Theatre
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
National Theatre: box set of programmes, 1988
Correspondence with various societies and organisations of which MS was a patron or trustee, mainly various Churchill-related bodies, and also the National Theatre, where MS served as Chairman, 1989-95.
National Theatre: copies of Chairman’s correspondence, 1989-12 - 1993-05
Subjects include: congratulations to actors and directors on various productions; cuts to the guest night list; thanks to supporters; invitations; the Rayne Award; the Gala performance of Carousel; the American tour of Richard III; the Theatre's Arts Council funding; the Olivier Awards.
National Theatre: copies of Chairman’s correspondence, 1993-05 - 1996-07
Subjects include: criticism of the process for selecting a new Director of the National Theatre; MS's departure from the Chairmanship; membership of the Board; the 'Masterplan' for changes to the theatre; the Rayne Award; the exhibition of the Somerset Maugham collection of theatrical paintings; fundraising; congratulations to actors and directors on various productions.
National Theatre: expenses, Chairman and personal, 1989-04 - 1995-08
Correspondence with various societies and organisations of which MS was a patron or trustee, mainly various Churchill-related bodies, and also the National Theatre, where MS served as Chairman, 1989-95.
National Theatre: later papers, 1995-07 - 2013-04
Correspondence and papers relating to the National Theatre after MS had stepped down as Chairman, but remained a trustee of the National Theatre Foundation. Includes extracts relating to MS from a history of the National Theatre by Daniel Rosenthal.
National Theatre: theatre diary, 1991 - 1995
Includes letters between Richard Eyre [Artistic Director of the National Theatre] and Sir [Arthur] John Gielgud on his 90th birthday.
Photograph album of productions at the National Theatre, 1988-95, 1995-07
Black-and-white photographs, presented to MS to mark her retirement at Chairman of the Royal National Theatre Board. Includes a covering letter from Richard Eyre, Artistic Director.
South Africa, 1993-05 - 1994-10
Papers and correspondence on MS's visit to the Market Theatre, Johannesburg, with a group from the National Theatre Studio, Sept-Oct 1994.