| Description | The file is divided into two parts, the first contains newspaper cuttings related to Devine and The Royal Court Theatre, 1962 together with typed translations of reviews. This part is labelled 'foreign notices' and was originally an envelope inside the main file.
The main file contains items belonging to Devine c1950's: typed draft brief to the Arts Council; typed project brief for a new stage at Kingsway Theatre; typed brief 'The Royal Court Theatre Scheme', 10 Aug 1953, together with handwritten notes on the scheme, typed notes on the 'Mark Turner Plan' for the Theatre, 13 Aug 1953 and the revised financial plan, 13 Aug 1953; typed history of Devine's time at The English Stage Company; handwritten notes about an interview in The Telegraph, c1953; typed comments by Margaret Harris [Percy Harris] and Tony Richardson, 15-18 Jan 1955; typed ideas for the 'Court Theatre Scheme', 2 Jul 1953; and an unsigned letter to Devine about a production of King Lear. |