MS41 Branagh Collection About the collection: Background: The Sir Kenneth Branagh Archive originated in a substantial bequest to Queen's University from Sir Kenneth Branagh in 2000. The original bequests have been supplemented by donations from other sources, including commercial bodies (such as Naxos), charitable organisations (such as the Ulster Association of Youth Drama) and individuals (such as Mark Thornton Burnett, Sarah Hatchuel and Jude Tessel). Overview: The Archive consists of material relating to the professional life and work of Sir Kenneth Branagh. It is largely made up of paper documents (many are photocopies), but also holds recordings and merchandise related to individual productions. Original items (i.e. not photocopies) are marked as such in the listing. The Branagh Archive is an open collection, so periodically items will be added – from 2006 onwards the date items were added is noted. Arrangement: The material is arranged in 7 main headings: Theatre, Television, Film, Radio/Audio, General, Recordings and Oversized Material. Where material relating to a production allows, it is arranged by the type of material: Production Material, Publicity Material, Press/Reviews/Criticism, Publications and Merchandise. The General heading lists material which does not relate to any specific production (i.e. profiles and general biographical material). It also includes material relating to organisations with which Sir Kenneth Branagh is associated (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Ulster Youth Theatre). The Recordings heading lists official releases of films, television work and radio, but also unofficial copies. In addition, it also contains recordings of television and radio interviews with Sir Kenneth Branagh. Finally, the Oversized Material heading lists materials which for reason of storage are held together. Strengths: The holdings relating to Branagh’s films as director/writer (Henry V, Dead Again, Peter’s Friends, Much Ado About Nothing, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, In The Bleak Midwinter, Othello, Hamlet and Love’s Labour’s Lost) contain very comprehensive press and critical reaction. For some of these productions the archive also holds detailed production information (storyboards, scripts etc.). The archive spans 25m of shelves and fills over 30 archive boxes. It represents an unparalleled collection relating to the work of Sir Kenneth Branagh. This listing was originally compiled by Clare McVeigh. It was updated and revised by Diarmuid Kennedy in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011. (DK 15/12/2011) It was updated and revised in 2018 by Conor Kerr. 1 MS41 Outline MS41/1 Theatre p. 3 MS41/2 Television p. 10 MS41/3 Film p. 13 MS41/4 Radio and Audio p. 35 MS41/5 General p. 37 MS41/6 Recordings p. 42 MS41/7 Oversized Material p. 58 2 MS41/1 Theatre MS41/1/1aa Oh! What A Lovely War Oh! What A Lovely War, Meadway School. Directed by Roger Lewis KB plays various parts. n.d. [197?] Programme, 2pp. A4. Stapled. Colour photocopy/print-out. Added 21/07/2006. MS41/1/1a Marat (1980?) Marat, RADA. Directed by Euan Smith. KB plays A Mad Animal, Scientist & Patient. [1980] Programme, 1p. A4 folded. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/1b The Old Batchelor: A Comedy (1980) The Old Batchelor: A Comedy (1980), Vanbrugh Theatre. Directed by Glyn Jones. KB plays Sir Joseph Wittoll. 11/1980 Programme, 1p. A4 folded. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/1c An Entertainment (1980) An Entertainment (1980). RADA. KB performs ‘O What A Rogue’ (Shakespeare – Hamlet). 19/11/1980 Programme, pp. A4 folded. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/1d The Maid’s Tragedy (1981) The Maid’s Tragedy (1981), Vanbrugh Theatre. KB plays Servant. 06/1981 Programme, 1p. A4 folded. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/1e No Orchids For Miss Blandish (1981) No Orchids For Miss Blandish (1981), Vanbrugh Theatre. Directed by Malcolm McKay. KB plays Eddie Schultz. 07/1981 Programme, 1p. A4 folded. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/1f Lady Be Good (1981) Lady Be Good (1981), Vanbrugh Theatre. Directed by Clare Venables. KB part of chorus. 07/08/1981 Programme, 1p. A4 folded. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/1g Hamlet (1981) Hamlet (1981), G.B.S. Theatre. Directed by Malcolm McKay. KB plays Hamlet. 10/1981 Programme,1p. A4 folded. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/1h John Barton Prize/Derek Ware Prize/Bryan Mosley Prize (1981) GBS Theatre (RADA), KB & Mark Hadfield sabre and unarmed combat from The Black Shadow. 30/01/1981 Programme, 2pp. stapled. Added 21/07/2006. 3 MS41/1/1i The Tree Evening (1981) The Tree Evening (1981), Vanbrugh Theatre (RADA). “Work Presented by Students Leaving in December 1981”. KB plays Rimbaud from Total Eclipse by Christopher Hampton. 24/09/1981 Programme, 4pp. A4. Stapled. Added 21/07/2006. MS41/1/2 Another Country (1982) Another Country (1982). KB plays Judd. 1. 1982 Programme, 7pp. A4 folded. 2. 1982 Reviews, 2pp. A4. MS41/1/2a Francis (1983) Francis (1983), Greenwich Theatre. Directed by David William. KB plays St. Francis. 1. 1983 Programme, 24pp. A5. Original. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/3 Henry V (1984) Henry V (1984), Royal Shakespeare Company. KB plays Henry V. 1. 1984 Programme, 12pp. A4 unpaginated. 1a. 1984 Programme, 14pp. A4 unpaginated. Original. Added 02/11/2006. 2. n.d. Production Stills, 20pp. A4 unpaginated. 2a. 1984 Production Stills, 2 B&W photographic prints of KB 165x215. 2b. 1984 Production Stills, 2 colour photographic prints of KB 130x175; 190x130. 3. n.d. Press, Mostly UK, 38pp. A4 unpaginated. 3a. 03/1985 Plays and Players, March 1985. Complete issue. KB features pp. 23-24. Original. Added 10/12/2009. 4. 1989 Jackson, R., Smallwood, R. and the Royal Shakespeare Company, 1989. Players of Shakespeare 2: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance. 1st pbk. edn. Cambridge England; New York: Cambridge University Press. Contains chapter by KB on Henry V (p.93- 105), 203pp. Original. Added 04/08/2006. MS41/1/4 Hamlet (1984) Hamlet (1984), Royal Shakespeare Company. KB played Laertes 1. 1985/1986 Programme - Barbican Theatre, London. Marked “SS performances 11 April – 14 September”, 15pp. A4 unpaginated. 2. n.d. Production Stills, 6pp. A4 unpaginated. 2a. 1984 Production Stills, 2 B&W photographic prints of KB 165x215. 3. 1985 Programme – RSC, Barbican Theatre London. Different from 1 above, 28pp. A4 unpaginated. Original. Added 10/07/2006. MS41/1/5 Love's Labour’s Lost (1984) Love's Labour’s Lost (1984), Royal Shakespeare Company. KB plays the King of Navarre. 1. 1984-1985 Programme (incomplete?), production stills and press,17pp. A4 unpaginated. 2. 1984 Production Still, 1 colour photographic print of KB 190x130. 4 3. 1985 RSC London – Barbican (27/06/1985-28/09/1985) folded leaflet. Includes Love’s Labour’s Lost and Henry V. Original. Added 02/11/2006. MS41/1/6 Golden Girls (1984) Golden Girls (1984), Royal Shakespeare Company. KB plays Mike. Production Stills, 6pp. A4. MS41/1/7 Tell Me Honestly (1985) Tell Me Honestly (1985), Phoenix Production Company. KB wrote & directed. 1. n.d. Press, 1p. A4. 2. n.d. Programme (incomplete?), 2pp. A4. MS41/1/8 Romeo and Juliet (1986) Romeo and Juliet (1986), Kenneth Branagh Limited. KB plays Romeo & directed. 1. 1986 Programme, 12pp. A4 unpaginated. Original. Added 10/07/2006. 2. n.d. Press reviews, production stills & flyer,17pp. A4 unpaginated. 3. 1999 Corrected proof of Beginning with Branagh: Romeo and Juliet, Hammersmith, 1986 by Russell Jackson. Includes production credits and summary of cuts. 20pp. A4 paginated. MS41/1/9 Public Enemy (1987) Public Enemy (1987), Renaissance Theatre Company. Written by KB. KB plays Tommy Black. 1. 03/1987 Public Enemy by Kenneth Branagh – Script. 3rd Draft, dated March 1987. c. 122pp. A4. Typescript. Paginated. 2. 1987 Press/Reviews – Some duplication, 8pp. A4. Added 11/07/2006. 3. 1988 Public Enemy – Published script. Faber and Faber Limited, London, 1988. 4. 10/1994 Programme – Irish Arts Centre (NY) Production. 218x138. 218x138. Added 11/07/2006. MS41/1/10 John Sessions: The Life of Napoleon (1987) John Sessions: The Life of Napoleon (1987), Renaissance Theatre Company. Directed by KB. 1. 1987 Reviews. 4pp. A4. 2. 1989[?] Napoleon: The Untold American Story/Look Back In Anger. Programme - Theatre Royal Newcastle, 2pp. A4 stapled, 1p. A3. Added 13/11/2006. MS41/1/11 Twelfth Night (1987) Twelfth Night (1987), Renaissance Theatre Company. Directed by KB. 1. n.d. Programme, 6pp. A4. 2. 1987 Press/reviews. 3. n.d. Programme, 8pp. A4. Cover designed in style of an advent calendar. Original. Added 07/02/2008. 5 MS41/1/12 Much Ado About Nothing/As You Like It/Hamlet (1988) Much Ado About Nothing/As You Like It/Hamlet (1988), Renaissance Theatre Company. Directed/Starring KB (as Edgar & Quince). 1. 1988 Programme (incomplete?), 5pp. A4. 2. n.d. Press/Reviews, 69pp. A4. 3. n.d. Hamlet (Oxford School Shakespeare) edited by Roma Gill, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1992. Cover image shows KB and Sophie Thompson in the Renaissance Production. 157pp. 4. 1988 Cutting – photograph of KB at Elsinore. Taken from Thomas, G. 2005, Movie Stars: Unseen Archives, Paragon Pub., Bath, UK. (p.233) Original. Added 02/11/2006. MS41/1/12a Look Back In Anger (1989) Look Back In Anger (1989), KB plays Jimmy Porter. Directed by Judi Dench. 1. 1989[?] See MS41/1/10/2. 2. 1989 Programme, 1p. Original. Added 10/12/2009. MS41/1/13 King Lear/A Midsummer Night's Dream (1990) King Lear/A Midsummer Night's Dream (1990), Renaissance Theatre Company. Directed/Starring KB. 1. 1990 Programme (complete?), 28pp. A4. 2. n.d. Press/Reviews, c.50pp. A4. 3. n.d. Flyer – Elgin Theatre (Toronto, Canada) Production, 1p. 122x191. Original. Added 11/07/2006. 4. 1990 Programme – The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres (Spring ‘90). Original.