Papers of Sir Peter Shaffer

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
2 Early typed draft of 'Lettice and Lovage' Item 1986-2003
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