| Description | Correspondence and other records primarily regarding the Barn Theatre. Subjects include: arrangements for Alan Schneider to study English Theatre, direct a number of productions and advise the Trustees on their future Theatre Policy; the resignation of Leonard Bennett as Producer to the Arts Department, Dartington Hall; the appointment and resignation of Wilfrid Walter as Director and appointment of Miriam Adams as Assistant Director of the Barn Theatre; Mr Gotlob's sketches; travel and accommodation arrangements for La Troupe Francaise; a proposal for a collaboration between Bristol University, Bristol Old Vic and Dartington Arts Centre; and the effect of petrol rationing on theatre audiences.
Correspondents include: Carina Robins, The Religious Drama Society; E Elmhurst; Peter Cox; Jack Stevens; F A Burton, Playgoers' Society; Leonard Bennett; Wilfred Walter; Florence Burton; Pamela Stirling, La Troupe Francaise; Sir Philip Morris from Leonard Elmhirst; John Moody, Drama Director, Arts Council of Great Britain; Peter Sutcliffe; Lois Deacon; Anthony Holland, Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol; Mair Staniland; and Joyce Worsley.
Additional material includes: a checklist for the Barn Theatre; Leonard Bennett's application for the post Devon County Drama Organiser including references (1946); a Theatre Licence for the Barn Theatre (1946); 'A Theatre Policy' for the Arts Department by Peter Cox (1946); a copy of magazine 'Christian Drama' (1948); programme for 'Dear Brutus' by The Northerners, a comedy by J M Barrie; programme for 'Tony draws a Horse', by The Northerners, a comedy by Lesley Storm; 'No More Twilight' by The Northerners, A Village Comedy by Douglas Donald; programmes for a productions by La Troupe Francaise of 'Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon' by Labiche et Martin (1951), 'Knock' and ' Le Malade Imaginaire' by Moliere (1952); biographical details for Wilfred Walter and Mair Staniland; a letter of reference for Donald Moffat; a 'Scheme for Collaboration between the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Bristol University Drama Department and the Dartington Hall Arts Centre' by Peter Cox, (1954); a programme, Students of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 'Dark of the Moon' by Howard Richardson and William Berney (Directed by Mirian Adams, 1954); 'Point of Departure' by Jean Anouilh (1955); a programme for 'A Small Masque' (1962); a publication 'Christmas Journey' (1960); a programme for a performance by the Stage Group of 'The Cherry Orchard' by Anton Tchehov and 'War Criminal' by Joaquin Calvo-Sotelo. |