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Plays.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Dramatic compositions, arranged for enactment, as by actors on a stage.

Found in 688 Collections and/or Records:

Typescript of Robert McLellan's adaptation of the play 'Kirstan and the Vikar: a parable in Scots' for radio., 1959.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26355
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

Dates: 1959.

Typescript of "The Hoolit's Nest", a three-act comedy by Joe Corrie set in 1780 with the alternative title, 'Rory the Reiver'., [Circa 1945.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.26501
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.

Dates: [Circa 1945.]

Typescript of "The Hoolit's Nest", a three-act comedy by Joe Corrie set in 1780 with the alternative title, 'Rory the Reiver'., [Circa 1950.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.26502
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.

Dates: [Circa 1950.]

Typescript of "The Hoolit's Nest", a three-act comedy by Joe Corrie set in 1780 with the alternative title, 'Rory the Reiver'., [Circa 1955.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.26503
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.

Dates: [Circa 1955.]

Typescript of the play 'The Lasses, O' by Janet Paisley., 2009.

 File
Identifier: Acc.14151 Box 1(3)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.

Dates: 2009.

Typescript of the play 'The 'Witching Women of St Andrews' by Alexander Brown Paterson., [1947, or before.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.26482
Scope and Contents

The play was first produced in 1947. The typescript is annotated for a later production by the Byre Theatre, ?1966.

Dates: [1947, or before.]

Typescript of ‘The Third Gentleman’, a radio play by Ian Rankin; with related developmental notes., 1997.

 File
Identifier: MS.50486
Scope and Contents Typescript, 1997, first draft, with annotations by the author. Folios i-80Developmental notes, 1997, of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters in his radio play ‘The Third Gentleman’.Includes working notes, research, and editorial notes of Ian Rankin. Includes references to second, third, and fourth drafts. Most of the notes are undated. The arrangement of the notes has been suggested by development of themes and revisions....
Dates: 1997.

Typescript of 'There was a Lad', a play by Joe Corrie about Robert Burns in three acts, with songs., [Circa 1960.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.26510
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the typescripts are undated, and relatively few have been published. Some of the one-act plays were written for amateur drama groups competing in Scottish Community Drama festivals. Joe Corrie sometimes wrote more than one play with the same plot, and he would alter an act of a longer play to make it a one-act play in its own right. He also adapted some of his stage plays for broadcasting.

Dates: [Circa 1960.]

Typescript of, with manuscript corrections and additions to, the play 'The hypocrite' by Robert McLellan., [1966, or before.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.26378
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

Dates: [1966, or before.]

Typescript proof of Ian Rankin's radio play 'The Third Gentleman'; with annotations by the author., 1997.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50485
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.

Dates: 1997.

Typescript, undated, of a three-act play, 'Beneath the surface' by Tom Hanlin., [?1942-?1949.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.27423
Scope and Contents

The plot is closely related to chapters 9, 11 and 12 of the novel 'Nor is the night starless' (MS.27418, folios 295, 315).

Dates: [?1942-?1949.]

Typescript, undated, of 'Conquest', a three-act play set in different periods by Margaret Noël-Paton., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.27467
Scope and Contents

The text is preceded by a synopsis and notes for the producer (folio i). The play was originally written under the pseudonym 'Juniper Struan'.

Dates: Mid 20th century-late 20th century.

Typescript, undated, of 'Tarravore', a play in three acts by James Shaw Grant (born 1910), director of Grampian Television and author of books on the Highlands.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26489
Scope and Contents

The typescript is annotated for a production by the Park Theatre, Glasgow.

Dates: Mid 20th century.

Typescript, undated, of 'The Bridge-builders ... A Three-Act Play (dealing with a contemporary theme)' by Margaret Noël-Paton., ?1939-[1955, or before.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.27466
Scope and Contents

The play is set during the Second World War and in 1955, it concerns European war orphans. The playwright's name was originally given as Noel Hamilton.

Dates: ?1939-[1955, or before.]