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1. Add MS 78944

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 173). ‘Beasts of England’; 1 Aug. 1948, 2 Aug. 1971-19 Sept. 1983, 1999, n.d. Mostly typewritten. Theatrical arrangement of the works of George Orwell. The play was commissioned by the National Theatre, but was never performed. For a further draft of the play, s...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948-1999
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 78944-78994

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Stage works
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1909-2005]
Extent:
52 items

3. Add MS 78944-79094

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A LITERARY PAPERS OF PETER NICHOLS WITH RELATED CORRESPONDENCE Both produced and currently unproduced works arranged in alphabetical order by genre in the order: stage works; television; film; books; radio; sketches and monologues; short stories. The stage section concludes with material relating to the publication of the collected plays of Peter Nichols. For each work, the order of material is as follows: preparatory materials; notes; draft pages; complete drafts; script changes; corresp...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1909-2005]
Extent:
152 items

4. Add MS 78944-79198

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Peter Nichols Papers
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Papers of Peter Nichols, playwright (b. 1927); 1945-2000, n.d. Mostly typewritten. Other significant material is deposited at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection, which holds programmes, prompt books, posters, playbills, photographs and some newspaper reviews, audio recordings and artwo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
1945-2000
Extent:
256 items

5. Add MS 78945

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 242); 18 Oct. 1978-[1987?], n.d. 1. ff. 1-82. Partly [italics]printed[/italics], [italics]word-processed[/italics] and [italics]autograph[/italics] preparatory material, including correspondence relating to preliminary research; 18 Oct. 1978, 1 Nov. 1982-[1987?], ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1978-1988
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 78945-78947

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. II-IV. ‘A Better Mousetrap’; 18 Oct. 1978-[1987?], n.d. Mostly typewritten. Unperformed work, originally a ‘musical play’, about the life of Sir Basil Zaharoff (arms merchant and financier). For ‘Poppy’, in which Peter Nichols developed this pantomime form, see Add. 78980-78984. Three volumes.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1978-1988
Extent:
3 items

7. Add MS 78946

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. III (ff. 142); May-June 1981, n.d. Drafts with autograph revisions.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1981-Jun 1981
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 78947

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 123); 9 Nov. 1982-26 Aug. [1986?], n.d. 1. ff. 1-114. [italics]Photocopied word-processed[/italics] draft; n.d. 2. ff. 115-116. Script changes with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; n.d. 3. ff. 117-123. Partly [italics]autograph[/italics] correspondence;...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1982-1987
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 78948

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 113); Oct. 1991-Aug. 1995, n.d. Mostly typewritten. 1. f. 1. Preparatory material; n.d. 2. ff. 2-32. [italics]Word-processed[/italics] and [italics]autograph[/italics] notes with [italics]autograph[/italics] revisions; Oct. 1991-Aug. 1995. 3. ff. 33-113. W[ita...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1991-Aug 1995
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 78948-78949

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. V-VI. ‘Blue Murder’; Oct. 1991-10 May 1996, n.d. Peter Nichols directed the first performance by the Show of Strength Theatre Company at Quakers Friars, Bristol, on 25 Nov. 1995. Subsequently performed at the Richmond Theatre, London from 23 Sept. 1996. The play was nominated for the Writers’ Guild Award and also earned Peter Nichols a nomination for the Lloyds Private Banking Playwright of the Year Award. For the deposit copy of the playscript, see PS. 7338. The...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1991-10 May 1996
Extent:
2 items