Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
5 Playscript of 'Lettice and Lovage' Item Jan. 1990
14 Incomplete film script of 'Lettice and Lovage' Item [2001?]
17 Film script of 'Lettice and Lovage' Item 11 Oct. 2002
18 Film script of 'Lettice and Lovage' Item 5 Mar. 2003
4 Contract for 'Lettice and Lovage' film Item 19 Sept. 2003
1 Playscript, 'Beatrice et Brin D'Amour' Item Feb. 1999
3 Typed letter from Stephen Hollis via Patricia McNaughton [Macnaughton] Item 14 Mar. 1997
4 Original draft playscript, 'Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? A Monologue' Item May 1989
8 Playscript, 'Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? A New Play' Item May 1994
9 Production playscript, 'Whom Do I Have the Honour of Addressing? A Monologue' Item Nov. 1994
4 Copy of a typed letter from Peter Shaffer to Bernie [Jacobs] and Gerry [Schoenfeld] Item 26 Apr. 1993
8 Copy of a typed letter from Gerald Schoenfeld to Bill Kenwright Item 26 Aug. 1993
1 Early draft of the end of 'Perseus' Item [1990?]
7 Proofs for the printed playscript of 'The Gift of the Gorgon' Item [Feb. 1993]
11 Playscript, 'The Gift of the Gorgon' Item Feb. 1994
15 Proofs for the printed playscript of 'The Gift of the Gorgon' Item June 1998
1 Incomplete playscript, "The Comedy of the Gourd" Item [20th cent.]
1 Partial draft of an untitled story about a Bevin Boy Item [20th cent.]
6a Partial draft outline for a dramatization of Lord of the Rings Item [20th cent.]
8 Partial draft of a story titled 'Then Fall Caesar' Item [20th cent.]
10 Miscellaneous pages from an untitled playscript about a woman visiting her assailant Item [20th cent.]
1 Draft and printed article, "The Nonconforming Shakespeare" in Show Item Feb. 1964
3 Newspaper cutting, "Surface recollections of an ex-Bevin Boy", Evening Standard Item 24 Jan. 1972
7 Draft of an essay, "Morocco: A Ten Days'' Impression" Item [20th cent.]
5 Copy draft of a speech accepting the Shakespeare Preis given by the Stiftung F.V.S. zu Hamburg Item 25 May 1989
6 Printed article, "The Ideal Playwright. Universal Poet, Perhaps; Universal Storyteller, Certainly" in The Dramatists Guild Quarterly Item Summer 1992
8 Drafts, "Brooding in the Snow," second lecture at Oxford as Professor of Contemporary Drama Item 3 May 1994
12b Notebook with notes for Shaffer's eulogy of Andrea Velis with a scene draft from 'Bezique' Item [20th-21st cent.]
13 Draft, "Battlements at Midnight" used for an unidentified speech Item 1995
15 Copy draft tribute to Derek Jacobi at the presentation of the John Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts Item 24 Apr. 1997