Plays, 1980-1997

Component identifier:

Series 7

Content Summary:

This series consists mainly of manuscripts and working notes of plays written by Beckett. There are also published versions of her plays. Handwritten notes by Beckett accompany the scripts, giving, for example, comments on the progress of a script, a note about the alternative endings of 'Isadora Duncan', where a play was first performed, and a brief background to the writing of the play, The drafts and working notes for 'Charity' are in order from the latest notes to the first draft notes, giving a good example of the process of writing a play.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The first consignment comprises an instalment purchased from Wendy Beckett in 1993, and a second instalment donated by Beckett in 1997 under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme.

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