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Biographical Sketch
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Restrictions
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Administrative Information
Sources:
Description of Series
I. Hampstead Theatre / Stage Two Theatre
Workshop,
1961-1977, n.d.
II. 1962-1969, n.d.
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James Roose-Evans:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom
Humanities Research Center
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Creator: |
Roose-Evans, James,
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James Roose-Evans
Papers
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ca. 1961-1977 |
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Abstract: |
The collection documents
Roose-Evans' work as founder and director of the Hampstead Theatre and the
Stage Two theater workshop. The bulk of the papers consist of incoming and
outgoing correspondence with author Laurie Lee, and others in the theater
field. In addition to the correspondence, there are funding and proposal
letters, a written plan for the formation of the Stage Two Theater Workshop,
letters of recommendation and a substantial amount of notes and
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RLIN Record #: |
TXRC99-A12 |
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1 box (.42
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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center,
University of Texas at Austin |
James Roose-Evans, theater director and author, was born in
London on November 11, 1927. He completed his education at Oxford University in
1957. Roose-Evans began his career as an actor, but by 1954 had started
directing. He founded the Hampstead Theatre Club in 1959, and served as
artistic director until 1971. In 1969, while at the Hampstead, Roose-Evans also
founded and became director of Stage Two, an experimental theater workshop and
research center.
Roose-Evans also lectured at, and conducted various theater
workshops in the United States throughout his career. In addition, he has
directed numerous West End productions, including
Under Milk Wood, Cider with Rosie, Private Lives, The Happy Apple, An Ideal Husband, Spitting Image, 84 Charing Cross Road, The Seven Year Itch, The Best of Friends, and
Mate, a Personal Affair.
Roose-Evans has also authored books on theater, as well as a series of
children's books in the 1970s. He is a member of the Royal Society of Arts, the
Welsh Arts Council, Southeast Wales Art Association, and the Welsh Dance
Theatre.
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The papers of James Roose-Evans, ca. 1961-1977, document his
work as founder and director of the Hampstead Theatre and the Stage Two theater
workshop. The bulk of the papers consist of incoming and outgoing
correspondence with author Laurie Lee, and others in the theater field. There
is also a substantial amount of notes and scripts pertaining to Roose-Evans'
adaptation of Lee's
Cider with Rosie. The papers are
divided into two series: I. Hampstead Theatre, Stage Two Theater Workshop, ca.
1961-1977, n.d. (9 folders), and II.
Cider with Rosie Materials, ca.
1962-1969, n.d. (4 folders).
The Hampstead Theatre, Stage Two Theater Workshop series is
grouped together alphabetically by last name of the correspondent. The majority
of this correspondence relates to Roose-Evans' promotion of, and requested
funding for, the Stage Two theater workshop. This correspondence was arranged
and kept by Roose-Evans in groupings that reflect the topic and relationship of
the communication, and is enhanced by handwritten notes from him. In addition
to the correspondence, there are funding and proposal letters, a written plan
for the formation of the Stage Two Theater Workshop, and letters of
recommendation for one of Roose-Evans' U. S. lecture series. Prominent
correspondents include: Lord David Cecil, Richmond Crinkley, Harold Hobson,
Eddie Kulukundis, Laurie Lee, Malcolm Muggeridge, Margaret Rawlings, James
Saunders, C. P. Snow, Kenneth Williams, Sandy Wilson, Sir Donald Wolfit, and
others. All correspondents in the collection are indexed.
Series II contains only materials relating to Roose-Evans'
adaptation of
Cider with Rosie for the stage.
Highlighting these materials are correspondence between Lee and Roose-Evans
about the adaptation, the original lighting plot by Roose-Evans (with
illustrations) on the production, as well as portions of a prompt copy. Also
included is a program of the production from 1963, and an undated publicity
photograph.
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Access:
Open for research
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Cecil, David, Lord,
1902 |
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Crinkley,
Richmond |
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Hobson, Harold,
1924 |
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Kulukundis, Eddie |
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Lee, Laurie |
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Muggeridge, Malcolm,
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Rawlings, Margaret,
1906- |
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Saunders, James,
1925 |
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Snow, C.P. (Charles Percy),
1905- |
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Williams, Kenneth,
1926- |
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Wilson, Sandy,
1924 |
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Wolfit, Donald, Sir,
1902-1968 |
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Subjects |
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English theater, 20th
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Lee, Laurie. Cider with
Rosie |
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The Hampstead
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Purchases, 1973, 1977
Dale Sauter, 1999
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Contemporary Authors. New
Revision Series, Vol. 35. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1983.
Who's Who in the Theater. Vol.
17. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1981.
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I. Hampstead Theatre / Stage Two Theatre
Workshop,
1961-1977, n.d. |
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Correspondence |
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Funding proposal and letters,
1970,
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Letters of recommendation for
Roose-Evans,
1968,
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Plan for formation of
experimental theater company, typescript copies,
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II. Cider with Rosie Materials,
1962-1969, n.d. |
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Correspondence and manuscript poem
from Laurie Lee,
1962-1969,
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Notebooks with lighting plot,
n.d. |
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Program and publicity photograph,
1963, n.d. |
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Prompt copy, typescript with
corrections,
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Names in bold appear in the RLIN
record.
- Abrahams, Doris Cole (Albion Plays Limited;
Albion ProductionsLimited)--1.1
- Ashcroft, Peggy, Dame--1.1
- Asher, Jane--1.3(filed with Paul
McCartney)
- Barrault, Jean Louis (Théâtre
des Nations)--1.1
- Bates, Alan, 1934- --1.1
- Beaumont, Hugh, 1908-1976 (H. M. Tennent
Ltd.)--1.1
- Beaumont, Timothy Wentworth--1.1
- Bennett, Alan, 1934- --1.1
- Betjeman, John, Sir, 1906- --1.1
- Bloom, Claire, 1931- --1.1
- Bowen, John, 1924- --1.1
- Bron, Eleanor--1.1
- Brook, Peter (Centrel International de Recherche
Theatrale)--1.1
- Campbell, Michael, 1924---1.1
- Carrick, Edward, 1905- (pseud. of Edward
Anthony Craig)--1.1
- Casson, Dame Sybil--1.1; see also Thorndike,
Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976
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Cecil, David, Lord,
1902---1.1
- Coldstream, William, 1908- --1.1
- Coward, Noel, 1899-1973--1.1, 1.8
- Craig, Edward Anthony--see Carrick,
Edward
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Crinkley,
Richmond--1.1
- Forsyth, James, 1913- --1.2
- Fox, Edward, 1937- --1.2
- Garland, Patrick (The British Broadcasting
Company; Poetry Int. 70)--1.2
- Gascoigne, Bamber--1.2
- Gielgud, John, Sir, 1904- --1.2, 1.8
- Guinness, Alec, Sir, 1914- --1.2
- Guthrie, Tyrone, Sir, 1900-1971--1.2
- Hale, John--1.6 (filed with
SandyWilson)
- Harbottle, Laurence--1.3 (filed with
Eddie Kulukundis)
- Hartnoll, Phyllis (The Oxford Companion to
the Theatre)--1.2
- Hepworth, Barbara, Dame,
1903-1975--1.2
- Hicks, David (fl. 1969)--1.2
- Higham, David--1.2
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Hobson, Harold, 1924---1.2
- Howard, Robin (Contemporary Ballet
Trust Ltd.)--1.2
- Howarth, Donald--1.2
- Kramer, Larry--1.3
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Kulukundis,
Eddie--1.3
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Lee,
Laurie--1.3
- Lockwood, Margaret--1.3
- Maguire, Robert S.--1.3
- Marcus, Frank--1.3
- McCartney, Paul--1.3
- Miles, Sarah, 1941- --1.3
- Miller, Jonathon, 1934---1.3
- Milligan, Air Commodore--1.4 (filed with Sir
Max Rayne)
- Moro, Peter (Peter Moro
& Partners)--1.3
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Muggeridge, Malcolm,
1903---1.3
- Muir, Willa, 1890- --1.3
- Nikolais, Alwin (A.N.
DanceTheatre)--1.3
- Pilbrow, Richard (Theatre
Projects Ltd.)--1.4
- Pinter, Harold, 1930- --1.4
- Profumo, Valerie (Mrs.John)--1.4
- Pulman, Jack--1.4
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Rawlings, Margaret,
1906---1.4
- Rayne, Max, Sir--1.4
- Redgrave, Michael, Sir--1.8
- Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937- --1.4
- Rice, Peter, 1935---1.4
- Richards, Alun, 1929- --1.4
- Robson, Flora, Dame, 1902---1.4
- Ross, Kenneth, 1941- --1.4
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Saunders, James, 1925---1.5
- Scales, Prunella--1.5
- Shulman, Milton, 1913---1.6 (filed with B.A.
(Bertram A.) Young)
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Snow, C. P. (CharlesPercy),
1905---1.5
- Spencer, Colin--1.5
- Spender, Stephen, 1909- --1.5
- St. Just, Maria--1.6 (filed with
GoreVidal)
- Thomas, Myfanwy--1.5
- Thomas, R. S. (Ronald Stewart), 1913-
--1.5
- Thorndike, Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976--1.8; see also
Casson, Dame Sybil
- Travers, Ben, 1886- --1.5
- Vidal, Gore, 1925---1.6
- Wesker, Arnold, 1932- --1.6
- Wheldon, Huw P., 1916- (BBC Television Centre
London)--1.6
- Whitaker, Ben, 1934---1.6
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Williams, Kenneth,
1926---1.6
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Wilson, Sandy, 1924---1.6
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Wolfit, Donald, Sir,
1902-1968--1.6
- Young, B. A. (Bertram A.)--1.6
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