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File includes correspondence between Garry Hynes, Consultant Artistic Director, Druid Theatre, and Nicki Stoddart and also Anthony Jones of Peters, Fraser and Dunlop, discussing arrangement for grant of permission for Druid to produce "The Salvage Yard" by Frank Deasy. Includes Druid reader assessments for the play as it was submitted to Druid, detailed correspondence regarding developing a production and a contract dated 6 October 1995, signed and agreed between Deasy and Druid to produce "The Salvage Yard (Trouble Sleeping)"

TS letters between Garry Hynes and Jerome Hynes of Druid Theatre to various play agents concerning production rights. Includes letters between Jerome Hynes and Fraser Dunlop Ltd., London, and the Playwrights' Horizon, New York, concerning rights for plays "Sister Ignatius Explains it All To You" by Christopher Durang and "Terra Nova" by Ted Tally (1982); Letters between Jerome Hynes and Jane Phillips of The International Copyright Bureau concerning rights and license for "Mother Courage and All Her Children" by Bertolt Brecht (1983)
Copy letter from Jerome Hynes to Michelle Steinberg, Margaret Ramsay Ltd. concerning rights for M.J. Molloy's play "The Wood of the Whispering" (Dec 1983); Letters between Garry Hynes and Diana Gibbons, Margaret Ramsay Ltd. seeking script and rights for "Top Girls" by Caryl Churchill. (Feb 1983)

File of correspondence between Druid Theatre Company (Garry Hynes/Jerome Hynes) and playwright Bernard Farrell and also his literary agents, concerning rights and royalties for production of Farrell's plays. Includes letter from Garry Hynes to Joanna Marston. London, seeking rights for "I Do Not Like Thee Dr. Fell" and saying "we are not interested at all in performing it outside of Galway." (23 Sep 1980); Further letter from Hynes stating plans to produce the play along with a production of "Sundance" by Meir Z. Ribalow (15 Oct 1980); Letter from Marston to Hynes stating terms of grant of license and royalty details (27 Oct 1980); Letter from Marston to Hynes extending the term of license granted to Druid (9 Feb 1981) Letters between Hynes and Marston discussing the revival touring production of "Dr. Fell" with nightly box-office figures from production in Galway and Limerick (Sep 1981) Letter from Bernard Farrell to Garry Hynes discussing a one-act play to be written (16 Sep 1981); Letters between Bernard Farrell, Jerome Hynes and Joanna Marston concerning a Druid revival of "Dr. Fell." (Nov 1982) Farrell writes to Hynes to say "I was absolutely delighted to hear that you are, once again, doing "Dr. Fell". By now you must know how much I loved your previous productions . . . Your PLAYBOY is still talked of . . . " (25 Nov 1982) Letter from Bernard Farrell to Jerome Hynes discussing the recent successful revival of "Dr. Fell" and discussing future Druid plans to produce Sam Shepard and Brecht. (29 Jan 1983) Box-Office returns for "Dr. Fell - Run 2" also included.

File of letters between Jerome Hynes, Druid Theatre Company and staff at agencies such as Curtis Brown Ltd, London and Samuel French Ltd. London, concerning play license agreements to produce "Aristocrats" by Brian Friel. File includes copy letter dent by Hynes to Leah Schmidt at Curtis Brown indicating an agreement from Brian Friel to Druid's planned production of "Aristocrats" to take place in Galway in December 1986 (27 Oct 1986); Letter from Hynes to Justin Dewhurst at Samuel French Ltd. indicating a delay to the planned production of "Aristocrats" owing to 'casting and scheduling difficulties' (14 Nov 1986); Copy of license granted to Druid attached. Letter with further licence attached, for Druid to produce the play in March 1987 (26 Nov 1986) Letters between Hynes and Schmidt indicating Druid's renewed plans to produce "Aristocrats" directed by Ben Barnes, however the rights to the play are not available. (Sep 1988)

File of letters between Maureen Hughes, Druid Theatre Company, and Michael Callahan, Warner CHappell Plays Ltd., discussing production rights for Druid to produce "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck; "Of Shadow and Substance" by P.V. Carroll. Includes grant of play licence to Druid for "Of Shadow and Substance and terms of royalties owed on the production.

Large cartoon by Scratch, in 11"x14" black frame with caption "Play it again…the bit where she says, 'Just a private little chat, Mrs Robinson'", of four men in trench coats listening in and recording conversation [of President Robinson's meeting with Queen Elizabeth 2 during her historic visit to Britain?]. It is signed "Ms President: Keep the beacon alight! Aongus Collins" (Scratch). This cartoon appeared in The Star newspaper, 28/05/1993.

Ref: P143/4/18/4

Printed programme from Avenue Theatre Company, Dublin, production of "Play" and "That Time", two one-act plays written by Samuel Beckett and of "Overruled" a one-act play by George Bernard Shaw, both directed by Sean Campion. Production manager was Ros Dixon. Includes an article "Beckett, Shaw, Seen in Prague."

Printed programme from Once-Off Productions staging of 'the Rep Experiment' - reperatory staging of "Platonov" adapted by Susan Coyne and Laszlo Marton after Anton Chekhov, directed by Darragh McKeon; "Metamorphosis" adapted by Steven Berkoff after Franz Kafka and directed by David Horan and "Mr Kolpert" by David Gieselmann in a translation by David Tushingham, directed by Tom Creed. Includes an introduction to the staging and biographies of those involved, an an introduction from Thomas Conway, Literary Manager, Druid Theatre Company.

Files of records relating to the use of plastic bullets by police forces and security forces in Northern Ireland.

Copy of TS document being an enquiry form into the details of victims of and cases of incidents of plastic bullet use.