Working papers and correspondence relating to the documentary 'The Smithsons'
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Correspondence relating to the finances and commissioning of the documentary, expenses claims, payslips, copy of the typescript proposal for the documentary by B.S. Johnson, information about his BBC contract for the film and a draft of an article on New Brutalism. Correspondence regarding the ma...
The Truth About Women, production file for Drama Society at Kings College,
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Programmes, copy of published text, invoices, notes from auditions, set notes, expenses and correspondence relating to a production of The Truth About Women by Christopher Fry at London School of Economics & Political Science, Nov 1957.
'You're Human Like the Rest of Them', stage play for Royal Shakespeare Company
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Draft and printed scripts of the stage play written for Royal Shakespeare Company. Later performed at Basement Theatre as part of B.S. Johnson vs God (1971).
'Down Red Lane', play originally for Basement Theatre, broadcast as a radio play in 2002.
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Draft scripts and radio broadcast script of a play originally written for Basement Theatre, but performed in Open Space Theatre, broadcast as a radio play in 2002.
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.
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.
Photographs of locations and filming of the documentary 'The Smithsons'
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Photographs of Blackwall area by the Thames, including one of a cameraman. Photographs of a building site, with a man [possibly Peter Smithson] in some shots. Photographs of a television programme called 'Future for Fiction', featuring an image of B.S. Johnson as a writer.