Identity area
Reference code
SHAF/B/10/2
Title
Drafts
Date(s)
- 1972-2012 (Creation)
Level of description
sub-sub-series
Extent and medium
10 boxes
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Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Drafts are arranged chronologically and include the earliest fragments saved by Shaffer to the playscripts for the first English production, including the rehearsal copy playscript, rehearsal notebook, as well as Peter Firth's own rehearsal playscript given to Shaffer in November 1974. Playscripts exist for the first New York production, the second London production, the 2008 revival as well as a reading done in 2010 in East Hampton, New York. These are followed by a group of miscellaneous revision pages and notebooks containing scene rewrites. Multiple versions of the screenplay are also present.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
SHAF B18a, Miscellaneous fragments of playscripts and other writings, may contain fragments of drafts of this play.