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Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet The Poltroon for the Royal Ballet New Group which premiered on 12.11.1972 at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London. The material comprises one handwritten letter from 'Madam' to Kenneth MacMillan with a critique of the choreography, undated. With envelope postmarked 12.11.1972. ((Poltroon) 1972 written by Jann Parry of the front of the envelope in blue biro)

This over-size book is A Production being thirty-two collotype plates of designs projected or realised for The Pretenders of Henrik Ibsen and produced at the Royal Theatre Copenhagen 1926 by Edward Gordon Craig, published by Oxford University Press, 1930, with text and illustrations

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet The Prince of the Pagodas for The Royal Ballet which received its premiere on 7.12.1989 at the Royal Opera House. The material in these files covers Kenneth MacMillan's collaboration with Colin Thurbron on the scenario, correspondence with the Britten-Pears Archive over the use of the score, administrative and technical correspondence from the Royal Opera House and The Royal Ballet. The ballet was part of the celebrations by The Royal Ballet for Kenneth MacMillan's 60th birthday. Kenneth MacMillan dedicated the ballet to Margot Fonteyn.

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet The Prince of the Pagodas for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.12.1989 at the Royal Opera House, London. There are two files of Benesh Movement Notation score. This file contains

1. Three pages listing the dances for Acts I, II and III with the corresponding page number for the music score, in pencil
2. 21 pages of Benesh Movement Notation score, mostly for Princess Rose (Darcey Bussell), The Salamander/Prince (Jonathan Cope) and the Four Kings, in pencil

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet The Prince of the Pagodas for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.12.1989 at the Royal Opera House, London. There are two files of Benesh Movement Notation score. This file contains

1. Ring bound volume containing 22 pages with 5 additional pages loose, in pencil and black biro, dated Feb 1988 on front cover. The last page has a long note to Monica (Parker?) explaining difficulties with the score. The signature is not legible but possibly from Michele Braban
2. Ring bound volume containing four pages of photocopies of the score, 12 pages with two additional pages, in pencil
3. 31 original pages of score and 75 pages of photocopies of score, many with notes and queries to MP (Monica Parker), unsigned but possibly from Michele Braban. One handwritten note by Monica Parker titled Teddy -Mesmeric in pencil attached to one page of score, 8 pages of photocopies of the music score

Announcement that both the Queen and the Queen Mother have accepted a copy of Bedells' autobiography

Original framed certificate signed by Margot Fonteyn, Marie Rambert, Ninette de Valois, David Webster, Gerald Kelly and Tamara Karsavina.

Kenneth MacMillan was invited to give a talk on The Notation of Dance at the International Symposium on Images and Understanding organised by The Rank Prize Funds. Monica Parker gave the talk on his behalf as he was abroad. The file contains correspondence about the symposium, a copy of the provisional program, a bound Abstract Book, a printed invitation to the celebratory Dinner, a printed programme, a typed list of participants with their names and addresses, a name badge for Sir Kenneth MacMillan with pin, and a colour leaflet about The Rank Prize Funds with a brief biography of Lord Rank, 1982