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The typed script is interleaved with blank pages, and has handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan in black felt tip pen, graphite, green and red pencils. The notes include a list of scenes, pacing, motivation and mood, n.d.

The typed script is interleaved with blank pages, and has handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan in black felt tip pen, graphite, green, purple, orange, brown and red pencils. The notes include a list of scenes, pacing, motivation and mood. The title page is signed and dated, Kenneth MacMillan Aug 15 Manchester '83. There is a black and white postcard of August Strindberg taped to the inside front cover of the binder, sent from Stockholm, signature illegible

The material in this file consists of correspondence and printed material from departments of the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England and comprises:

1. One typed letter from the Friends Organisation re a lecture/presentation, three typed letters from the Marketing and Publicity Director including a photocopy of an image by Franck Starowieski, and one compliments slip, Mar - Aug 1983
2. Six typed pages of production notes, Aug-Sep 1983
3. One letter from the Finance Manager with budget figures, 14 Jun 1983
4. One invitation to the Photo and Press Call, 13 Sep 1983
5. Two photocopies of advertising material for Autumn at the Royal Exchange Theatre, one printed season brochure for September 1983, two printed double page leaflets for The Dance of Death with booking details, one printed programme for The Dance of Death
6. One memo giving details of Production Expenditure and Orders as at 1 Sep 1983

The material in this folder consists of correspondence from members of the cast and artistic administration at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and with agents and members of the public. There is also some reference material relating to August Strindberg. The material comprises

1. Five handwritten letters, three with envelopes, one handwritten postcard and one typed list from Jill Bennett to Kenneth MacMillan, Mar - Nov 1983 and n.d. One handwritten postcard from Robert Hardy to Jill Bennett which she has forwarded to Kenneth MacMillan, n.d.
2. Three handwritten letters, two with envelopes, from Edward Fox to Kenneth MacMillan, Apr and Jun 1983 and n.d.
3. Two handwritten postcards, two typed letters, one with envelope, from Michael Meyer to Kenneth MacMillan. One letter encloses Michael Meyer's programme note Strindberg and The Dance of Death
4. Copies of correspondence from Saraband Associates and Fraser and Dunlop Ltd, copied to Kenneth MacMillan, re the use of Michael Meyer's adaptation of The Dance of Death, Nov 1982-Mar 1983. Two pages of carbon copy and 10 fax pages, two compliments slips and one typed note
5. One typed letter from Casper Wrede, Resident Artistic Director, to Kenneth MacMillan, 9 Nov 1983
6. One handwritten letter from Michael Elliott, Artistic Director, to Kenneth MacMillan, 6 Nov 1983
7. One handwritten letter from Helen [McMurray] to Kenneth MacMillan, on Granada TV Ltd headed notepaper, 21 Oct 1983
8. One typed letter of praise to Kenneth MacMillan, signature illegible, n.d.
9. One handwritten copy of a letter from Kenneth MacMillan to Miss Alexander confirming that all roles in the play have been filled, 17 Jul 1983
10. One typed letter from Robert Lantz, New York, re recent meeting and possibility of working together in the future, 7.6.1983
11. One typed list of possible actors and their agents, from Saraband Associates, 16.5.1983
12. One handwritten postcard from Adrian Mitchell, postmarked 5.5.1983, and one handwritten postcard from Ted Hardwicke (? signature not clearly legible), with envelope, 11.5.1983
13. One typed letter from Fraser and Dunlop Ltd with two black and white photographs of possible actors for the children in the play, 23.3.1983
14. One copy of a typed letter from the Finance Manager of the Royal Exchange Theatre to Saraband Associates re Kenneth MacMillan's contract, 15.3.1983
15. One image of a danse macabre
16. Photocopy of an article Strindberg and the Danse Macabre by Walter Johnson, from Modern Drama (May 1960), five pages
17. Photocopies of The Turning Point, uncredited and undated, five pages

Kenneth MacMillan acquired the rights to produce Tennessee William's Kingdom of Heaven in 1982 and directed the first professional performances at the Hampstead Theatre, London, in April 1984

This folder contains correspondence relating to the proposed staging of Kingdom of Heaven and comprises correspondence between Kenneth MacMillan, his agents and lawyers, the Hampstead Theatre, London, Royal Shakespeare Company, Jonathan Pryce's agent, and the Tennessee Williams Estate.

The material in this file comprises

1. One unlined notebook with Kenneth MacMillan's thoughts on the play and its production, n.d.
2. An extract from A Look at Tennessee Williams by Mike Steen, publ. Hawthorn Books, USA, 1969, which is an interview with Estelle Parsons about performing Tennessee Williams
3. American Blues: The Plays of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams by Kenneth Tynan, a chapter from The Modern American Theatre ed. by Alvin B. Kernan, publ. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, USA, 1967

The contents of this file comprise

1. A bound version of the script for Kingdom of Earth, with handwritten annotations, some by Kenneth MacMillan, the script provided by the Hampstead Theatre, n.d.
2. A typed note from Louise Jeffreys on Hampstead Theatre letter headed paper, giving details of the next production meeting, n.d., with handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan on the reverse

The material in this file includes two pages of Interview details with handwritten annotations by Kenneth MacMillan, one handwritten list of Lighting Notes, uncredited but likely by John B. Read, who designed the lighting for this production and for most of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets, n.d., production schedules and lists, including provisional props list

The material in this file comprises

1. Three programmes and two booking forms
2. 29 hand written show reports for each performance, completed by Karen Ballard, Stage Manager, with three handwritten covering notes, 18 Apr-19 May 1984
3. One telegram and three postcards wishing good luck, one from Michael [Attenborough], one from Keith [Grey]
4. One poster for the production at the Hampstead Theatre, inscribed 'Darling Sara, Thank you for the play, all my love Kenneth' (filed in Kenneth MacMillan Archive Large Box 55a)