This sub-fonds contains papers mainly emitting from the central task of the literary department to read and comment upon scripts submitted to the Royal Court.
Literary department records
This material is held atV&A Theatre and Performance Collections
- Reference
- GB 71 THM/273/5
- Dates of Creation
- 1959-2000
- Physical Description
- 173 files
Scope and Content
Arrangement
This sub-fonds has been divided into 13 series:
- THM/273/5/1 Readers' reports
- THM/273/5/2 Script receipts and script books
- THM/273/5/3 Literary and script meeting papers
- THM/273/5/4 Play commissions and contract files
- THM/273/5/5 Correspondence of Rob Ritchie, literary manager (later associate director)
- THM/273/5/6 Correspondence of Michael Hastings, literary manager
- THM/273/5/7 Correspondence of Philip Palmer, literary manager
- THM/273/5/8 Correspondence of Simon Usher, literary manager
- THM/273/5/9 Correspondence of Mel Kenyon, literary manager
- THM/273/5/10 Correspondence and day book of Robin Hooper, literary manager
- THM/273/5/11 Correspondence relating to readers' reports
- THM/273/5/12 Literary department general correspondence files
- THM/273/5/13 Literary awards