Partie 4 - Carousel Post-opening

One file of invitations, tickets, leaflets, programmes, postcards, one press cutting, eight handwritten pages, and two printed booklets

Kenneth MacMillan died suddenly, one month before the opening night of Carousel. The material in this file is for performances and events around the first night of the production at the Royal National Theatre, with some later correspondence. The material consists of:

1. An invitation to Lady MacMillan from the RNT and Jaguar Cars Ltd to attend a performance of Carousel on 2 Dec 1992 and a supper following the performance in Jaguar's Clam Bake Inn
2. Leaflet and tickets to the Carousel Winter Gala and Supper at the RNT, 8 Dec 1992, one ticket for the performance on 10 Dec 1992
3. Three programmes for Carousel at the RNT, undated but two for the first night and one for later in the run
4. Handwritten postcard from Nicholas Hytner to Deborah MacMillan thanking her for her support, 10 Dec 1992
5. Leaflet and two tickets for Platform Performance in the Olivier Theatre at the RNT on The Work of Kenneth MacMillan, 11 Dec 1992
6. Handwritten postcard from theatre photographer Zoe Dominic to Deborah MacMillan in praise of the opening night performance of Carousel, 11 Dec 1992
7. Handwritten letter from Eleanor Fazan to Deborah MacMillan thanking her for having suggested her to take over on Carousel following the death of Kenneth MacMillan, 23 May 1993
8. Photocopy of a press cutting, Allan Robertson meets Jane Elliott, dance director and assistant to Kenneth MacMillan on Carousel. The cutting is uncredited but dated 8 Sep 1993. It is accompanied by a postcard from Jane Elliott to Allan Robertson thanking him for his support following some negative press coverage.
9. Eight handwritten pages of notes [made by Allan Robertson] for his piece on Jane Elliott, n.d. [or made by JE]
10. Undated handwritten postcard from Nicholas Hytner to Deborah MacMillan wishing her a happy birthday and expressing his gratitude that through Carousel they have become friends
11. Two copies of RNT Platform Papers, one on Designers including Bob Crowley who references Carousel, one on Directors including Nicholas Hytner, 1993/1994

Some items suitable for digitisation
Ask Deborah if she can identify handwriting in Item 9