Four working drawings, drawn-up by Simon Richardson, for the boxing ring that was constructed for the event, which sat on the River Thames outside the main venue.
Material includes Mark Long's loose notes on cues and show ideas, along with his notebooks; photographs, press-cuttings, and promotional material; there is nothing present for shows 55 and 57.
File includes handwritten notes with ideas for the show (possibly Chahine Yavroyan's notes), informal and professional photographs, press, production notes and show outlines, and promotional material.
Starwashed and Shows 90 (The Pit and A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Scope & Content:
Starwashed-related material includes feedback notes from the film's director, Chris Monger; photographs, planning documentation, press-clippings, and promotional items; material relating to The Pit and A Midsummer Night’s Dream includes photographs, press, and promotional material; also present ...
Material includes photographic items, press, and promotional items; also present are design documentation relating to a poster by the Mickery Theatre, which included photographs of everyone that had performed as part of the company; the majority of material relates to activities in 1979.
Show 91 (The Unofficial Heavyweight Championship of the World)
Scope & Content:
Material includes a 1946 booklet with boxing instructions for schoolboys, photographs, press, promotional items, and show material; also present is a letter from Ian Hinchliffe, voicing his displeasure towards the production.
Material relating to the original performances in the late 1970s and a revival of the show in the early 1980s, including: Mark Long's notebooks and various show notes; press, and public relations and promotional material.
A large white promotional t-shirt for the show, and Beth Hardisty's (Stage Manager and Technical Operator) notebook, detailing lighting, music and other information relating to the production.