Printed programme from Royal Shakespeare Company/Roundhouse production of "Henry VI" by William Shakespeare and directed by Michael Boyd, staged as part of "The Histories" series. Includes articles "But then are we in order when we are most out of order" - Jonathan Bate on the oppositions that unify the trilogy; "Henry VI - Parts I, II & III - Director's Note; synopsis of the play and of each play in the series; article "Mirrors for Princes" - Andrew Hadfield on the traditions and precedents behind the trilogy; "The Ensemble" - Geoffrey Streatfeild describes the experience of working as part of the ensemble on the Histories cycle; "Dangerous Parallels" - Clare Asquith on the analogies in the trilogy to events affecting Shakespeare's lifetime; pedigree's of the Houses of Lancaster and York; images from rehearsal and also images and biographies of cast and production crew members.

Printed programme from Royal Shakespeare Company/Roundhouse production of "Henry V" by William Shakespeare and directed by Michael Boyd and staged as part of "The Histories" series. Includes article "Invisible bullets" by Stephen Greenblatt; "England's Turn?" - Henry V in defining English identity by Tom Nairn; chronology of works written by Shakespeare; a note on the play' note on the Histories ensemble cast; images and biographies of cast and creative crew members.

Printed programme from Royal Shakespeare Company/Roundhouse production of "Henry IV" by William Shakespeare and directed by Michael Boyd and staged as part of "The Histories" series. Includes article "Civil War in England and Sierra Leone" by Aminatta Forna; synopsis of the play; Article "Codes of Honour" regarding honour in warfare by Paul Robinson; pedigree of the Houses of Lancaster and York; chronology of complete works of Shakespeare; article "History Repeating" - Shakespeare's 'Henry IV' plays addressed vital issues at heart of Elizabethan society; images of the plays in rehearsal and also images and biographies of cast and creative team members.

Printed programme from Royal Shakespeare Company/Roundhouse production of "Richard III" by William Shakespeare and directed by Michael Boyd and staged as part of 'The Histories' series. Articles include "The Nature of Tyranny" by Shami Chakrabarti; "A Dark Portrait" - examining the historical background to' Richard III' by Clare Asquith; pedigree if the Houses of Lancaster and York; a note on the ensemble cast of the Histories cycle; chronology of the complete works of Shakespeare; interview with designer Tom Piper; images from rehearsal and biographies and images of cast and creative crew members.

Printed programme from Royal Shakespeare Company/Roundhouse production of "Richard II" by William Shakespeare and directed by Michael Boyd, staged as part of 'The Histories' series. Includes article "Poor England wept in streams of blood" - images of the Bible in the History cycle by Ralph Williams. "I am Richard II, know you not that?" - 'To Elizabethan audiences , 'Richard II' was a play full of uncomfortable political questions about their own era' by Andrew Hadfield; "Thomas of Woodstock" - an anonymous, untitled play depicting the events occurring immediately before 'Richard I' survives in manuscript form, inspiring debate about its relationship with Shakespeare's play' by John Jowett; note of synopsis on the play; chronology of the written complete works of Shakespeare; pedigree of the Houses of Lancaster and York; images from rehearsal and also images and biographies of cast and creative crew members.

Printed programme from The Royal Opera staging of concert of "Simon Boccanegra", opera in a prologue and three acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi after the play by Antonio García Gutiérrez, revised by Arrigo Boito, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner an directed by Ian Judge. Includes cast list; opera synopsis; article "Simon Boccanegra: A Journey through the Years" by Mary Jane Philips; extracts from correspondence by Verdi on revisions to 'Simon Boccanegra; article entitled "Boccanegra and the 14th Century Genoa" by D.S. Chambers; "Guelfs, Ghibellines and Galleys" by Sarah Lenton; "Citizen Verdi" by Anthony Arblaster'; "Verdi's Father and Daughters" by Paul Robinson; Performance History of the opera and also images and biographies of cast and creative team members.

Printed programme from Irish premiere production by the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, of "The Seafarer" by Conor McPherson and directed by Jimmy Fay. Includes article entitled "Accidental Truth" by Dominic Dromgoole, Artistic Director, Globe Theatre, London; article "The Pagan Landscape" by Conor McPherson, images and biographies of creative team members and cast members.

Printed programme from Vesturport Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith production of 'Metamorphosis', written by Franz Kafka, adapted and directed by David Farr and Gísil Orn Gardarsson, at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin, as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Includes a note on the producers; an interview with David Farr and also Gardarsson; article "God doesn't want me to write but I must" by David Williamson; list of special events during the DTF and images and biographies of cast and creative crew members. Attached is a ticket from the performance attended by Ros Dixon.

Printed programme from The National Theatre of Great Britain production of "The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion, based on her memoir and directed by David Hare, staged at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Includes a note on the National Theatre of Great Britain; an article "The Year of Hoping for Stage Magic" - an extract from "The Year of Hoping for Stage Magic" by Joan Didion; article "Staging Magical Thinking" by David Hare; biographies of cast members and details of events taking place within the Festival.

Printed programme from Eric Abraham-Isango/Portobello production of "the Magic Flute" by Impempe Yomlingo, adapted and directed by Mark Dornford-May, staged at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. Includes a note on the producers, synopsis of the play, images and biographies of cast members.