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Brotherton Collection390
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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)41
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Archive File

Air Plays play script

23 Oct 2018-27 Oct 2018

Comprises Foley notes, props setting list and play script.

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Plays

No date

The Pied Piper. MS draft, 88pp. Delinquent and friend of the people: a play for television by Eugene Strickland. MS. TS, 70pp. [unperformed] The Holy Sinner. Also: presscuttings of writings by PPR. 1 ...

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Plays

Mid-Late 20th Century

Margaret Clitherow: a Play for Television. MS and notes 19/6/76. Draft script carbon TS, 55pp. Copy of final draft, 10/9/76. Revision material. The Childhood Friend: a play for television by Piers Pa...

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Plays

Mid-Late 20th Century

Coincidence: The Wednesday Play, by Piers Paul Read. MS and TS with MS revisions, 21/7/67. Roneo TS with MS revisions, 83pp, 1967. The Family Firm. TS with MS revisions, 94pp. Roneo TS, 45pp, 1970 (4...

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Plays

Mid-Late 20th Century

Fin de Saison: a play in four acts by Piers Paul Read. The Holy Sinner: a screenplay by Piers Paul Read and Barney Platts-Mills, adapted from the novel by Thomas Mann. Outline TS with MS revisions. M...

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Plays

Late 20th Century

Daughter to a Revolution: The Wednesday Play. Screenplay 1966-67. 1st draft carbon TS. 2nd draft TS with MS revisions. Roneo TS of final draft. A Father and Daughter. MS and TS. Rewrite material. [unp...

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Plays

No date

Coincidence: The Wednesday Play, by Piers Paul Read. Margaret Clitherow: a Play for Television. The Childhood Friend: a play for television by Piers Paul Read. Monk Dawson. The House on Highbury Hill....

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Pot Black; Tennis Play and Rap Play

1970s

Probably secondary. Subject: Inter racial relationships. 3 x short plays

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Playing With Fire

2004

File contains press cuttings, a poster, and ephemera relating to the publicity tour accompanying the publication of 'Playing with Fire', the fourteenth Banks novel.

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Playing with Fire

9 Apr 2003 - 13 Aug 2003

Material relating to 'Playing with Fire', the 14th Banks novel, first published in 2004. Four typescript drafts and one proof of 'Playing with Fire'.

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"Refugee" play

1982 - 1983

Play performed by the Nottingham Playhouse Roundabout Company in primary and junior schools in Nottingham.

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Playing With Fire

c. 2004

A Rogers television Fine Print production of the DCI Banks novel 'Playing with Fire'.

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