Typewritten draft scripts for scenes one to nine from 'The Perfect Friday'
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Clean copy typed draft of scenes one through to nine and a draft typewritten copy on scenes one to four with annotations and edits. Two clean typewritten copies of scene one.
First draft typewritten screenplay of 'The Perfect Tickle' and related correspondence
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Bound copy of completed first draft screenplay, with revisions and cuts for second draft noted on pages. Completed 28 Aug 1968. Correspondence related to the screenplay and film, including Johnson's aborted attempt to gain a credit on the finished film. Dated between 1968-1970.
Up Yours Too, Guillaume Apollinaire!, a film for the Insitute of Contemporary Arts
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Filming took place on 5 Oct 1968. Correspondence from the ICA inviting a contribution from B.S. Johnson. Material relating to the event at the ICA, including an exhibition catalogue. Research material regarding Guillaum Apollinaire and his work, including a sound recording of him reading his po...
B.S. Johnson Vs God, stage play for Basement Theatre
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Working papers file for the stage play, which was created from extracts from Whose Dog Are You? and the whole of You're Human Like the Rest of Them. Includes publicity information for the play, draft and revised script, pages from the published version of You're Human Like the Rest of Them, auto...
First draft script for 'Not Counting the Savages', screenplay
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Original teleplay commission for Thirty Minute Theatre, BBC TV. Typed 23-24 Jun 1971. Draft autograph first draft of screenplay, in pencil. Also includes some typewritten draft pages and autograph notes about ideas, characters, set and plot.
Rehearsal notes and papers for Not Counting the Savages
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Dated Nov-Dec 1971. Filmed on 5 Dec 1971. Includes a loose press cutting showing the braodcast listing for the film and a letter from a Sunday Times reviewer. Working file including rehearsal script with annotations and notes, running order and camera script, plan of the set, loose writing char...
Typewritten copy of the script, with a red cover. Carbon copy typewritten script. File copy camera script, with note about the transmission time and date.
Notes and drafts for 'What Is the Right Thing and Am I Doing It?'
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Handwritten notes on ideas and plot for the play, including draft dialogue. Notes for scene planning, typewritten notes for a Nationalist Writer Play, press cutting, time schedule and writing chart.