036-002110535 - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/25-30
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/25-30. Pinter Archive. 'The Hothouse'; 1959-Feb. 1981. Mostly typewritten. A synopsis of the play was submitted to the BBC in 1958, intended as a 60 minute radio play. For this synopsis, see the BBC Archive from Nov. 1958. The full length stage play was written in 1958, but not produced at that time. Pinter decided to revisit the text in 1979 and the play was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, 24 April 1980, directed by Harold Pinter. First published as The Hothouse, Methuen...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1959-Feb 1981
Extent:: 6 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/31-32
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/31-32. Pinter Archive. 'A Kind of Alaska'; [1982]-July 1984. Mostly typewritten. Inspired by the book Awakenings by Dr Oliver Sacks. First performed as part of a triple bill called 'Other Places' with 'Family Voices' and 'Victoria Station' at the National Theatre, 14 Oct. 1982, directed by Peter Hall. Produced by Central Independent Television, Dec. 1984, directed by Kenneth Ives. First published as Other Places: Three Plays, Methuen (1982). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/27].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1982]-Jul 1984
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/47-50
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/47-50. Pinter Archive. 'No Man's Land'; [circa 1974]. Mostly typewritten. First performed by the National Theatre at The Old Vic, 23 April 1975, directed by Peter Hall. First published as No Man's Land, Methuen (1975). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/38 and 39].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [c 1974]
Extent:: 4 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/51-57
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/51-57. Pinter Archive. 'Old Times'; 1930-[1975]. Mostly typewritten. First staged by Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych theatre, 1 June 1971, directed by Peter Hall. The play was also produced for television by the BBC, Oct. 1975, directed by Christopher Morahan. First published as Old Times, Methuen (1971). Add MS 88880/1/51-53 relate to the stage play and Add MS 88880/1/54-57 relate to the screenplay. [Previous reference: Loan 110A/41 and 42].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1930-[1975]
Extent:: 7 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/67-68
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/67-68. Pinter Archive. 'Tea Party'; [1963-1965]. Mostly typewritten. Originally written as a short story in 1963 and read by Pinter on the BBC Radio 'Third Programme' in 1964, produced by Michael Bakewell. The short story was developed into a play and broadcast by the BBC, 25 March 1965, directed by Charles Jarrott. First staged in a double bill with 'The Basement' at Eastside Playhouse, New York, Oct. 1968, directed by James Hammerstein. First staged in UK at the Duchess T...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1963-1965]
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/2/3-13
Title:: Add MS 88880/2/3-13. Pinter Archive. 'The Comfort of Strangers'; 21 Dec. 1988-17 July 1989, n.d. Mostly typewritten. An adaptation of the novel by Ian McEwan. Directed by Paul Schrader and released in 1990. First published as The Comfort of Strangers and Other Screenplays, Faber and Faber (1990). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/8, 9 and 10].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 21 Dec 1988-17 Jul 1989
Extent:: 11 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/2/14-26
Title:: Add MS 88880/2/14-26. Pinter Archive. 'The Dreaming Child'; 1983-Dec. 1997, n.d. Mostly typewritten. An adaptation of a short story by Karen Blixen from a collection called 'Winter's Tales'. Commissioned by Julia Ormond and written in 1997. Currently [2008] unproduced. First published in Collected Screenplays , Faber and Faber (2000). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/70, 71, 72 and 73].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1983-Dec 1997
Extent:: 13 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/2/42-44
Title:: Add MS 88880/2/42-44. Pinter Archive. 'The Go Between'; [1964]-1969. Mostly typewritten. An adaptation of the novel by Leslie Poles Hartley [L P Hartley]. Directed by Joseph Losey and released in 1970. The first draft of the screenplay was completed by spring 1964, it was revised and completed in 1969. First published in Five Screenplays, Methuen (1971). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/21].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1964]-1969
Extent:: 3 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/2/45-54
Title:: Add MS 88880/2/45-54. Pinter Archive. 'The Handmaid's Tale; May 1984-Feb. 1987. Mostly typewritten. An adaptation of the novel by Margaret Atwood. Directed by Volker Schlondorff and released in 1990. Pinter completed the screenplay in Feb. 1987 for the original director Karel Reisz. When Schlondorff took over the role of director he wanted some changes made to the script, which were eventually done by Atwood. The screenplay that was eventually filmed was not entirely Pinter's work. Current...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: May 1984-Feb 1987
Extent:: 10 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/2/55-60
Title:: Add MS 88880/2/55-60. Pinter Archive. 'Heat of the Day'; Jan. 1988–Oct.1988. Mostly typewritten. An adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth Bowen. Directed by Christopher Morahan and broadcast by Granada Television, 30 Dec. 1989. First published as The Heat of the Day, Faber and Faber (1989). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/22 and 23].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Jan 1988-Oct 1988
Extent:: 6 items

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