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Pinter Archive; [1985-1988].

1. Autograph draft; [1985-1988].

2. [First] draft with autograph revisions; [1988].

3. [Second] draft with autograph revisions; [1988].

4. [Third] draft with autograph revisions; [1988].

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Harold Pinter ArchiveAdd MS 88880

Literary Papers of Harold Pinter. Research materials, notes, revised drafts and completed versions of Pinter's literary works. Arranged by genre in the order: plays for stage, screen and radio; film scripts; dramatic sketches; prose works; poetry. Arranged alphabetically by title within each genre. Volumes within each title are arranged chronologically. The original order of the papers within each volume has been maintained where possible. Includes both produced and currently [2008] un-produced works and published and currently [2008] unpublished works. All theatres listed are in London, England, unless otherwise stated.Add MS 88880/1-5

Add MS 88880/1. Plays by Pinter for stage, screen and radio. Some of Pinter's earliest plays are not present in this collection, or are only partially represented. Copies of some of these plays can be found in the Lord Chamberlain's Plays (LCP) collection, with associated records related to the licensing process. The plays and LCP references are: The Birthday Party (LC PLAYS 1958/20 Add MSS 68211 and LCP CORR 1958/969 ); The Dumb Waiter (LC PLAYS 1960/10 Add MSS 68322 and LCP CORR 1960/720); A Night Out (LC PLAYS 1961/49 Add MSS 68414 and LCP CORR 1961/2018); The Room (LC PLAYS 1960/10 Add MSS 68322 and LCP CORR 1960/719); A Slight Ache (LC PLAYS 1961/7 Add MSS 68372 and LCP CORR 1961/1497). For correspondence relating to productions see Add MS 88880/6/1-25.Add MS 88880/1/1-69

Add MS 88880/1/1-3. Pinter Archive. 'Ashes to Ashes'; [Jan. 1996-Feb. 1996]. Mostly typewritten. First performed by the Royal Court Theatre, 12 Sept. 1996, directed by Harold Pinter. The play was written within ten days from Jan. to Feb. 1996. First published as Ashes to Ashes, Faber and Faber (1996). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/67].Add MS 88880/1/1-3

Pinter Archive. 'The Basement'; [1963-1967]. Mostly typewritten. Originall ... Add MS 88880/1/4

Add MS 88880/1/5-10. Pinter Archive. 'Betrayal'; [circa 1978-1981]. Mostly typewritten. Working titles include 'A White Wedding', 'Torcello' and 'Wedding Ring'. First performed at the National Theatre, 15 Nov. 1978, directed by Peter Hall. A film version of the play was made by David Jones and released in 1983. First published as Betrayal, Methuen (1978). Volumes Add MS 88880/1/5–6 relate to the stage play and volumes Add MS 88880/1/7–10 relate to the screenplay. [Previous reference: Loan 110A/3 and 4].Add MS 88880/1/5-10

Add MS 88880/1/11-13. Pinter Archive. 'The Birthday Party'; [circa 1958-1967]. Mostly typewritten. First performed at Arts Theatre, Cambridge, England, 28 April 1958, directed by Peter Wood, and then at the Lyric Hammersmith theatre. Pinter also wrote a screenplay based on the stage play. The film version was released in 1968, directed by William Friedkin. Stage play first published as The Birthday Party: A Play in Three Acts, Encore Publishing Co. (1959). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/5].Add MS 88880/1/11-13

Add MS 88880/1/14-15. Pinter Archive. 'The Caretaker'; [1960-14 June 1963]. Mostly typewritten. First performed at The Arts Theatre, 27 April 1960, directed by Donald McWhinnie. The film version was released in 1963, directed by Clive Donner. First published as The Caretaker: A Play in Three Acts, Encore Publishing Co. (1960). The Lilly Library, Indiana University, USA holds the first, second and third drafts of the stage play (reference MSS PINTER). The British Library holds papers relating to the licensing of the play (LC PLAYS 1960/20 and LCP CORR 1960/904). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/6].Add MS 88880/1/14-15

Add MS 88880/1/16-17. Pinter Archive. 'Celebration'; [1999]. Autograph and typewritten. Entitled 'Restaurant' and 'Anniversary' in early drafts. First performed as part of a double bill with 'The Room' at the Almeida Theatre, 16 March 2000, directed by Harold Pinter. [pp231] First published as Celebration and The Room, Faber and Faber (2000). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/74].Add MS 88880/1/16-17

Pinter Archive. 'The Collection'; [circa 1961-1962]. Mostly typewritten. E ... Add MS 88880/1/18

Pinter Archive. 'The Dwarfs'; [circa 1960-1966]. Mostly typewritten. First ... Add MS 88880/1/19

Pinter Archive. 'Family Voices'; [circa 1981]. Mostly typewritten. First p ... Add MS 88880/1/20

Add MS 88880/1/21-24. Pinter Archive. 'The Homecoming'; [c.1964]-2 Oct. 1972. Mostly typewritten. First staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych theatre, 3 June 1965, directed by Peter Hall. The film version was released in 1973, directed by Peter Hall. First published as The Homecoming, Methuen (1965). The British Library holds papers relating to the licensing of the play (LC PLAYS 1965/12 and LCP CORR 1965/4820). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/24].Add MS 88880/1/21-24

Add MS 88880/1/25-30. Pinter Archive. 'The Hothouse'; 1959-Feb. 1981. Mostly typewritten. A synopsis of the play was submitted to the BBC in 1958, intended as a 60 minute radio play. For this synopsis, see the BBC Archive from Nov. 1958. The full length stage play was written in 1958, but not produced at that time. Pinter decided to revisit the text in 1979 and the play was first staged at Hampstead Theatre, 24 April 1980, directed by Harold Pinter. First published as The Hothouse, Methuen (1980). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/25 and 26].Add MS 88880/1/25-30

Add MS 88880/1/31-32. Pinter Archive. 'A Kind of Alaska'; [1982]-July 1984. Mostly typewritten. Inspired by the book Awakenings by Dr Oliver Sacks. First performed as part of a triple bill called 'Other Places' with 'Family Voices' and 'Victoria Station' at the National Theatre, 14 Oct. 1982, directed by Peter Hall. Produced by Central Independent Television, Dec. 1984, directed by Kenneth Ives. First published as Other Places: Three Plays, Methuen (1982). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/27].Add MS 88880/1/31-32

Pinter Archive. 'Landscape'; [1967]-April 1968. Mostly typewritten. The pl ... Add MS 88880/1/33

Pinter Archive. 'The Lover'; [1963]. Mostly typewritten. First broadcast b ... Add MS 88880/1/34

Pinter Archive. 'Monologue'; [1972]. Mostly typewritten. First performed o ... Add MS 88880/1/35

Add MS 88880/1/36-42. Pinter Archive. 'Moonlight'; circa 1978-[1993]. Autograph and typewritten. Written primarily during 1992-1993 and finished during a holiday to Mauritius. First performed at the Almeida Theatre, 7 Sept. 1993, directed by David Leveaux. First published as Moonlight, Faber and Faber (1993). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/34 and 35].Add MS 88880/1/36-42

Add MS 88880/1/43-45. Pinter Archive. 'Mountain Language'; [1985-1988]. Mostly typewritten. Pinter started this play in 1985, inspired by the Turkish suppression of the Kurdish language. The play was not completed until 1988. First performed at the National Theatre, 20 Oct. 1988, directed by Harold Pinter as a 'Platform Performance'. First published as Mountain Language, Faber and Faber (1988). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/36].Add MS 88880/1/43-45

Pinter Archive; [1985-1988].Add MS 88880/1/43

Pinter Archive; [1988].Add MS 88880/1/44

Pinter Archive; 1988.Add MS 88880/1/45

Pinter Archive. 'Night School'; [1960]. Mostly typewritten. First performe ... Add MS 88880/1/46

Add MS 88880/1/47-50. Pinter Archive. 'No Man's Land'; [circa 1974]. Mostly typewritten. First performed by the National Theatre at The Old Vic, 23 April 1975, directed by Peter Hall. First published as No Man's Land, Methuen (1975). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/38 and 39].Add MS 88880/1/47-50

Add MS 88880/1/51-57. Pinter Archive. 'Old Times'; 1930-[1975]. Mostly typewritten. First staged by Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych theatre, 1 June 1971, directed by Peter Hall. The play was also produced for television by the BBC, Oct. 1975, directed by Christopher Morahan. First published as Old Times, Methuen (1971). Add MS 88880/1/51-53 relate to the stage play and Add MS 88880/1/54-57 relate to the screenplay. [Previous reference: Loan 110A/41 and 42].Add MS 88880/1/51-57

Pinter Archive. 'One for the Road'; [1983]-Nov. 1984. Mostly typewritten. ... Add MS 88880/1/58

Add MS 88880/1/59-64. Pinter Archive. 'Party Time'; [1991]-Aug. 1992. Mostly typewritten. First performed at the Almeida Theatre, London, 31 Oct. 1991, directed by Harold Pinter. Broadcast as a television play for Channel 4, 17 Nov 1992, directed by Harold Pinter. Stage play and screenplay first published as Party Time, Faber and Faber (1991). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/44].Add MS 88880/1/59-64

Pinter Archive. 'The Room'; 1957. Typewritten. The play was written in fou ... Add MS 88880/1/65

Pinter Archive. 'Silence'; [circa 1968]. Mostly typewritten. First staged ... Add MS 88880/1/66

Add MS 88880/1/67-68. Pinter Archive. 'Tea Party'; [1963-1965]. Mostly typewritten. Originally written as a short story in 1963 and read by Pinter on the BBC Radio 'Third Programme' in 1964, produced by Michael Bakewell. The short story was developed into a play and broadcast by the BBC, 25 March 1965, directed by Charles Jarrott. First staged in a double bill with 'The Basement' at Eastside Playhouse, New York, Oct. 1968, directed by James Hammerstein. First staged in UK at the Duchess Theatre, 17 Sept. 1970, directed by James Hammerstein. Short story first published in Playboy, Jan. 1965. Play first published as Tea Party and Other Plays, Methuen (1967). [Previous reference: Loan 110A/53].Add MS 88880/1/67-68

Pinter Archive. 'Victoria Station'; [1982]. Mostly typewritten. First perf ... Add MS 88880/1/69

Add MS 88880/2. Film Scripts. The scripts are mainly adaptations of other’s literary works. The notes and drafts relating to the film 'The Pumpkin Eater' are not present in this collection. The film was an adaptation of the novel by Penelope Mortimer, directed by Jack Clayton and released in 1964. For correspondence relating to film scripts see Add MS 88880/6/26-28.Add MS 88880/2/1-139

Dramatic Sketches.Add MS 88880/3

Add MS 88880/4. Prose Works. For correspondence relating to prose works see Add MS 88880/6/33-53.Add MS 88880/4/1-18

Add MS 88880/5. Poetry. For correspondence relating to poetry see Add MS 88880/6/29-32.Add MS 88880/5/1-5

Add MS 88880/6. Correspondence: Professional. The division between professional and personal correspondence and the order of letters within the files has been mostly left according to Harold Pinter's original arrangement. The professional correspondence section is arranged into series of letters in the order: productions; films; poetry; the arts world; political causes, issues and organisations; The Pinter Review. A number of the letters have been annotated at a later date with the surnames of the correspondents. The letters were originally stored in lever arch files; in this catalogue each volume represents one lever arch file, unless otherwise stated. Not all names within each folder have been indexed. Of those that have been indexed, there may be multiple letters from each person in any one section.Add MS 88880/6/1-71

Add MS 88880/7. Correspondence: Personal. The division between professional and personal correspondence and the order of letters within the files has been mostly left according to Harold Pinter's original arrangement. The personal correspondence has been divided into two series: 'special' and 'general'. The division between special personal correspondence and general has also been left according to the original arrangement. A number of the letters have been annotated at a later date with the surnames of the correspondents. The letters were originally stored in lever arch files; in this catalogue each volume represents one lever arch file, unless otherwise stated. Not all names within each folder have been indexed. Of those that have been indexed, there may be multiple letters from each person in any one section.Add MS 88880/7/1-23

Add MS 88880/8. Scrapbooks: UK And International Productions. Bound volumes containing typewritten, autograph, printed and photocopied items. Includes newspaper cuttings, reviews of plays and films, production programmes, articles, copies of photographs, posters, transcripts of interviews, radio listener research reports, transcripts of radio programmes, copies of plays and copies of speeches. Items relate to plays and films written by Pinter and those that he directed or acted in. Items also relate to awards and honorary degrees. For indexes to these volumes, see Add MS 88880/8/76-79.Add MS 88880/8/1-79

Add MS 88880/9. Scrapbooks: Arts, Poetry, Political, Personal. Bound volumes containing typewritten, autograph, printed and photocopied items. Includes newspaper cuttings, articles, leaflets, programmes, copies of photographs, copies of letters to newspapers, speeches, reports, interviews and magazines.Add MS 88880/9/1-16

Add MS 88880/10. Photograph Albums. Bound albums containing photographs from productions of H Pinter's plays on stage, film, television and radio. Includes some photographs of Pinter's film adaptations and of productions Pinter directed or acted in. Albums 1 to 8 include both UK and international productions, albums 9 to11 are split into separate UK and international (F) albums. Photographs are in black & white and colour and include some slides and inkjet printouts. For index to these volumes see Add MS 88880/10/16. Arranged broadly chronologically.Add MS 88880/10/1-16

Add MS 88880/11. Nobel Prize for Literature Papers. Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. The prize was announced on 13 Oct. 2005. The award ceremony took place at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on 7 Dec. 2005. Pinter's Nobel Lecture 'Art, Truth and Politics' was pre-recorded and delivered via video. Includes copies of the lecture, letters relating to the prize and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings.Add MS 88880/11/1-12

Add MS 88880/12. Appointments Diaries. Bound A5 size volumes. Brief details of appointments are written by Harold Pinter, Antonia Fraser and his secretaries. The diaries for 1968 and 1973 are missing from the series; 1966-2005.Add MS 88880/12/1-38

Add MS 88880/13. Miscellaneous Works About Pinter. Includes published and unpublished articles, critical and biographical essays, dissertations and interviews relating to Pinter and his writing. All are typewritten, includes some photocopies. Arranged by surname of author where known, unknown authors are listed last. [Previous reference: Loan 110A/69].Add MS 88880/13/1-17