Writings

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
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
25 Draft of a speech to be given in absentia upon receiving an unidentified honour Item [21st cent.]
6 Notebook containing material relating to an unidentified story and 'Gift of the Gorgon' Item [20th-21st cent.]
8 Notebook containing material relating to Tony Shaffer, 'Lettice and Lovage,' and a memoir Item [21st cent.]
11 Notebook containing material relating to 'Gift of the Gorgon,' 'Bezique,' an autobiographical monologue, as well as a letter draft Item [20th-21st cent.]
38 Notebook containing rewrites of scenes from a performance draft of 'Equus' Item [2010?]
39-42 Notebooks containing rewrites of scenes of 'Equus' Item [2010-2012?]
43 Notebook containing drafts of scenes for 'Equus' and for the Tchaikovsky play 'Bezique' Item [2010?]
2 Introductions to 'Equus' Item [20th-21st cents.]
5 Photographs of Uruguayan production of 'Equus' Item [1977?]
9 Photographs of two unidentified men in front of promotion board for 'Equus' Item [2012?]
1 Copy of "Critical Reaction to Equus or How to Defuse Explosive Theater" by Linda Melick Reynolds Item [1974?]
10 First draft of the 'Amadeus' screenplay Item 23 Apr. 1982
17 Second draft of the 'Amadeus' screenplay Item 8 Sept. 1982
21 Draft of the 'Amadeus' screenplay Item 1983
23 Draft re-write pages for Stratford production of 'Amadeus' Item 27 July 1995