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)