Item 6 - Martin McDonagh - Druid Correspondence

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UGA T2/14/1041B/6

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Martin McDonagh - Druid Correspondence

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  • 1996

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1 file, 30pp

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File of fax and letter correspondence between Druid Theatre Company (Jane Daly/Louise Donlon); Rod Hall of A.P. Watt Agency, London and others such as Methuen Drama Publishing, all concerning contract agreements for Druid production of plays by Martin McDonagh. Includes script assessment by Druid Theatre reader panel of "A Skull in Connemara" by Martin McDonagh expressing concerns of the panel about the second draft of the play which has "lost the power of the original" and reservations expressed about the play (28 Mar 1996); Fax from Sarah Hulbert, Editorial Dept, Methuen Drama re. receiving script for publication (10 Jan 1996); Letter/Fax from Jane Daly to Rod Hall updating that there are some differences in contracts with the Royal Court which are still being ironed out. (Apr 1996) Photocopy of cheque paid by Druid to Rod Hall Agency for exclusive license to "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" (13 May 1996); Fax from Clare Barker, A.P. Watt Ltd, to Druid re. enquiring from American theatres/producers for productions of McDonagh's plays (Sep/Dec 1996); Fax from Rod Hall to Graham Wybrow, Royal Court Theatre, stating that Martin McDonagh is working on another trilogy of plays: "The Banshees of Inisheer", "The Cripple of Inishmaan" and "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" and also discussing financial/contractual arrangements (25 Oct 1996)

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      03/04/2017
      30/07/2025

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