Scripts and treatments for television plays and for television series by and co-authored by Carolyn Swift and by others, submitted to RTÉ for consideration for broadcast.

File relating to Playcircle Theatre Group, Dublin. Company directors are noted as Phyllis Ryan, Anna Managan, Helen Robinson, Carolyn Swift and Agnes Bernelle. Includes letters between Swift, Manahan, and Bernelle, printed sheet programmes of productions by Playcircle, with cast and crew list, with plays including by G.P. Gallivan, Liam Lynch, and James Douglas. Also typed report on plays read for Playcircle by Swift (1974).

Typed copy of script for sketch "Playboy of the East-End World" produced as part of the Late Night Follies at the Pike Theatre Dublin.

File with manuscript notes, overview, and character outlines for a play by Carolyn Swift on the theme of "the problems of women in Ireland". Includes cover letter from Swift to Donal Farmer at RTÉ, discussing early plans for the project Swift made with Chloe Gibson at RTÉ. File also includes numerous draft scripts, with edits and annotation by Swift, for the play.

Files relating to playreading and judging carried out by Carolyn Swift on behalf of the Society of Irish Playwrights, with typed reports and manuscript notes by Swift on various plays read. Also reports and letters for play reading done by Swift for the Irish Federation of Women's Clubs (see File 2).

File relating to play reading and reporting work by Carolyn Swift for works for stage and screen, for RTE, Irish theatres, including lists of plays and notes of reports on these plays by Swift as part of judging the O.Z. Whitehead play writing award.

File with typed play reading reports by Carlyon Swift on play scripts received by the Gate Theatre Dublin, including reports on plays written by Mary Manning, ray Bradbury, and various others.

Hardcover scrapbook which includes press cuttings, play programmes, newsletters and flyers from and about the Pike Theatre, Dublin, primarily during the 1950s.
Includes coverage of productions involving Carolyn Swift and Alan Simpson at the Gate Theatre Dublin in the 1945; programme from Pike Theatre Company Production of "The Millstone" by Carolyn Swift at Dun Laoghaire Town Hall (1951); press reviews from "The Millstone", press reviews with photographs from "The Millstone; reviews of Russian and other international ballet in the Dublin Theatre Festival by Swift (I950s); Review of first Pike Theatre play, "The Surprise" by G.K. Chesterton; articles and profiles generally about the Pike Theatre, Carolyn Swift, and Alan Simpson, wth photographs; Printed first newsletter of the Pike Theatre, with news of productions, booking, 'gossip, and upcoming works; coverage of the first Pike Follies, 'Follies of Herbert Lane"; reviews of "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams; printed Pike Newsletter No. 5; programme and press coverage of 'More Follies of Herbert Lane'; Commemorative booklet from the Pike Theatre (1954) with overview of the theatre, photographs of the theatre and productions, an introduction by Carolyn Swift and Alan Simpson, a letter of congrats to the Pike by Hilton Edwards of the Gate Theatre, Dublin, a letter of welcome by actor Jimmy O'Dea, an overview and photos from the Pike Follies; a list of Pike productions, and biographies with headshots of Pike actors. Also pasted inside the booklet is an original playbill from the first Pike production of the Quare Fellow by Brendan Behan (1954); press cuttings of coverage of the Pike production of The Quare Fellow; a Commemorative booklet from the Pike Theatre (1955) with an article "The Pike and I" by Brendan Behan, notes on the Pike by Ria Mooney and [Derek Bond]; profiles with headshots and production shots of Pike cast members; list of Pike Theatre productions in 1955, list of subscription rates for the Pike Theatre; original programme for "Further Follies of Herbert Lane" (1955); copies of Pike Theatre Newsletter No. 8, No. 9, No. 10, No, 11, No. 12, No. 13; No. 17, No 18, No. 19, No. 20; Press coverage with photos from the first production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett at the Pike Theatre, Christmas card from the Pike Theatre with news of continued run of Waiting for Godot; press coverage of Peg O'My Heart by J. Hartley Manners; coverage of "The Respectable Prostitute" by Jean-Paul Sartre and "A Phoenix Too Frequent" by Christopher Fry (with original programme pasted in); programme from "Folly It Up!", with book and lyrics by Carolyn Swift; press coverage of "The Rose Tattoo" by Tennessee Williams; original poster from Pike Theatre revue "Irish Coffee" at the Gate Theatre, Dublin.

Files of printed play programmes from productions at the Pike Theatre, Dublin.

File 1 includes programmes from "Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett, produced at the Pike Theatre, produced and lighting directed by Alan Simpson, assisted by/assistant producer Carolyn Swift; programme from Irish touring production of the play by the Pike Theatre; Programme from Pike production of Godot at the Gate Theatre with Longford Productions (12 - 17 March 1956).

Programmes from original Pike Theatre Dublin production of "The Quare Fellow" by Brendan Behan, produced by Alan Simpson, with assistant producer Carolyn Swift.

File 2 includes programmes from Pike Theatre Dublin production of:
Pantagleize by Michel De Ghelderode
God's Child (Duine Le Dia) by J.B. McGowan
The Millstone by Carolyn Swift (Note: by Pike Theatre at Dun Laoghaire Town Hall, Co. Dublin, 1951)
Stealing the Picture by Joy Rudd and Carolyn Swift
Inquisition by Diego Fabbri, translated by Carolyn Swift
Victims of Duty (translated by Donald Watson) and The Shepherd's Chameleon (translated by Sasha Moorsom) both by Eugene Ionesco.
Hamlet and The Colleen Bawn (Romar Productions, book and lyrics by Carolyn Swift. (Dec 1963 - Pike Theatre Club)

File 3 includes programmes from Pike Theatre Dublin production of:
Peg O'My Heart by J. Hartley Manners
The Surprise by G.K. Chesterton
Dragon's Mouth by J.B. Priestley and Jacquetta Hawkes
The Solid Gold Cadillac by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman
The New House and the Big House by Brendan Behan
Nekrassov by Jean Paul Sartre
The Respectful Prostitute by Jean Paul Sartre and A Phoenix Too Frequent by Christopher Fry
Posterity Be Damned by Dominic Behan (Note: programmes also present for production at the Metropolitan, London's Irish Theatre, with play poster) and production of the play at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin (Sep - Oct 1959)
The Scatterin' by James McKenna produced at the Olympia Theatre Dublin (10 Oct 1960)
Hamlet and The Colleen Bawn (Romar Productions, book and lyrics by Carolyn Swift. (Dec 1963 - Pike Theatre Club)

NOTE: File also includes original programme from Gate Theatre Dublin production of Ill Met By Moonlight by Michéal MacLiammóir (Jan 1947) signed by the cast and with well wishes to Alan Simpson on his leaving of role with the Gate Theatre, includes hand written notes by MacLiammóir, Hilton Edwards, Eithne Dunne, Nora O'Mahony, Ronald Ibbs, Liam Gaffney, [Maureen Cusack], Sally Travers, and Pat (Patricia) Kennedy.

Print editions of the Pike Theatre Newsletter, published by the Pike Theatre Dublin with news of programming and upcoming events by the Pike. Newsletter editions present for: No. 6, No. 7, No. 13, No. 14, No. 15, No. 16. No. 18, No. 22.
Also includes a printed broadside from the Pike, with black and white photograph of the Pike stage and outlining the work of the theatre since it recently opened; Printed Broadside poster from Pike production of "The Surprise" by G.K. Chesterton; A printed subscription form for members to contribute to "A New Premises for the Pike".

Also a woodcut image by Liam Miller, comprising the logo of the Pike Theatre.