Leabharlann Naisiunta na hEireann National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 140 Focus Theatre Papers (MSS 44,831 – 44,959 & 49,492; MS L 130) (Accession No. 5905) Papers of the Focus Theatre including programmes, posters, flyers, newspaper reviews, correspondence, photographs, administrative documents, financial and business papers, invitations, photographs, scripts, and tapes, (1965 – 2001). Also includes personal papers belonging to Deirdre O’Connell. Compiled by Avice-Claire McGovern, December 2008 & August 2012 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 5 PRODUCTIONS AT THE FOCUS THEATRE, 1967 – 2001.................................... 10 I. Plays.............................................................................................................................. 19 I.i. 1960s........................................................................................................................ 19 I.ii. 1970s ...................................................................................................................... 20 I.iii. 1980s ..................................................................................................................... 24 I.iv. 1990s...................................................................................................................... 30 I.v. 2000s....................................................................................................................... 42 II. Events.......................................................................................................................... 43 II.i. Focus Week............................................................................................................ 43 II.ii. Month of Sundays ................................................................................................. 44 II.iii. Sunday Night at Focus......................................................................................... 44 II.iii. Other events ......................................................................................................... 46 III. Administrative papers.............................................................................................. 46 III.i. Correspondence .................................................................................................... 47 III.ii. Meetings .............................................................................................................. 51 III.iii. Administrative notebooks, address books, diaries, and visitors’ books ............. 52 III.iv. General publicity and marketing......................................................................... 54 III.iv.1. Advertising in publications and related correspondence ............................. 54 III.iv.2. Other publicity correspondence................................................................... 55 III.iv.3. Miscellaneous publicity documents............................................................. 58 III.v. Tours .................................................................................................................... 58 III.vi. Focus Theatre premises ...................................................................................... 59 III.vi.1. Building maintenance including equipment and health and safety ............. 59 III.vi.2. Hiring of Focus Theatre............................................................................... 61 III.vii. Employment at Focus Theatre.......................................................................... 62 III.viii. Dublin Theatre Festival .................................................................................... 63 III.ix. Awards............................................................................................................... 63 III.x. Questionnaires..................................................................................................... 64 III.x.1. Focus Theatre questionnaires........................................................................ 64 III.x.2. Other questionnaires ..................................................................................... 64 III.xi. Miscellaneous administrative papers.................................................................. 65 IV. Business and financial papers ................................................................................. 67 IV.i. Bank statements, lodgement receipts and cheques............................................... 67 IV.ii. Bills...................................................................................................................... 68 IV.iii. Invoices .............................................................................................................. 68 IV.iv. Receipts .............................................................................................................. 70 IV.v. Box office takings and bookings ......................................................................... 72 IV.vi. Accounts, expenditure and income budgets ....................................................... 74 IV.vii. Robert J. Kidney & Co. Chartered Accountants ............................................... 77 2. IV.viii. McCrohan Quinn & Co. Registered Auditors.................................................. 78 IV.ix. Funding............................................................................................................... 79 IV.ix.1. Fundraising and sponsorship ....................................................................... 79 IV.ix.2. Friends of Focus .......................................................................................... 84 IV.x. Rights and Royalties............................................................................................ 85 IV.xi. Other financial papers......................................................................................... 88 V. Dublin City Corporation ........................................................................................... 90 VI. Arts Council .............................................................................................................. 91 VI.i. Correspondence and applications for grants......................................................... 91 VI.i.1. 1960s & 1970s............................................................................................... 91 Vi.i.2. 1980s.............................................................................................................. 92 VI.i.3. 1990s & 2000s............................................................................................... 93 VI.i.4. Reports, newsletters, brochures, leaflets, notices, application forms and newscuttings.............................................................................................................. 97 VII. Stanislavski Studio.................................................................................................. 98 VIII. Focus Newsletter.................................................................................................... 99 IX. Newscuttings about the Focus Theatre................................................................. 100 X. Photographs.............................................................................................................. 101 XI. Scripts ...................................................................................................................... 102 XI.i. Original scripts ................................................................................................... 102 XI.ii. Photocopied scripts from published works........................................................ 117 XI.iii. Unidentified scripts .......................................................................................... 122 XI.iii.1. Scripts with titles but authors unknown .................................................... 122 XI.iii.2. Scripts with no titles or authors................................................................. 122 XI.iv. Monologues, short stories and poetry............................................................... 123 XI.v. Other correspondence relating to scripts ........................................................... 123 XII. Tapes ...................................................................................................................... 124 XIII. Deirdre O’Connell’s personal papers................................................................ 125 XIII.i. Letters .............................................................................................................. 126 XIII.ii. Postcards and greeting cards........................................................................... 126 XIII.ii.1. 1960s, 1970s & 1980s.............................................................................. 127 XIII.ii.2. 1990s & 2000s ......................................................................................... 127 XIII.ii.3. Undated.................................................................................................... 129 XIII.iii. Invitations ...................................................................................................... 129 XIII.iv. Miscellaneous personal papers ...................................................................... 130 XIV. Miscellaneous Focus Theatre material .............................................................