Kenneth MacMillan directed three plays for the theatre between 1982 and 1984, two in London and one in Manchester. The files contain copies of the scripts, his thoughts on the plays and their characters as well as correspondence, production and marketing material
Sin títuloKenneth MacMillan continued to be interested in the possibility of directing for the theatre. These files contain correspondence about and scripts of plays that he considered and others that were sent to him for consideration plus some general correspondence
Sin títuloCorrespondence from actors, artists, composers, dancers and friends on a variety of personal and professional subjects
Sin títuloKenneth MacMillan was evacuated to Great Yarmouth during World War II. The material in this file consists of material relating to his school years there, including school reports, copies of school magazines and press cuttings, reminiscences from former class mates and photographs
The majority of material in these files consists of unsolicited ideas for subjects, scenarios or music that the correspondents suggest Kenneth MacMillan might be interested to create ballets on. Some correspondence is from established figures in the field of theatre and music, others people unknown to Kenneth MacMillan. The material is divided into 11 files, the first contains brief correspondence arranged in alphabetical order of surname; where there are files for individuals, this reflects the amount of material rather than offering a value judgement on the person or concept