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18, Earls Terrace, London, W.8. - Exhausted by rehearsals for "Five Finger Exercise", describes working with John Gielgud, praises Brian Bedford.

Encloses a brochure for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Canada for 1977 and briefly mentions his preparations for the role of 'Richard III', hopes PS can come see it; accompanied by a note with his contact details.

Programmes and handbills: programme for the production at the Cambridge Arts Theatre, April 1962 starring Kenneth Williams and Maggie Smith; two handbills for the production at the Globe Theatre in 1962 starring Kenneth Williams and Maggie Smith; programme for the opening night Playbill programme for the production at the Morosco Theatre starring Geraldine McEwan, Barry Foster, Brian Bedford, and Moray Watson on 9 Oct. 1963, with two ticket stubs stapled to the cast list page; the Performing Arts magazine programme for the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre production of 'Light Comedies' starring Harry Groener, David Dukes, Melora Marshall, and Caitlin O'Heaney and directed by Paul Giovanni in April-May 1984; and the Original Theatre Company's production of 'The Private Ear' and 'The Public Eye' in 2013 starring Jasper Britton, Steven Blakely, Rupert Hill, and Siobhan O'Kelly.

Typescript pages of re-writes, heavily revised, with a letter to be faxed to Brian Bedford from Peter Shaffer dated 27 July 1995 transmitting the re-writes.

The Stratford Shakespearean Festival Foundation of Canada, Post Office Box 520, Stratford, Ontario, Canada N5A 6V2 - He and Robin [Phillips] are planning a production of Chekhov's 'The Seagull' for the 1980 season with Maggie [Smith], Brian [Bedford], Hume [Cronyn] and Jessica [Tandy] that would transfer to the Vivian Beaumont at Lincoln Center; wonders if Peter would consider creating a new version, given his familiarity with the actors.

Has been working hard, David says that Victor [Spinetti?] is a good actor; spent time with Harry [Lockart?], Brian Bedford, John Paignton; details his work and travel schedule.

Letters, photographs, and printed material relating to the award of the William Inge Award for Distinguished Achievement in the American Theatre in April 1992. Includes letters and faxes of congratulation from those who could not be there: Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Julie Harris, Jessica Tandy Cronyn, Anthony Shaffer, Stephen Sondheim, Milos Forman, Roddy McDowall, Simon Callow, Ian McKellen, Bob Dole, Anthony Hopkins, Sidney Lumet, Michael Blakemore, Robert Lantz, Brian Bedford, David Carradine, and Gerald Schoenfeld.