File of TS letters between Garry Hynes and Dale Davis and Company, agents for Larry Atlas, seeking rights to produce his play "Total Abandon". Includes letters from Hynes to the Circle Repertory, New York, seeking to contact Atlas. Hynes mentions she met Atlas at a reading of the play in New York.

File of letters between Druid Theatre Company (Jerome Hynes) and rights holders for plays by Tennessee Williams, such as Samuel French Ltd. Includes letters from Macnaughton Lowe Representation Ltd. to Jerome Hynes concerning negotiations to produce "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. The letters detail the granting of license, extension on option but subsequent notice of non-production by Druid. (Jul 1986 - Sep 1987) Letters between Hynes Michael Imison Playwrights Ltd. concerning rights to produce "A Streetcar Named Desire", mentioning rights in Ireland and UK should be no problem, the literary estate are cautious about West End option rights to the play. (Jul 1986) Letters between Hynes and Samuel French Ltd, concerning application for production rights for "A Streetcar Named Desire". (Jul 1984 - Jul 1985) Letter of permission from W.H. Allen & Co. to Druid to use extracts from Tennessee Williams' 'Memoirs'.
A booklet: "Approved Production Contract for Plays" published by the The Dramatists Guild, New York, outlining processes and procedures for license agreements.

File of letters between Garry Hynes and playwright Edward Bond and also between Jane Daly of Druid and staff of Margaret Ramsay Ltd. play agents, concerning discussions on rights to produce Bond's play, "Saved". Letter from Edward Bond to Garry Hines (sic) Hynes, stating he "is really happy the play is being done in Ireland" and outlines his ideas on the differences between a good English writer and a bad English writer, being an Irish soul, which he lays claim to. Also attaches a copy of letter to another adopter and translator of his work, offering comments on the process of that work, also a copy of an article on "the Reception and Adaptation in Germany of Edward Bond's "Saved""; Letter from Maureen Hughes, Artistic Administrator, Druid, to Margaret Ramsay Ltd., London, seeking permission to adapt and translate into "béarlachás - a peculiar corruption of Irish (Gaelic) and English, spoken in areas of the country where Irish rather than English is the spoken language." Antoine Ó Flatharta would translate the play and Garry Hynes would direct. (1 Mar 1989); Letter from Sally Emmett of Margaret Ramsay's, saying Bond is delighted to grant permission for a translation (16 Mar 1989); Copy of bank draft for IR£500.00 is respect of the play rights (1 Nov 1989)
File also includes a letter from Jane Daly, Druid, to Margaret Ramsay Ltd. seeking exclusive Irish professional performing rights for the play "The Increased Difficulty of Concentration" by Václav Havel.

File of letters between Jane Daly, Druid Theatre, and Neil Peters, Samuel French Ltd. London, discussing rights for Druid to produce "Lovers" by Brian Friel; "The Mystery of Irma Vep" by Charles Ludlam; "Gaslight" by Patrick Hamilton. Includes play license for permission for Druid to produce Friel's "Lovers" and also royalty statement from the production.

Letters between Jane Daly, General Manager, Druid Theatre, and Joyce Ketay, play agent, seeking rights to produce "Angels in America" by Tony Kushner.

TS correspondence between Garry Hynes, Jerome Hynes, of Druid Theatre Company and various literary agents concerning play licenses and rights. Includes letters between Garry Hynes and Joanna Marston of Rosica Colin Ltd. regarding rights to play "Sundance" by Meir Z. Ribalow. (Oct - Nov 1980); Letters between Jerome Hynes and Clive Godwin Associates regarding rights to produce Sam Shepard's "Geography of a Horse Dreamer, including grant of play license and royalty figure (Jul 1981); Letters between Hynes and Clive Godwin Associates regarding license to produce Shepard's "Action". (1983)
Letters between Jerome Hynes and Felix de Wolfe concerning rights to produce "The Nightingale and Not the Lark" by Jennifer Johnston. Letter from Ruth Cooper of Fraser & Dunlop Scripts Ltd. discussing rights for Tom Stoppard's play "On the Razzle" with Garry Hynes. (21 Dec 1981)

File of letters between Druid Theatre Company (Jerome Hynes and Garry Hynes) and rights holders for plays by Geraldine Aron, namely, Margaret Ramsay Ltd. Includes letters between Garry Hynes and Diana Gibbons of Margaret Ramsey Ltd. enclosing royalty cheque owed for costs owing from production of "Bar and Ger" and "Galway Girl" and also requesting a license to produce "A Doll's House" by Ibsen, translated by Christopher Hampton. License granted by Ramsay Ltd. to Druid for this production of Ibsen's play. Stated production named as happening in Nov - Dec 1980. (Oct 1980). Box-Office Statement with royalty figure owed by Druid is prepared by Jerome Hynes (10 Sep 1981); License for Druid to perform "A Galway Girl" at the Dublin Theatre Festival, (Sep 1983); Box-Office statement for this run with owed royalty figure calculated by Hynes (Dec 1983); Play license granted to Druid to Produce "A Galway Girl" in Galway, Jul 1983; Play license granted to Druid to perform "A Galway Girl" at the Peacock Theatre, Dublin, Jun 1981; with attached letter of royalty figure owed by Druid for the production.

Correspondence (May - Jul 1980) between Garry Hynes and Deirdre Murphy, Administrator, druid Theatre COmpany, and Diana Gibbons of Margaret Ramsey Ltd. concerning Druid's desire for full rights and option on Irish and UK productions of Aron's "Bar and Ger". Includes discussions about Irish touring production of the play, UK touring productions and concerns on business and artistic matters if a Florence Rep Company also has rights to the play.

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 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)