Files include contracts and agreements between Druid Theatre, The Royal Court Theatre and the Kennedy centre, New York and also with Marina Carr, playwright and cast and creative team members for production of "On Raftery's Hill" by Marina Carr and directed by Garry Hynes. File includes a 'Commission Contract' from Druid to Marina Carr (10 Mar 1994) to write and complete a play with a working title of "Devils and Angels Love My Shoulder, signed by Marina Carr and Jane Daly. File also contains follow on drafting of agreement, 28 Mar 2000, between Carr and Druid following the lapse of the 1994 agreement option on the Carr play commission; includes further correspondence and drafting of contract between Carr, Druid and 'The Agency', Carr's literary agent. Copy of draft co-production agreement between Druid and the Royal Court Theatre, with annotations included re. production agreement.

File includes casting information for "On Raftery's Hill" with CVs of cast and company members with contracts for those including Keith McErlean; Cara Kelly; Val Lilley; Mary Murray; Michael Tierney, Tom Hickey; Tony Walton (Scenic Design) Kieran Ahern, Paddy Cunneen (Composer); Barry O'Brien (Technical Manager); Niall Clery (Assistant Stage Manager); Clare McCaffrey (Stage Manager); Xenia Lewis (Stage Manager); Richard Pilbrow (Lighting Designer).

File includes fax and email correspondence between Druid Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre (The English Stage Company) concerning the proposed tour programme and schedule for "On Raftery's Hill". Includes discussion on technical and design concerns, logistics of travel, rehearsal and production dates, meeting notes on proposed tour to Kennedy Centre, New York and correspondence concerning company and design team.

File includes fax and email correspondence between staff at Druid and at the Royal Court theatre concerning planning arrangements for production of "On Raftery's Hill". Topics covered include available of cast and company members, funding and costs, scheduling, drafting and development of play programme and publicity/marketing strategy.

File of listed accounts of petty cash expenses and related expenditure relating to mostly wardrobe and stage management for production of "On Raftery's Hill."

File includes Memorandum of Agreement made between Druid Theatre and Dublin Gate Theatre for production of "On Raftery's Hill" at the Gate Theatre by Druid Theatre Company, signed 2 May 2000; full statement of settlement of box office records and accounts from the production at the Gate; opening night invitation list; and detailed fax correspondence between Druid and The Gate, notably Ciaran Walsh and Anne Clarke, concerning clauses and terms of contract agreement, publicity and marketing and budget costs.

Printed documents regarding the design and working of the lighting work for production of "On Raftery's Hill" by Marina Carr and directed by Garry Hynes.
File 1-5 include lighting plans, plans and drawings of lighting rigs in various theatre venues such as Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Royal Court Theatre London and Gate Theatre, Dublin. Other items include cue lists, group plans, channel information, patch plans, light stencils used to project effects onto the stage and set.

File of email and fax correspondence between lighting design crew and personnel at Druid Theatre, Royal Court and others discussing lighting specification, products, installation and other matters regarding lighting design for "On Raftery's Hill."

Files of fax and email correspondence between Druid Theatre, The Royal Court and the Kennedy Centre, regarding marketing and publicity plans and work for production of "On Raftery's Hill". Includes a detailed marketing brief; correspondence between parties re. programme design, image inclusion and selection, drafting of text, comments and amendments to programme and poster etc. Also various lists of media commitments and coverage in print and broadcast media; draft of official press release about the play and other related information. Details of costs of production for programme also included.

'On Raftery's Hill' Written by Marina Carr and directed by Garry Hynes. Produced at Town Hall Theatre Galway (opening night - 9 May) Gate Theatre, Dublin (Opening night, 26 May) and on tour to United States of America at the Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Centre, Washington D.C. (18-21 Jun) and at the Royal Court Theatre, London, U.K. (29 Jun - 22 Jul) Play is a co-production between Druid Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre, London.
Files include contracts, budgets and finance, correspondence and technical/set information.