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Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Concerto for the Deutsche Oper Ballet which premiered on 30 Nov 1966 at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin. The ballet was first performed by the Royal Ballet Touring Company in 1967 and by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1982. The material comprises:

1. One page of handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan on Deutsche Oper Berlin headed notepaper. The notes list the suggested dancers for the different movements for the staging by the Royal Ballet Touring Company. Undated
2. Handwritten letter from Ninette de Valois to Kenneth MacMillan following the staging by the Royal Ballet Touring Company, saying how much she enjoyed the ballet but how it suffered from the choreographer not being there. De Valois gives detailed critique of some of the dancer. With envelope postmarked 1 Jun 1967
3. Telegram from Frederick Ashton to Kenneth MacMillan expressing his delight in the triumph of Concerto, 22 May 1967
4. Telegram in French from Helen Trailine and Jean Albert Cartier to Kenneth MacMillan wishing Concerto great success and thanking him for his collaboration, 2 Oct 1982

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Different Drummer for The Royal Ballet which received its premiere on 24 Feb 1984 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Material in the two files consists of notes and correspondence before the opening night, good luck telegrams and cards for the first night, and cards of congratulation. There are two pages of handwritten notes on choreographic score notation paper, mostly by Kenneth MacMillan, in pencil and black biro (large)

The material in this file consists predominantly of notes and correspondence relating to the first night, with a small amount of material in response to the opening night. Kenneth MacMillan's concept for the ballet changed significantly during the rehearsal process causing the set and costumes to be simplified. This is reflected in some of the material which comprises:

1. Two pages of handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan on yellow interdepartmental communication paper. The notes lists dancers' names and the music for different episodes with page references. Undated
2. Two page handwritten letter from Yolanda Sonnabend to Kenneth MacMillan with 'thoughts after yesterday's meeting with John [B.Read], discussing lighting and the positioning and use of the bath. Pen and ink. Undated
3. Handwritten note from Yolanda Sonnabend to Kenneth MacMillan about make up for the dancers. In pencil on yellow inter departmental communication paper. Undated
4. Typed letter from Anthony Russell-Roberts, Administrative Assisant, The Royal Ballet, to Kenneth MacMillan re rehearsal schedule. On Royal Opera House headed notepaper, 10 Oct 1983
5. Typed cast list with alternative casts, 1984/85 February
6. Typed preliminary Props List, 14 Feb 1984
7. Photocopy of music note by Paul Griffiths for the programme with covering letter to Kenneth MacMillan and photocopied inter departmental communication requesting comments. Sent by Janet Jempson, Publications department at the Royal Opera House, 30 Jan 1984. The top page has a handwritten note 'Kenneth the Music Note for "------". P.B. [Peter Brownlee] suggesting that it was sent a second time to Kenneth MacMillan
8. Typed letter from John McMurray, Publications Editor at the Royal Opera House, to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing a copy of Michael Patterson's note on Buchner and Woyzeck, requesting comments. 7 Feb 1984. With photocopy of the note attached
9. Page proof of the cast list for the programme for the first performance of Different Drummer
10. Handwritten letter from Catherine Ashmore, photographer, to Kenneth MacMillan, expressing her disappointment at not being able to take the rehearsal pictures of his new ballet and thanking him for offering her the opportunity. 14 Feb 1984
11. Press cutting from Londoner's Diary in The Standard newspaper, 24 Feb 1984, reporting on the simplification of set and costumes for the ballet and suggesting a waste of funds, with photocopy of response from John Tooley, General Director of the Royal Opera House, 27 Feb 1984
12. Typed letter from John C Botts, Managing Director of Citicorp International Group, to Kenneth MacMillan, thanking him for allowing the company to participate in supporting the creation of his new ballet, 27 Feb 1984
13. Typed letter from Peter Brownlee to Kenneth MacMillan giving details of who to thank for sponsoring the ballet and the party, 27 Feb 1984
14. Typed idc from Anthony Russell-Roberts asking if 'Our President', [HRH the Princess Margaret] could sit in on a rehearsal, 3 Jan 1984

This file contains cards, notes and letters wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck for the first night of Different Drummer, with a few congratulating him on the success of the new work. There is also a joke certificate. The material comprises:

1. Five telegrams from Ashley Lawrence, Rudolf Noureev, Misha (Mikhail Baryshnikov) and Charles, Peter Schaufuss and 'Mike (Michael Attenborough) and All At Hampstead', 23 and 24 Feb 1984
2. Eleven cards wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck, including from Stephen Rea, David Taylor, Romayne Grigorova and Iris Law, 24 Feb 1984 and undated
3. Two handwritten notes from Michael Elliot and one from Norman Morrice, with good wishes, 24 Feb 1984
4. Two postcards and one letter praising the ballet, including from Robin Hambro of the Royal Opera House Trust, 26 Feb 1984 and undated
5. Joke certificate from The Benesh Institute of Choreology certifying that Lady MacMillan is awarded the Title Finder of the Decade Prize for Different Drummer, 10 Jan 1984

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered at the Royal Opera House on 7 Oct 1974. The material comprises:

1. 11 telegrams wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck for the first night, including from John Auld and the Touring Group, Barbara Fewster, Ann Jenner, John Tooley, Peter Wright, colleagues at The Royal Ballet, 7 Oct 1974
2. One telegram from Becky with covering note from Ken Davison, Organising Secretary of The Friends of Covent Garden, 8 Oct 1974
3. Two page handwritten letter from Zoe Dominic, photographer, to Kenneth MacMillan expressing her admiration for Elite Syncopations, 20 Oct 1974
4. One card signed 'With Love from The Elite Cast', n.d. (large)
5. One envelope with Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten notes Elite and numbers of girls, boys, men and ladies

Kenneth MacMillan created the solo Feux Follets for the ice-skater John Curry which premiered on 26 Dec 1976 at the Cambridge Theatre London. It was subsequently revived in John Curry's Ice Dancing show at the Felt Forum, New York in 1978. The material comprises:

1. Typed rehearsal schedule for John Curry - Theatre of Skating, 11 - 18 December
2. Telegram to Kenneth MacMillan from All at Trafalgar Perry wishing him a Happy Opening Night. 23 Dec 1976
3. Programme for John Curry Theatre of Skating at the Cambridge Theatre, London. Undated
4. Typed letter from John Curry to Kenneth MacMillan, thanking him for all his work and help. 15 Mar 1977
5. Two copies of a programme for John Curry's Ice Dancing at the felt forum, New York, 21 Nov -3 Dec 1978
6. Photocopy of a page from a transcript for a BBC radio broadcast including the music for Feux Follets and describing Kenneth MacMillan's choreography. Uncredited and undated

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet La Fin du jour for The Royal Ballet which premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 15 Mar 1979. The material comprises:

1. 13 good luck telegrams including from Frederick Ashton, Gillian and Edward Thorp, Iris Law, Norman Morrice, Derek Rencher, Lynn Seymour and Barry Humphries, 14-17 Mar 1979
2. One handwritten card of congratulations from Merle Park, 15 Mar 1979
3. Printed invitation from The Directors and General Administrator of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden to a party in the Crush Bar after the first night of La Fin du jour, 15 Mar 1979, with envelope
4. Typed letter from Mark Bonham Carter to Kenneth MacMillan repeating his congratulations on La Fin du jour, 19 Mar 1979
5. 16 costume, two headdress and four set designs by Ian Spurling, signed and dated by the artist

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet The Four Seasons for The Royal Ballet which premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 5 Mar 1975. The ballet was subsequently staged by the Paris Opera Ballet at the Theatre de l'Opera de Paris in 1978 with new designs

The Royal Ballet production premiered at the Royal Opera House on 5 Mar 1975. Material comprises the printed record sleeve notes for a recording of Verdi's Complete Ballet Music by Decca, with handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan for The Four Seasons, including dancers' names (large)
There are nine greetings telegrams to Kenneth MacMillan wishing him good luck for the first night, including from John Neumeier, Peter and Sonya Wright, Romayne Grigorova, friends and colleagues at the Royal Opera House

Barry Kay provided the designs for the new production of The Four Seasons mounted by Kenneth MacMillan for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1978. These two pages of drawings in pen and ink are for the characters that announce the seasons. Summer is led by Pan with three dwarf attendants, two centaurs and a child centaur; Autumn is led by Pomone with a child attendant, six attendants drawing Bacchus on a canon and three grotesque children; Winter is led by Diana with two cherubs, four attendants carrying a male dancer as a lion in a cage with a further four attendants helping to carry the cage; Spring is led by Venus with six attendants and Cupid.