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Photograph of a charcoal portrait of Kenneth MacMillan, head and shoulders, full face, original signed Roboz

One typed letter from Robert Satanowski, Director of the Polish Ballet, inviting Kenneth MacMillan to crate a work as part of the celebrations of the bicentenary of the Company

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

Kenneth MacMillan directed three plays for the theatre between 1982 and 1984. He continued to pursue the idea of directing further plays for the stage as reflected in the correspondence in some of these files

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Playground for Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet which premiered on 24.8.1979 in the Big Top at the Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland. The material comprises:

1. Carbon copies of two sheets giving provisional casting, 30.4.1979 P.Wright, 3.5.1979 Kenneth MacMillan
2. Handwritten good luck note from John Drummond, Festival Director, to Kenneth MacMillan, undated
   3.Two good luck telegrams, from Norman (Morrice) and Michael Oliver to Kenneth MacMillan, for first performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 5.9.1979
3. One typed letter from Mrs E.Swift to Kenneth MacMillan complaining about the ballet, 5.9.1979, and a handwritten (draft) reply from Kenneth MacMillan to Mrs Swift, 23.9.1979

Kenneth 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

This file contains Natalie Wheen's planning notes and correspondence, including publicity and a list of delegates. There is a signed Articles of Association between Deborah MacMillan and Natalie Wheen for the Symposium

This file contains the initial proposal for the film, with budget, subsequent correspondence from Lynn Wake to Deborah MacMillan, and programmes for two showings of the film at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 2005, and the Jacqueline du Pre Building, Oxford, 2018