the production, also box office report from the production at Project Arts Centre.

File with typescript of The Chair Women by Werner Schwab, translated from the Viennese by David T. Hale. Script is heavily annotated throughout by Gavin Quinn, with notes and comments on direction of the play. File also includes typescript of "The First Ladies" by Werner Schwab, translated by Malcolm Green. Script also has some minor annotation and underlining from [Quinn]. Also typescript of play "The Presidents" by Werner Schwab.
See also T27/10/18