Fax and letter correspondence between Joe Vaněk and others involved in the production of By the Bog of Cats at the San Jose Repertory Theatre, such as director Timothy Near. Various aspects of production design for set, costume, props etc, are discussed in detail; text of answers to detailed interview/questionnaire by Joe Vaněk, discussing early life and theatre influences. Some items of correspondence by Vaněk include drawings of elements of the set design as mentioned in discussions.

File includes research material collected by Joe Vaněk in design for set and costumes for Moon for the Misbegotten, directed by Ben Barnes. Includes colour print-outs of art works; black and white photographs of various house exteriors which are rural American and visibly crumbling; also interiors of said house, rusted broken down vans and trucks; printed flyer from the Waterford production of the play; images and drawings of the stage and auditorium of the Geva Theatre, NY; photographs of the set model box design by Vaněk; Fabric samples for costume design and set design; colour samples for colour palette of play design; typescript notes by Vaněk outlining progress report on design; rehearsal schedule and cast/crew listing; flyers and business cards of suppliers of materials for the set and costumes.

File of print-out email correspondence between Joe Vaněk and those involved at in the production of Moon for the Misbegotten, including director Ben Barnes and Amanda Doherty, Matt Reinert, and Mike Lonergan.

Research file includes articles and copy of images and research material on Leoš Janáček , the Czech musician and scholar, articles on Slavic culture, writings and music, flyers from the Leoš Janáček Museum, colour photographs taken by Vaněk of the museum and also of assorted items of furniture at the museum and of exterior and interior architectural features of the building, also black and white photographs of the landscape and neighbouring areas; Prop list for 'Performances' at the Gate; text of article entitled "Joe Vaněk and Janáček"; colour photographs of the set model-box designed by Vaněk; colour costume drawings for characters in the play, also with samples of fabric; assorted manuscript notes by Vaněk on the production and design of the play.
NOTE: Outsize A3 original costume plans are located in Outsize Plan Box. File Ref: T26/22/1 (2)

File includes printed programme from the production of Performances at the Gate Theatre, designed by Joe Vaněk. Includes article entitled "The Real Thing" by Richard Pine; article with images by Joe Vaněk entitled "Vaněk and Janáček" (Draft and photo prints for which are in file T22/22/1);
Press cuttings of articles related to classical performance and article on Josef Sudek; copy of production schedule for 'Performances' at the Gate and also manuscript notes by Vaněk;
Drawings for set and stage design of Performances by Vaněk include ground plan, technical drawings, elevation, display cabinet.

File includes colour photographic prints, 6 x 4, taken during rehearsal of Performances at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, with cast members in costume and on stage. Also pictured at rehearsals with a string quartet is author Brian Friel. Black and white images taken by Vaněk and used within his programme article are also included.
Press Cutting of review of the play by Fintan O'Toole in the Irish Times (2 Oct 2003.)

File of programmes from assorted theatre productions attended by Ros Dixon.

Printed programme from production of "Hair" by the Gordon Craig Theatre at the Stevenage Leisure Centre. Book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado. Music by Galt MacDermot, directed by Vivyan Ellacott. Includes image from the production, biographies of cast members and creative team members.

Printed programme from Dublin University Golden Jubilee, including lists of members and positions held within the D.U. Players' a history of the players through the decades, with images; cast list for production of "MidSummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare and directed by Lynne Parker and various advertisements.

Printed booklet from an exhibition of sketches and models to Anton Chekhov's plays by Soviet stage designers. Organised by the Union of Theatre Workers of the USSR International Organisation of Scenographers, Architects and Theatre Technicians Soviet Centre. Exhibition entitled "Our Chekhov". Includes numerous images of stage designs and related design work by Russian designers staging works by Chekhov.