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2. Add MS 78980-78984
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- Add MS 78980-78984
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- NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XXXVII-XLI. ‘Poppy’; 1979-27 Dec. 1989. Mostly typewritten. The work combines the forms of the musical and the traditional pantomime for a colonial satire set in the context of the Opium Wars. Book and lyrics by Peter Nichols and music by Monty Norman. First performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Theatre, London, on 5 Oct. 1982, and won the Society of West End Theatres Best Musical Award. For ‘A Better Mousetrap’, Peter Nichols’s first experim...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1979-27 Dec 1989
- Extent:
- 5 items
3. Add MS 78945-78947
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- 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
4. Add MS 78965-78966
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- Add MS 78965-78966
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- NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XXII-XXIII. ‘Harding’s Luck’; Nov. 1970, 1974, n.d. Mostly typewritten. ‘A play for children adapted from the novel by E. Nesbit.’ First performed at the Greenwich Theatre on 26 Dec. 1974. Two volumes.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1970-1974
- Extent:
- 2 items
5. Add MS 78972-78974
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- Add MS 78972-78974
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- NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XXIX-XXXI. ‘Passion Play’; 2 April 1980-6 April 1998, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 8 Jan. 1981, and revived at Wyndham’s Theatre, London, on 18 April 1984 following a transfer from Leicester. The original production won the Evening Standard Drama Awards Best Play of the Year. First American production as ‘Passion’ at the Longacre Theatre, New York, on 15 May 1983. For the film adaptat...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 2 Apr 1980-6 Apr 1998
- Extent:
- 3 items
6. Add MS 78976-78978
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- Add MS 78976-78978
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- NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XXXIII-XXXV. ‘A Piece of my Mind’; 1985-13 May 1987. Mostly word-processed. First performed at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, on 15 Jan. 1987, before its London premiere at the Apollo Theatre on 1 April 1987. Co-directed by Peter Nichols and Justin Greene. For the musical adaptation, see Add. 78979. Published as A Piece of my Mind (1987). Three volumes.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1985-13 May 1987
- Extent:
- 3 items
7. Add MS 78948-78949
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- Add MS 78948-78949
- Title:
- 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
8. Add MS 78951-78952
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- Add MS 78951-78952
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- NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. VIII-IX. ‘Chez nous’; 1909, 11 April 1973-1977, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First performed at the Globe Theatre, London, on 6 February 1974, later playing at the Manhattan Theatre Club, New York, from 6 Nov. 1977. Published as Chez nous: A Domestic Comedy in Two Acts (1974), Plays: One (1987) and Plays: Two. Two volumes.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1909-1977
- Extent:
- 2 items
9. Add MS 78957-78959
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- Add MS 78957-78959
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- NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XIV-XVI. ‘Euphoria’ or ‘About Turner’ or ‘The Flying Man’; 11 Dec. 1987-1 Sept. 1995, n.d. Mostly word-processed. Unperformed play which Peter Nichols later adapted as a novel, see Add. 79074-79075. Three volumes.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 11 Dec 1987-1 Sep 1995
- Extent:
- 3 items
10. Add MS 78963-78964
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- NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XX-XXI. ‘The Freeway’; May 1973-19 Nov. 1974, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First performed by the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic, London, on 1 October 1974, and later played at the Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee, WI, during the 1978-1979 season. The Mander and Mitchenson Theatre Collection at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, holds a typewritten draft dated July 1974. For the radio adaptation, see Add. 79086-79087. Some of the characters and situations were ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- May 1973-19 Nov 1974
- Extent:
- 2 items