File of email and letter correspondence between Druid Theatre and various others relating to the administration and arrangements in the lead-up to production of "The Playboy of the Western World". Includes letter of invitation to Cllr. Terry O'Flaherty, Mayor of Galway, to launch the rehearsals of the 'DruidSynge' series, in the shape of rehearsals for "Playboy...." (17 Dec 2003); letters between Fergal McGrath of Druid and Hilary Pyle, Yeats Curator, National Gallery of Ireland, discussing permission granted for Druid to re-use the Jack B Yeats image of 'The Barrel Man" (Nov 2013); Letter from Fergal McGrath to Michael Yeats, seeking permission to reproduce images by Jack B. Yeats (24 Oct 2004) Email correspondence between McGrath and Druid cast members with details of the beginning of "Playboy . . ." rehearsals, Jul 2003; Email correspondence between Yvonne Corscadden of Druid and various Dublin hotels re. booking of meeting rooms for Druid (Feb - Mar 2004); Letter from Gabriel Doherty, Lecturer in History, UCC, to Garry Hynes, detailing points of information about a man named 'Lynchehaun' in 1918 Mayo and his similarity to Christy Mahon (9 Feb 2004)' Outlines of full production and tech schedule by Druid for "Playboy . . ."; itinerary for Druid field-trip to Geesala, Co. Mayo; letter to Martin Nolan, County Manager, Kerry County Council, discussing planning and costs re. Druid production in Kerry (12 Jan 2004); Letter from McGrath to Anne McCarthy, Arts Officer, Mayo County Council, inclosing invoice for grant offered by Mayo Co. Co. towards the production at Geesala (18 Mar 2004) and also other general administrative email and letter correspondence.
Stage plans from the Druid Theatre production of "The Playboy of the Western World" by J.M. Synge and directed by Garry Hynes.
Printed programme from the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, production of "The Playboy of the Western World", written by J.M. Synge and directed by Brian Brady. Includes article entitled "A Maverick Masterpiece" by Marina Carr and also images and biographies of cast members.
Printed box-office report from Oxford Playhouse production by Druid Theatre Company of "The Playboy of the Western World." Also includes breakdown of programme sales from the Galway production at the Town Hall Theatre.
File includes printed programme from production of The Playboy of the Western World by Pan Pan in China. Document includes a reproduction of J.M. Synge's original preface to the play; a background to the current production, a glossary of terms, and information on past Pan Pan productions.
Also includes printed flyer and programme printed in Mandarin, with information on the production. Also a printed invitation to the opening night of the play on a production "direct from Beijing", at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, performed in Mandarin with an all-Chinese cast with English surtitles.
Script from The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge (performed in Mandarin with an all Chinese cast) and adapted by Gavin Quinn. Transposed to a modern setting of a hairdressers and foot massage parlour, otherwise known as a ‘Whore Dressers” on the outskirts of Beijing where the normal business of hairdressing takes place out front but there are other less mundane activities happening elsewhere on the premises.
Printed press release with information on the production; Letters to Pan Pan in response to invitation to attend the play at its Dublin production at Project Arts Centre, Dublin, received from the offices of President of Ireland, Mary McAleese (July, Sept, 2006), John O'Donoghue, Minister for Arts, Sport, and Tourism (Jul, Oct 2006), Zhang Wan Kun and Lan Faqing of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, China. (July 2006)
File includes a script of play (in English); the text of an essay called 'The Playboy of the Western World' in Chinese: A Textual Anthropology' by Antony Tatlow, University College Dublin.
Print out of box office statement from production of the play at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin, 20 December 2006; also includes printed email / fax correspondence between Pan Pan and the National Grand Theatre of China, and the Asia-Europe Cultural Foundation. (2005).
DVD and CD of materials from Pan Pan production of The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge, in Mandarin, with an all Chinese cast, performed in Beijing and Dublin. Disks include production images taken by (c) Ros Kavanagh in Dublin, production images from China as well as video recordings of production in both Dublin and Beijing.
Printed programme from "The Playboy of the Western World" by J.M. Synge and directed by Ben Barnes and staged at the Abbey Theatre. Includes an article 'The Playboy and the Nineteenth Century' by W.J. McCormack, article 'The play that raised a row' by Nicholas Greene, extracts from 'Synge and the Ireland of his time' by W.B. Yeats, an article describing being on tour with the Abbey Theatre by John Olohan, cast member and actor, a glossary of language used in the Playboy and also images and biographies of cast members.
File includes draft and signed contracts for individuals engaged in the production of "The Playboy of the Western World" by Druid Theatre Company. Contracts present for Gus Dewar, Paul Cooney, Tim Smith, Sarah Lynch, Sophie Gabzewicz, Eamon Fox, Doreen McKenna, Cillian Murphy, David Pearse, Frank O'Sullivan, David Bolger, Davy Cunningham, Scott George, Francis O'Connor, Kathy Strachan, Gary Lydon, Éamon Morrissey, Sonya Kelly, Gillian McCarthy, Simone Kirby, Anne Marie Duff, Aisling O'Sullivan, Chris O'Dowd, Johnny McDonagh, Arthur Bell, Paul Noble, Andrew Smith, and Peter Jordan.
File of black and white photographs from "The Playboy of the West Indies" written by Mustapha Matura and directed by Nicholas Kent, staged at Mercy Hall, Newtownsmith, Galway. Cast members are in costume and on set. Photographer is named as John Haynes, London.