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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
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1 item

2. 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.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1978-1988
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3 items

3. 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...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Oct 1991-10 May 1996
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 78950

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. VII (ff. 262). ‘Born in the Gardens’; 10 Nov. 1978-20 Dec. 1983, n.d. Mostly typewritten. Peter Nichols directed the first performance of the play at the Bristol Theatre Royal for the Bristol Old Vic Company on 29 Aug. 1979. Its first London production was at the Globe ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1978-1983
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1 item

5. 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.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1909-1977
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2 items

6. Add MS 78953

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 240). ‘Common Ground’; Oct. 1990-Jan. 1991, n.d. Mostly word-processed. Based on Peter Nichols’s television play ‘The Common’ but never performed. For ‘The Common’, see Add. 79004-79005. 1. ff. 1-27. [italics]Printed[/italics] preparatory material; n.d. 2. ff....
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1990-1991
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1 item

7. Add MS 78954-78956

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XI-XIII. ‘A Day in the Death of Joe Egg’; 8 April 1963-15 April 1993, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First performed at the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow, on 9 May 1967, and transferred to the Comedy Theatre, London on 20 July 1967. On both occasions the play was directed by Michael Blakemore. The production won the Evening Standard Drama Awards Best Play of the Year and the John Whiting Award. American premiere at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, on 1 Feb. 1968. F...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1963-15 Apr 1993
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3 items

8. 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.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1987-1 Sep 1995
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3 items

9. Add MS 78960-78962

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NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XVII-XIX. ‘Forget-Me-Not Lane’; 1931, 6 Sept. 1932, 2 April 1971-3 Sept. 1998, n.d. Mostly typewritten. First performed on 1 April 1971 at the Greenwich Theatre, subsequently transferring to the Apollo Theatre, London, on 28 April. Voted Best Play by the Variety Poll of London Critics. It premiered in the United States at the Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, in April 1973, and this production was filmed and transmitted by WNET television. For the television ada...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1931-1998
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
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2 items

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