Plays.
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.
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.
Typescript of 'The dust of defeat' by Lloyd Osbourne, an apparently unpublished play in four acts.
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.]
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.
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.]
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.
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.]
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.
Typescript of "The Lass wi the Muckle Mou", a play by Alexander Reid.
Typescript of the pageant with manuscript corrections and additions by Robert McLellan., 1964.
The typescript includes (folio 73) a scene from part 3, which was later rejected.
Typescript of the play, "The Fairly Mak ye Work", by Billy Kay.
Typescript of the play 'The Lasses, O' by Janet Paisley., 2009.
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.
Typescript of the play ‘The Seceders’ by Alexander Brown Paterson, with manuscript notes for a production., [1952, or before.]
The play was first produced in 1952.
Typescript of the play 'The 'Witching Women of St Andrews' by Alexander Brown Paterson., [1947, or before.]
The play was first produced in 1947. The typescript is annotated for a later production by the Byre Theatre, ?1966.
Typescript of the television version of the play 'Rab Mossgiel' by Robert McLellan., October 1958.
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.
Typescript of ‘The Third Gentleman’, a radio play by Ian Rankin; with related developmental notes., 1997.
Typescript of 'There was a Lad', a play by Joe Corrie about Robert Burns in three acts, with songs., [Circa 1960.]
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.
Typescript of, with manuscript corrections and additions to, the play 'The hypocrite' by Robert McLellan., [1966, or before.]
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.
Typescript of ‘Without conditions, a comedy for the civilized’, a play in three acts by Agnes Mure Mackenzie., [Circa 1932.]
Typescript proof of Ian Rankin's radio play 'The Third Gentleman'; with annotations by the author., 1997.
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.
Typescript, undated, of a play, 'Auld Robin Gray', by Charles Dalmon, apparently unpublished, based on the poem by Lady Anne Lindsay, afterwards Barnard.
Typescript, undated, of a three-act play, 'Beneath the surface' by Tom Hanlin., [?1942-?1949.]
The plot is closely related to chapters 9, 11 and 12 of the novel 'Nor is the night starless' (MS.27418, folios 295, 315).
Typescript, undated, of 'Avril dead: a play in three acts', by George Moncrieff-Scott, written in blank verse. , Mid 20th century.
There are numerous cuts and insertions to the typescript.
Typescript, undated, of 'Beautiful on the Mountains: a play in three acts', set in the 18th century, by George Moncrieff-Scott., Mid 20th century.
The play was originally entitled 'Mr Henry'. A number of typed revisions have been pasted in.
Typescript, undated, of 'Conquest', a three-act play set in different periods by Margaret Noël-Paton., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
The text is preceded by a synopsis and notes for the producer (folio i). The play was originally written under the pseudonym 'Juniper Struan'.
Typescript, undated, of 'Jim and his wife', an apparently unpublished play in three acts by Johan Macrae, apparently a pseudonym of Agnes Mure Mackenzie., [Before 1956.]
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.
The typescript is annotated for a production by the Park Theatre, Glasgow.
Typescript, undated, of 'The Bridge-builders ... A Three-Act Play (dealing with a contemporary theme)' by Margaret Noël-Paton., ?1939-[1955, or before.]
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.