One typed letter from artisjus agents in Budapest informing Kenneth MacMillan that Hungarian Television intends to make a film about the dancer Imre Dozsa and asking permission to include a pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet.

One invoice and one covering handwritten fax from Deborah MacMillan on behalf of Kenneth MacMillan and Partner for three performances of The Balcony Pas de Deux from Romeo and Juliet, 17 Apr 1989

Letter from Hillel Markman, Director of The Israel Ballet, requesting permission for Per Artur Segerstrom to perform the balcony pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet, 7 Aug 1977. Carbon copy of Iris Law's typed reply on behalf of Kenneth MacMillan, granting permission, acknowledging that Annette Paul will dance Juliet, and confirming royalty fee, 20 Sep 1977

Correspondence between Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association re payment for performances of Romeo and Juliet at the Hollywood Bowl in July 1992

The material in this file comprises correspondence and agreements relating to recordings of Kenneth MacMillan's work made by the National Video Corporation. It includes

1. An agreement for the recording and distribution of performances of Triad by American Ballet Theatre, 1984
2. An idc from Janet Judd, Press Office for The Royal Ballet, with credits for Romeo and Juliet, 1985
3. A letter and agreement for the recording of the bedroom pas de deuxs from Manon and Romeo and Juliet for use in a programme on Natalia Makarova, 1985
4. Faxes asking to extend the agreement for Manon, 1991
5. Correspondence for the use of Manon and Romeo and Juliet in the programme Variations on an Enigma, 1990
6. Correspondence and agreements for the use of Manon and The Prince of the Pagodas, 1990 and 1991
7. Faxes re the dispute with Mme A Bessant-Massenet over the credits required for the music used for Manon
8. Double page colour sales brochure with details of Manon with colour photo of Anthony Dowell and Jennifer Penney, n.d.

This file contains correspondence from members of The Royal Ballet and Royal Opera House management and technical teams relating to the staging of his works by The Royal Ballet. It includes letters from David Webster, John Tooley, Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton, John Field, John Copley and Adrian Grater. There are two contracts from the Royal Opera House for Kenneth MacMillan to create a work and to mount Concerto for The Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois talks about working in Turkey and on seeing the film of Romeo and Juliet, Frederick Ashton sends congratulations on Concerto, thanks for performing Scenes de Ballet in Berlin, casting for Song of the Earth. There is a strongly worded letter from Kenneth MacMillan to Ninette de Valois complaining about 'the disastrous performances of my ballets in Edinburgh', tendering his resignation and enclosing press cuttings, 24 Aug 1960

Second draft of Romeo and Juliet's Ballet-Play written by Peter Brinson and produced by Alexander Grant for Ballet for All, an educational initiative of The Royal Ballet. The title page has some handwritten instructions in biro. The draft is dated 27 Jun 1975

Correspondence from administrative and artistic staff at the Royal Opera House including Anthony Russell Roberts, John Tooley, Paul Findlay, Peter Wright and Norman Morrice, the press and publications departments. It includes a handwritten draft and typed letter from Kenneth MacMillan to the Editor of The Guardian Newspaper and a typed letter from Peter Wright to Linda Christmas, in response to her article criticising MacMillan's period as Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet, concerns raised by Kenneth MacMillan and Norman Morrice about technical standards at the Royal Opera House, events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in 1981, a performance of Romeo and Juliet to celebrate the marriage of TRH The Prince and Princess of Wales, 1981, Ninette de Valois's 80th birthday, the proposed premiere of The Prince of the Pagodas in 1983, to Cameron Mackintosh Productions re the possible release of Stephen Jefferies, the Financial Scrutiny of the Royal Opera House by Clive Priestley, the redevelopment of the Royal Opera House, possible performances by Natalia Makarova in the 1984/85 season.
There are handwritten letters from Ninette de Valois and her brother Gordon Anthony re Madam's 80th birthday, from Colin Davis and Norman Morrice, and postcards from Peter Wright from Yugoslavia, 1981, from Leslie Edwards, Monica Parker and Michael Somes from Japan and China, 1983.
Interdepartmental communications give details of press nights, interviews and photographers

This file contains

1. Faxes from Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) Press Office re interviews about The Burrow, Sep/Oct 1991
2. Faxes between Kenneth MacMillan and BRB about the first performance of Romeo and Juliet by BRB, Feb-Apr 1992
3. Correspondence and contracts from BRB for The Burrow and Romeo and Juliet, Oct 1991-May 1992

This file contains:

1. Agreement for Concerto, 1968
2. Two letters from Brigitta Bergrren-Hedin, one including a request for two dancers to perform the Romeo and Juliet balcony pas de deux at Varna, and comments on Erik [Bruhn], 14 May 1970
3. Christmas postcard with black and white photograph of the Company in Les Noces (Robbins), 1971
4. Letter from Ivo Carmer re casting Romeo and Juliet, 7 May 1979
5. Letter from Veil Bethke re performing Manon in 1980, a typed list of the opera/ballet dancers in the 1979/80 season, with Kenneth MacMillan's note for corps de ballet roles, double page leaflet with head shots of the company members for the 1979/80 season with K. MacMillan's notes re roles
6. Invitation to a meeting of The Ballet Club of the Royal Opera, 13 Nov 1980, with envelope
7. Good luck telegrams from Norman [Morrice] and Iris [Law] for the first night of Manon, 22 Nov 1980
8. Greetings card from The Royal Swedish Ballet thanking K MacMillan for Manon, 22 Nov 2980
9. Letter from Gunilla ? enclosing a photocopy and a translation of a review of Manon during The Royal Swedish Ballet's tour to the Soviet Union,1981
10. Handwritten postcard from Desmond Reid re Princess Lillian of Sweden attending the opening performance, with envelope, n.d.
11. Correspondence between Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, Kenneth MacMillan's Agent Kenneth Ewing and Solicitor David Ashby, and The Royal Swedish Ballet concerning performing rights for Romeo and Juliet and Manon, including copies of agreements, 22 Oct 1987-29 Jun 1988
12. Letter from Nils-Ake Haggbom inviting Kenneth MacMillan to look at the Company, do new casting for Manon, and discuss a new work, 20 Feb 1990, including a schedule of performances