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SHAF/B/8/1/11 · Item · 21 Feb. 1970
Part of Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer

Finds his wife [Isla Blair] whom PS doesn't know, has written the letter he wanted to write, as an acquaintance of Peter's; 'The Battle of Shrivings' is the play he has been waiting for, one that addresses the issues of the times, without imposing a solution; finds that it picks up themes from 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun' and explores them, watched an interview with PS on television and hopes he won't abandon the idea of a play addressing the Faust problem; played Atahuallpa in Bristol and was grateful to get close to the text and Peter's mind; will be going again to the play with his mother.

Letter from Isla Blair
SHAF/B/8/1/10 · Item · 21 Feb. 1970
Part of Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer

She and her husband Julian Glover are actors and are often disappointed when they go see certain plays lauded by the critics and loved by audiences; just went to see 'The Battle of Shrivings' and found it so exciting that they stayed up late talking of it, thinks it an important play; thinks some may liken it to Albee's 'Tiny Alice' but she thinks that pretentious and boring in comparison, though she likes Albee; is going to see Shrivings again.