NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. CLII (ff. 233). Correspondence with the BBC; 3 Aug. 1965-17 Dec. 1997, n.d. Includes BBC Television (ff. 1-117) and BBC Radio (ff. 118-233).
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. CLIV (ff. 175). Correspondence; 15 April [1964?]-25 April 1996. 1. ff. 1-65. Faber and Faber; 6 Feb. 1968-28 July 1995. 2. ff. 66-175. Independent television companies; 15 April [1964?]-25 April 1996.
NICHOLS PAPERS. Vol. CLX (ff. 239). Correspondence; 9 Aug. 1974-8 Dec. 1997, n.d. Some letters in French. 1. ff. 1-224. Professional clubs and societies; 9 Aug. 1974-8 Dec. 1997, n.d. 2. ff. 225-239. Richard Scott Simon; 25 May 1982-3 Oct. 1988, n.d.
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...
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 ...
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...
B. NICHOLS PAPERS. Vols. XXVI-XXVII B. ‘The National Health or Nurse Norton’s Affair’; 20 March 1966-2 June 1980, n.d. Mostly typewritten and autograph. First performed by the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic, London, on 16 Oct. 1969, where the production won the Evening Standard Drama Awards Best Play of the Year. American premiere at the Forum Theater, Chicago, IL, on 20 April 1972. For the film adaptation, see Add. 79061-79063. The stage play is based on ‘The End Beds’, a t...