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Kenneth MacMillan created a new version of his 1960 ballet Le Baiser de la fee for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 8 May 1986 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The material comprises:

1. Cast list handwritten by Kenneth MacMillan in blue felt pen, giving names of roles with dancers, some alternative names added in pencil. Also gives the number of costumes for each role
2. Typed list of dancers in the 1985/86 Season at The Royal Ballet, listed under Principals, Soloists, Coryphees and Artists, with pencil markings by Kenneth MacMillan
3. Typed cast list for Baiser de la fee with alternative casts
4. Handwritten letter from Norman Morrice, Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet, to Kenneth MacMillan, wishing him 'everything good for tonight's programme and special success for the new Baiser!' 8 May 1986
5. Handwritten good luck letter from Anthony Russell Roberts, Administrative Director of The Royal Ballet, praising his 'very imaginative choice of designer', 8 May 1986
6. Good luck telegram from Misha [Mikhail Baryshnikov] and Charles [Dillingham], New York, 7 May 1986
7. Good luck telegram from Charles Dillingham, New York, 7 May 1986, 'Best Wishes From All of Us for a Great Opening Night. Come Home Soon.'
8. Double page spread from the programme for the first performance of this version by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House of Le Baiser de la fee, on a triple bill of MacMillan ballets. Includes quotations from works by G.K.Chesterton on Fairy Tales
9. Page torn from the programme with notes by Nicholas Dromgoole on Le Baiser de la fee, hit or myth? On the reverse are programme notes by Clement Crisp on Anastasia and Concerto, the two other MacMillan works on the triple bill
10. Three colour and 12 black and white copies of costume designs with the character and dancers' names
11. Three pages each with two polaroid photographs of the Model Set and handwritten details and instructions
12. One page with two colour schemes attached, with handwritten notes

Kenneth MacMillan created the one act ballet The Burrow for The Royal Ballet Touring Company which premiered on 2 Jan 1958 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The ballet was restaged for Birmingham Royal Ballet and opened on 31 Oct 1991at the Birmingham Hippodrome. The material comprises:

1. Scenario and list of characters for The Burrow, handwritten by Kenneth MacMillan
2. Typed letter from Gilbert Vernon to Deborah MacMillan enclosing the above scenario. Vernon was a dancer with The Royal Ballet and was in the pas-de trois in MacMillan's first ballet for the Company, Danses Concertantes. He cannot remember where he got the the scenario but thought he should return it in case it should be of any use for a possible biography
3. Telegram from Bobbie (Robert Helpmann?), with wishes for a great success. 1 Jan 1958
4. Greetings card to Kenneth MacMillan signed by members of Birmingham Royal Ballet, wishing him good luck for the first night and thanking him for the opportunity of working with him again. Signatures include Desmond Kelly, Anita Landa and Marion Tait. 31 Oct 1991
5. Note on idc paper, a request for Kenneth MacMillan to call Peter Wright about the possibility of performing The Burrow as part of the '50th Anniversary of Ann (sic) Frank ', n.d.
6. Typed fax from Birmingham Royal Ballet with Provisional casting for The Burrow, 1991/92 season, 7 Nov 1991

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Cain and Abel/Kain und Abel for the Deutshe Oper Ballet which premiered on 1 Nov 1968 at the Opera House, Berlin. The material comprises:

1. Typed letter from Miss R Ampenoff, Director of Boosey and Hawkes, Music Publishers, to Kenneth MacMillan at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, confirming that the full score and orchestral material of Sinfonia Sacra will be ready to send to Germany. The composer, Andrzej Panufnik, has asked for further details of the ballet. 17 Sep 1968
2. Typed letter from David S Adams, Managing Director of Boosey and Hawkes, congratulating Kenneth MacMillan on 'the excellent choreographed treatment of Panufnik's works'. 4 Nov 1968
3. Typed letter from R.Ampenoff at Boosey and Hawked, congratulating Kenneth MacMillan on the great success of his new ballet.
4. Handwritten letter from Andrzej Panufnik to Kenneth MacMillan confirming how much he enjoyed the ballet, even though MacMillan's conception of his score is so different to his. He is delighted that MacMillan would like to work with him on something new, 5 Nov 1968
5. Handwritten letter from Camilla Panufnik to Kenneth MacMillan, looking forward to hearing news of Kain & Abel. Describing how busy her husband, Andrzej, is and how he looks forward to working with MacMillan again, 19 Dec 1968, with envelope

Kenneth MacMillan was working on the choreography for the Royal National Theatre production of Carousel in October 1992 when he died unexpectedly, a month before the production was due to open. With the agreement of his widow, the RNT continued with the production which premiered in the Lyttelton Theatre on 10 Dec 1992. There are five files of material containing libretto and rehearsal script, hand-written notes by Kenneth MacMillan, correspondence, programmes, tickets and invitations for performances at the Royal National Theatre and further productions in London, New York and Japan. There is one original pen and ink and watercolour painting of the pas de deux, signed and dated 19 Oct 1994

1. Libretto and Principal-Chorus Part (Complete Vocal Book) from the Rodgers and Hammerstein Theatre Library, New York
2. Rehearsal Script 31 Mar 1992. Typed and ring-bound. With phone and fax number for Nick [Hytner] in Japan, and his home fax number in London, in biro on front page

Handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan including blocking for first dance, comments on appearance and singing voice of various performers, ideas for sequences of dances

A file of correspondence, faxes, production and audition lists for the first performance of Carousel at the Royal National Theatre. The material comprises:

1. Letter from Jennifer Till at Cameron Mackintosh Ltd forwarding recordings and libretto to Kenneth MacMillan. Full rehearsal piano score is being sent by Hammersteins in New York. 21 Jun 1990
2. Handwritten list of roles and who they understudy. Undated
3. Typed letter from Nicholas Hytner on NT headded notepaper, confirming production of Carousel and rehearsal start dates. 29 Aug 1991
4. Letter to Rosalind Chatto, at Chatto & Linnit, Kenneth MacMillan's agent, from Nick Starr, Assistant Producer at RNT, of the schedule for Carousel, 29 Jan 1992. The fax copy had phone and room number on the reverse (copied)
5. Handwritten fax from Kenneth MacMillan to Nicholas Hytner confirming that Bonnie Moore is available and eager to do Louise. Also expressing concern about the lack of dance technique seen in the first auditions, 8 Apr 1992
6. Faxed reply to above, original handwritten by Nicholas Hytner. Delighted with the news about Bonnie Moore. Discusses the balance required between dancers who can sing and singers who can dance, 9 Apr 1992
7. Fax from Suzanne Smith at the RNT enclosing the proposed advertisement for The Stage re the open audition for ensemble dancers/singers. Also encloses list of artists to be recalled in May, 9 Apr 1992
8. Letter from RNT and covering fax from Rosalind Chatto re RNT proposed agreement with Kenneth MacMillan. 23 Apr 1992
9. Letter from Rosalind Chatto enclosing a letter agreement from the RNT for Kenneth MacMillan to sign and return, 16 Jun 1992
10. Fax from RNT to Kenneth MacMillan re London City Ballet's request to allow Stanislav Tchassov to perform with them during the first four weeks of Carousel rehearsals, 18 Jun 1992
11. Letter from Christopher Millard, Press Office at the RNT re working on Carousel. Vogue magazine are planning to ask Lord Snowdon to photograph Kenneth MacMillan with Bonnie Moore, Stanislav Tshassov, Nicholas Hytner and Bob Crowley. Also, The Telegraph magazine are planning a feature on the rehearsal process with photographer Julian Broad and writer Fionnuala McHugh, 30 Jul 1992
12. Correspondence between Rosalind Chatto, Diane Benjamin Contracts Manager at the RNT, Lisa Alter at Rodgers and Hammerstein and Genista McIntosh Chief Executive at the RNT, re copyright in Kenneth MacMillan's choreography for Carousel, September/October 1992
13. Two pages of cast list and credits for Carousel at the Lyttelton Theatre, typed on pink paper, 6 Oct 1992
14. Carousel Production Meeting to view the model of the set, 9 Oct 1992
15. Statement from Nicholas Hytner re the RNT's decision to continue with the production of Carousel following the death of Kenneth MacMillan. Copy of fax, 30 Oct 1992

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

Following the performances of Carousel at the Royal National Theatre, the production transferred to the West End under Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, who later toured it to Japan. The production was also staged at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York in 1994, under the direction of Andre Bishop and Bernard Gersten by arrangement with the RNT, Cameron Mackintosh and The Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization, and at The Theatre Under the Stars in Houston, Texas in 1996. This file contains:

1. Two invitations from Cameron Mackintosh to the party to celebrate the West End opening of Carousel after the performance on 15 Sep 1993. In envelope addressed to Lady MacMillan
2. Two programmes for Carousel at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, New York, one for opening night on 24 Mar 1994, one undated but accompanied by a ticket for 16 Apr 1994
3. Card from Rodgers and Hammerstein with colour photo of W 44th St, Rodgers & Hammerstein Row, New York. The card is signed but the signature is illegible. Dated 24 Apr 1994. With envelope addressed to Lady MacMillan
4. Card from Andre Bishop and Bernard Gersten to Lady MacMillan hoping that she is pleased with their production and honoured that she is there, 24 Mar 1994. With envelope addressed to The Lady MacMillan
5. Letter from John V. Lindsay, Chairman Emeritus, Lincoln Center Theater, to Deborah MacMillan offering congratulations on Tony Award, New York, awarded to Kenneth MacMillan for his choreography in the revival of Carousel, 13 Jun 1994
6. Photocopy of fax from Herbert Ross and Isabel Brown to Deborah MacMillan, offering congratulations on 'Kenneth's Tony Award', 13 Jun [1994]
7. Handwritten RNT postcard from Richard Eyre to Deborah MacMillan on Kenneth MacMillan having won the Tony award for Carousel, 15 Jun 1994
8. Copy of two page fax from Cameron Mackintosh Ltd to Rosalind Chatto re Kenneth MacMillan's royalties for tour of the production to Japan, 22 Sep 1994
9. One programme for performances at the Theatre Under the Stars, Houston, Texas, in Feb 1996

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Checkpoint for the Royal Ballet New Group which premiered on 27 Nov 1970 in Manchester. The material comprises:

1. Three pages of typed Production Notes compiled by someone in the Production and Technical Department at the Royal Opera House or from the Royal Ballet New Group, detailing all the issues that arose in creating the set and technical elements of the production. Uncredited and undated
2. Two pages of typed notes titled Checkpoint - Revised Version, with scenario and description of action. Circulated by Peter Wright to Kenneth MacMillan, Mr Pyke, Elizabeth Dalton, Bill Bundy and Mr Mogridge, 26 Jan 1971