Name of Repository: Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

Name of repository: Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

IDENTITY STATEMENT AREA

Reference code(s):

Title: Noel Greig archive
Date(s): 1963- 2009
Level of description: Fonds
Extent and medium of the unit of description (quantity, bulk, size): 0.5 archive box, magazine files

CONTEXT AREA

Name of creator(s): Greig | Noel| 1944-2009 | Writer Director, and Performer
Administrative/Biographical history: Noel Greig was born in 1944 and brought up in Skegness. After graduating from King’s College London he went on to set up the Brighton Combination with Jenny Harris and Ruth Marks, one of the first Arts Labs in Britain and with them performed, directed, organised cinema showings, discos, a cafe and began to write, first collectively and then individually. He went on to work with Ed Berman’s Fun art Bus, a project of the community arts groups Inter-Action.

Archival history: The archive consists of Noel Greig’s collection of scripts, discs and DVDs of his work, together with flyers, posters, reviews and other materail accumulated over the years relating to his work

Immediate source of acquisition: The collection was given to the College by Noel Greig’s estate after his death, following his wishes. The archive was brought to the College by Susan Croft following discussions with Noel that grew out of Unfinished Histories’ oral history interview with him

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

Scope and content: The papers of Noel Greig consist of playscripts, posters, publicity, reviews, personal letters, .
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: Archive sorted and organised by type by Susan Croft and Gillian Sparks in June/ July 2010.
Accruals: There is the possibility of more material being donated by the estate and by friends of Noel Greig.
System of arrangement:in eight sections: 1.Theatrical career; 2. Reviews and flyers of theatre work; 3. International involvement; 4. Other material by and about Noel Greig; 5. Materials on gay culture general; 6. Scripts (largely unpublished); 7. Audio and video materials inc. DVDs and CDs; 8. Posters; 9. Published Books

CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

Conditions governing access:

Conditions governing reproduction:
Language/scripts of material: English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements:
Finding aids:Alphabetical list of scripts with dates and producing bodies

ALLIED MATERIALS AREA

Existence and location of originals:In Special Collections, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
Existence and location of copies:Some copies of scripts elsewhere including BL and with agent
Related units of description:Material on Fun Art Bus in Clive Barker archive
Publication note:List of publications by Noel Greig held in the archive are listed below. Others are: Edward Carpenter Selected Writings edited and introduced by Noel Greig

Essay in The Left and the Erotic ed.

NOTES AREA

Note:

DESCRIPTION CONTROL AREA

Archivist's note: Described by Dr Susan Croft, Clive Barker Research Fellow
Rules or conventions: In compliance with UNESCO Thesaurus, 1995; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:15/07/2010

ACCESS POINTS

Personal names:
Greig, Noel (1944-2009) Writer,Director and Performer
Family names:
Corporate names:
Places:
UK | Europe
Subjects:
Drama
Homosexuality

Theatre
Young people

International

1.Theatrical career

1.1 College productions also GCE certificates

1.2 Brighton Combination

1.2.1 Ruth Marks obituaries inc. short autobiography

1.3 The General Will

1.4 Gay Sweatshop Press etc

1.5 Projects with Young people e.g. Crossing the Tracks, Dreaming it Up

1.6 New writing projects inc. Transmissions

1.7 Contacting the World

1.8 The Deal Theatre Project

2. Reviews and flyers of theatre work

2.1 Individual plays written – flyers, reviews etc

(NB Librarians should check for Data protection issues before issuing)

2.1.1 All Het Up Bradford GLF & The General Will1975

2.1.2 Angels Descend on Paris The Combination, Albany Empire 1980

2.1.3 As Time Goes By (with Drew Griffiths) Gay Sweatshop 1977 inc flyers

2.1.4 Beauty and the Beast Taunton Brewhouse1988

2.1.5 .Best of Friends Perspectives Theatre 1985 (inc gay play controversy in Nottingham)

2.1.6 Blood Green (with Angela Stewart-Park)Gay Sweatshop1980

2.1.7 Brand New World, Live Theatre, 2007

2.1.8 Common Heaven Theatre Centre,1997

2.1.9 The Dear Love of Comrades Gay Sweatshop1979

2.1.10 The Dear Love of Comrades (extra file)

2.1.11 The Death of Christopher MarlowPast Imperfect, St Paul’s Church, Deptford,

later Drill Hall, 1990

2.1.12 Do We Ever See Grace?Tricycle Youth Theatre 1985

2.1.13 Dusty Dreamtime Merseyside YPT 1987

2.1.14 End of Season Red Ladder 1997

2.1.15 Familiar Feelings (with Kate Owen and Philip Tyler) Theatre Centre1989 (programme report and workshop outlines)

2.1.16 Fear and Miseries of the Third TermOne sketch by Noel (Ministry of Reality)Liverpool Playhouse1989

2.1.17 Gifts for a Garden Epping Forest Art dept 1997

2.1.18 The Gorgeous and the Damned New Heart Theatre Co., Oval House, 1981

2.1.19 He Is Ours RSC, The Other Place1992 (as part of the Antigones festival)

2.1.20 Heroes (with John Turner) The Combination, Albany Empire 1977

2.1.21 Iceberg Gay Sweatshop1978

2.1.22 In Full Flow Age Exchange 2000

2.1.23 Jump the Life to Come 7:84 Scotland 1991 (also letters and comments

from questionnaires)

2.1.24 Laughter from the Other Side Theatre Centre 1986

2.1.25 The Lie of the Land Theatre Centre 1991

2.1.26 Only Connect BBC 1979

2.1.27 Paradise Now and Then (devised by NG and the company)Gay Sweatshop,

The Drill Hall 1989

2.1.28 Plague of Innocence Sheffield Crucible TIE and on tour 1988 (inc. letters and radio review transcripts + 1 photo)

2.1.29 Picture Me Red Ladder 1999

2.1.30 Poppies (called On Parliament Hill in Australia) Gay Sweatshop 1983

(inc. photocopied photos)

2.1.31 Poppies (extra file 1983-4, 1985) + artwork

2.1.32 Rainbow's Ending Tricycle Youth Theatre, 1984

2.1.33 Spinning a Yarn Double Exposure, Drill Hall 1984

2.1.34 Trashed Theatre Centre 2004

2.1.35 Working Hearts Graeae, 1986

2.1.36 Whispers in the Dark Theatre Centre 1987? (tours to Canada 88, also productions by TAG, Crucible TIE etc)

2.2.1 Photos of Poppies rehearsals

2.3.1 ‘Plays/ reviews where NG was actor, director or dramaturg)

Stabs at the Simple Life – Andrew Davies n.d.

And God Sent Noah the Rainbow Sign (Oval House) 1980

This is Your Life (TV 1979)

Patience and Sarah (Oval House early 1980s)

Making Love (Red Bucket)

Midsummer Night’s Dream (Deal 1987) actor

Sex in the Nineties (Crucible Studio, as director)

Shoot by Stephen Gee and Nigel Young (dir. Philip Timmins and NG), New Heart 1982 act

Radio Vision by the ‘Swinging Sidneys’ (Albany Empire 1977) Rick, NG, John and Marcel act

Pericles (Deal Theatre Project w NG involved as actor and in other capacities)

Camino Real, Luxembourg, director

Whatever Happened to Great Bernard? director

When the Wind Blows – Briggs – Bournemouth inc. promptscript – Grapevine theatre co.- director

Crossing the Tracks director 1998

Stabs at the Simple Life by Andrew Davies 1978 actor

The Way Home by Toby Davies - director

Cafe of Dreams - Double Exposure / Cockpit YT 1987 dramaturg

Brief Encounter – Aberystwyth – actor

Ball Boys by David Edgar – Half Moon/ ICA 1977 – director

The Entire World is a Foreign Land

3. International involvement

3.1 International projects inc. The Entire World is a Foreign Land

3.2 Contacting the World inc. evaluation 2008

4. Other material by and about Noel Greig

4. 1 Interviews with Noel Greig + photos

4.2 Books, Articles, Reviews, Letters to the Press

4.3 Photos of Noel Greig also Philip Osment with CV

4.4 Edward Carpenter and other gay figures

4.5 Sketches, designs, drawings various + cards and sketches

4.6 Dreams, fragments of poems etc + poetry by friends

4.7 Work in progress / ideas

4.8 Various pictures – research?

4.9 Better Red conference (with Red Ladder)

4.10 Kent Radio Monologues: Barbara Windsor Winked at me, Vijay Like the Big Rides, This will not be the Death of me, Mel Gibson Doesn’t Wear Tights, Strike a Light

4.11 MS and correspondence re: NG unpublished novel The Same Violin

4.12 Carnival of the Animals. Peer Gynt. On a High Hill. Scotland Haiku

5. Materials on gay culture general

5.1 Various articles: genders, sexuality education, gay press

5.2 Gay theatre companies general

5.3 Gay Music

5.4 Lesbian and Gay Press etc

5.5 Pamphlets on literary figures etc

5.6 Obituaries and eulogies of NG’s friends and others especially gay figures

5.7 Press cuttings various esp. International

5.8 Miscellaneous, magazines, calendars, old newspapers, 3 costumes designs, leaflets for theatre seen. (Also small number of miscellaneous posters for various causes in plan chest + Down Memory Lane (on Skegness) and King’s College Historical Society 1963-4 photo w. N Greig in back row)

6. Scripts Filed in magazine files See separate list (Noel Script List checked)

7. Audio and video materials

7.1 Reel-to-reel tapes

NB Will require transfer to CD/DVD

7.1.1Poppies + The Dear Love of Comradesreading, Miners’ benefit

7.1.2The Dear Love of Comrades Birmingham rep 1979

7.1.3New Heart Live Rotterdam ’81 The Gorgeous and the Damned

7.2 Videos

NB Will require transfer to DVD

7.2.1Carpenter readings and solos, Gay Sweatshop

7.2.2On Parliament Hill (aka Poppies)

7.2.3Only Connect – TV – Drew Griffiths and NG

7.2.4Klatschmohn, Köln (i.e Poppies in German)

7.2.5Fenner Brockway / Dora Russell on Edward Carpenter

7.2.6 Poppies, Gay Sweatshop, Drill Hall 1983

7.2.7 Poppies rehearsal

7.2.8Jingleball and Man Mad (Gay Sweatshop)

7.2.9Northern Lights – Edward Carpenter (+ other off air recordings)

7.2.11Eye Test – NG and Michael Szapowski x2

7.2.12Heelz on Wheelz 2005

7.2.13Camino Real rehearsals 2001

7.2.14The Entire World is a Foreign Land

7.2.15Skegness then and Now (NG’s home town)

7.2.16Theatre Centre x 3– Trashed, resource to support show

My Highway Code and Authentic Voices

A Letter to Mr Blair - Authentic Voices 2

7.2.17Dream on Marine Bay – Glasgay

7.2.18Coronation Street(with NG acting)

7.2.19Red Bucket with Andy Lipman, Sue Frumin

7.2.20Digital Carpentry: a video poem (on Edward Carpenter)

7.2.21NWTC Luxembourg

7.3 DVDs

7.3.1Earthbirth (community project, Thanet)

7.3.2The Other Side of the Mirror (Feta 2006 v Pareda) x 2 inc Czaj Starego samowara film both CTW08

7.3.3Contacting the World 2006 x 2

7.3.4Al – Haran – Palestine CTW 08

7.3.5Hackney to the Favela, a film by Michael Judge, , 2006 Theatre Centre

7.4 CD Roms

7.4.1 Fittings Multi-Media Arts – heelz on Wheelz pics, press, info

7.4.2 Contacting the World 2006

7.4.3 Contacting the World 2004

7.4.4 Novos (x3 copies)

8. Posters

8.1 Framed posters

8.1.1 and 8.1.2 photos Edward Carpenter (small)

8.1.3 Rehearsal photo The Dear Love of Comrades

8.1.4 Costume drawing The Dear Love of Comrades

8.1.5 On Parliament Hill by Noel Greig

8.1.6 The Dear Love of Comrades by Noel Greig

8.1.7 Working Hearts, Graeae Theatre Company

8.1.8 Klatschmohn by Noel Greig

8.1.9 The Death of Christopher Marlowe, Past Imperfect

8.1.10 He Is Ours Again by Noel Greig

8.1.11 Iran Tribute

8.1.12 The Gorgeous and the Damned, New Heart

8.1.13 Angels Descending on Paris, The Combination

8.1.14 The Sexual Outlaw season at Oval House

[8.1.15 Guerrilla Theatre at Birmingham UniversityFrom the Clive Barker Archive, used in Noel Greig exhibition as part of Performing Revolutions as it features Brighton Combination]

8.2 Unframed posters

8.2.1 Angels Descend on Paris, RBC

8.2.2 As Time Goes By (LaBoite Theatre)

8.2.3 Beauty and the Beast

8.2.4 Best of Friends x 2 (Perspectives)

8.2.5 Best of Friends (Crucible TIE)

8.2.6 Brief Encounter (Aberystwith Arts centre)

8.2.7 Cafe of Dreams (Cockpit YT)

8.2.8 The Dear Love of Comrades (Theatre Rhinoceros, SF)

8.2.9 Do We Ever See Grace?, (Tricycle Youth theatre)

8.2.10 End of Season (Red Ladder)

8.2.11 Picture Me (Red Ladder)

8.2.12 The Good Sisters (Crucible TIE)

8.2.13 Help (Epping Forest Arts)

8.2.14 He Is Ours (RSC) directed James McDonald – signed by cast

8.2.15 In Full Flow (Age Exchange)

8.2.16 Jump the Life to Come (7:84)

8.2.17 Laughter from the Other Side (Theatre Centre)

8.2.18 Paradise Now and Then (Gay Sweatshop)

8.2.19 Plague of Innocence (Leicester Haymarket)

8.2.20 Plague of Innocence(Crucible TIE)

8.2.21 Poppies(Theatre Rhinoceros, SF)

8.2.22 Queer Stages: an Exploration of gay and lesbian theatre inc.

An Evening with NG (Winnipeg)

8.2.23 A Quiet End (Offstage Downstairs dir NG)

8.2.24 Rainbow’s Ending (Mid Powys YT)

8.2.25 Rainbow’s Ending (Tricycle Youth theatre)

8.2.26 Rainbow’s Ending (Crucible YT)

8.2.27 Rainbow’s Ending (King’s School Winchester)

8.2.28 Spinning a Yarn x 2 (Half moon YPT)

8.2.29 Spinning a Yarn (Double Exposure)

8.2.30 Trashed

8.2.31 Gay Sweatshop x10

8.2.32 Gay Times Festival, (Drill Hall)

8.2.33 1 large photo – Theatre Centre?

8.3 Misc posters

8.3.1 We Shall Overcome – civil rights

8.3.2 Imperialist aggressors out of the Dominican republic

8.3.3 Sir Walter Raleigh

8.3.4 Peace poster Virginia Woolf quite

8.3.5 Down Memory Lane (Skegness)

8.3.6 King’s College Historical Society 1963-4 photo w. N Greig in back row

9. Copies of NG Published Books in Archive

9.1Playwriting: A Practical Guide by Noel Greig (Routledge, 2005) hb and pb

9.2Playwriting: A Practical Guide by Noel Greig Arabic translation

9.3Playwriting: A Practical Guide by Noel Greig Greek translation

9.4 Young People, New Theatre: A Practical Guide to an Intercultural Processby Noel Greig

(Routledge, 2008) hb and pb

9.5Mr X by Roger Baker and Drew Griffiths As Time Goes By, by NG and Drew Griffiths (1977)

9.6The Dear Love of Comrades (1979) in Gay Sweatshop Four Plays and a Company ed. Philip Osment (Methuen, 1989),

9.7Plague of Innocence (1989), in Gay Plays 5 (Methuen, 1994)

9.8Poppies (Gay Men’s Press, 1983).

9.9 Trashed (Aurora Metro, 2004).

9.10Final Cargo ( Dramascripts Extra, 1994), 2 editions

9.11Do We Ever See Grace?, 1985 (Samuel French, 1998 edition),

9.12 At Break of Day (French’s 2003)

9.13Rainbow's Ending (Act Now, Cambridge UP 1984)

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