Reference (shelfmark): Add MS 88880 - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

1. Add MS 88880/1/1-3

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/1-3
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/1-3. Pinter Archive. 'Ashes to Ashes'; [Jan. 1996-Feb. 1996]. Mostly typewritten. First performed by the Royal Court Theatre, 12 Sept. 1996, directed by Harold Pinter. The play was written within ten days from Jan. to Feb. 1996. First published as Ashes to Ashes, Faber and Faber (1996). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/67].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [Jan 1996-Feb 1996]
Extent:: 3 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/11-13
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/11-13. Pinter Archive. 'The Birthday Party'; [circa 1958-1967]. Mostly typewritten. First performed at Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England, 28 April 1958, directed by Peter Wood, and then at the Lyric Hammersmith theatre. Pinter also wrote a screenplay based on the stage play. The film version was released in 1968, directed by William Friedkin. Stage play first published as The Birthday Party: A Play in Three Acts, Encore Publishing Co. (1959). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/5].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [c 1958-1967]
Extent:: 3 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/14-15
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/14-15. Pinter Archive. 'The Caretaker'; [1960-14 June 1963]. Mostly typewritten. First performed at The Arts Theatre, 27 April 1960, directed by Donald McWhinnie. The film version was released in 1963, directed by Clive Donner. First published as The Caretaker: A Play in Three Acts, Encore Publishing Co. (1960). The Lilly Library, Indiana University, USA holds the first, second and third drafts of the stage play (reference MSS PINTER). The British Library holds papers relating to ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1960-14 Jun 1963]
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/16-17
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/16-17. Pinter Archive. 'Celebration'; [1999]. Autograph and typewritten. Entitled 'Restaurant' and 'Anniversary' in early drafts. First performed as part of a double bill with 'The Room' at the Almeida Theatre, 16 March 2000, directed by Harold Pinter. [pp231] First published as Celebration and The Room, Faber and Faber (2000). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/74].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1999]
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/21-24
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/21-24. Pinter Archive. 'The Homecoming'; [c.1964]-2 Oct. 1972. Mostly typewritten. First staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych theatre, 3 June 1965, directed by Peter Hall. The film version was released in 1973, directed by Peter Hall. First published as The Homecoming, Methuen (1965). The British Library holds papers relating to the licensing of the play (LC PLAYS 1965/12 and LCP CORR 1965/4820). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/24].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [c 1964]-2 Oct 1972
Extent:: 4 items

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 (1980...
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 88880/1/36-42
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/36-42. Pinter Archive. 'Moonlight'; circa 1978-[1993]. Autograph and typewritten. Written primarily during 1992-1993 and finished during a holiday to Mauritius. First performed at the Almeida Theatre, 7 Sept. 1993, directed by David Leveaux. First published as Moonlight, Faber and Faber (1993). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/34 and 35].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1978
Extent:: 7 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 88880/1/43-45
Title:: Add MS 88880/1/43-45. Pinter Archive. 'Mountain Language'; [1985-1988]. Mostly typewritten. Pinter started this play in 1985, inspired by the Turkish suppression of the Kurdish language. The play was not completed until 1988. First performed at the National Theatre, 20 Oct. 1988, directed by Harold Pinter as a 'Platform Performance'. First published as Mountain Language, Faber and Faber (1988). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/36].
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1985-1988]
Extent:: 3 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