File relating to "The Island Project", a proposed project for a millennium celebration commencing in 1994. Includes project overview booklet, with details of the managers of the project, names of supporting artists, proposed annual schedule of events, articles and details on themes and concepts 'Oileán:2000:Island project; Copy of Feasibility Report prepared for the Minister for Arts, Culture, and the Gaeltacht, by John Stephenson; and also correspondence between Stephenson and Gerry McMahon of Macnas, discussing possible contributions from Macnas to the project.
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Records from the planning and production of Hayfever by Macnas. Includes running order and schedule for the parade as part of the Galway Arts Festival, July 1995; notes and minutes of production meetings, throughout July 1995; List of personnel for the Belfast parade [of Hayfever]; some petty case receipt information and bus tickets between Galway and Derry and Belfast.
Balor, the final part of the Celtic Trilogy of theatre pieces, premiered in November 1995 at the newly opened Town Hall Theatre, Galway. The show retold the story of Balor, a mythical Celtic cyclops who ruled the island of Tory off the Donegal coast and who, it was prophesied, would be slain by his grandson Lú.
Typescript document with breakdown and descriptions/overviews of scenes in Builde Suibhne/Sweeny by Macnas. Also includes
Records from the world premiere production of Rhymes from the Ancient Mariner, produced by Macnas as part of the Galway Arts Festival, directed by Rod Goodall. Includes flyer from the production, with cast and production crew information. Includes typescript first draft of the script, dated May 1997, and 'Declan [Gibbons]'s copy; Paper props used in the production, including $100,000 bills.
File of material regarding a collaboration between Macnas and a French cultural organisation for a production project. Includes overview of the project (in French), as well as colour photographs of production of props and materials for the event and of those involved in production.
Script from the production of "Diamonds in the Soil" by Macnas,first produced at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin. Diamonds in the Soil is a physical and visual theatre piece that explores the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh through his work.
Typescript draft script of The Last Days of Ollie Deasy, with cover page printed on Macnas headed-paper.
File of materials relating to the Macnas/Els Comediants co-production. Includes typescript draft production script, dated 12 March 2000, outlining technical planning for the production; TS scene-by-scene breakdown of action an story of the production, dated 2 Mar 2000. Also includes photocopy drawings of costumes, characters and props used in the production.
File 2 includes music scores of music and notation used in the production.