| Level | Fonds |
| Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure) | DSH22 |
| Title | Unpublished Screenplay Collection |
| Extent | 12 volumes |
| Date | 1960- |
| Description | Artificial collection of unpublished screenplays and shooting scripts for film adaptations of Shakespeare plays. Includes 'West Side Story', 1961 (Dir. Wise & Robbins); 'King Lear', 1971 (Dir: Brook); 'Romeo and Juliet', 1968 (Dir. Zeffirelli); 'As You Like It', 1992 (Dir. Edzard); 'Othello', 1995 (Dir. Parker); 'Romeo and Juliet', 1996 (Dir. Luhrmann); 'Hal' (adaptation of 'Henry IV'), 1998 (Dir. Parks); 'Love's Labour's Lost', 1999 (Dir. Branagh); 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 1999 (Dir. Hoffman), 'Hamlet', 1990 (Dir. Zeffirelli) 2 scripts; 'As You Like It', 2005 (Dir. Branagh). |
| Location | This collection is held at the Shakespeare Institute Library, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Access Conditions | Please contact the Shakespeare Institute Library directly to arrange to consult the records there. For contact details and opening hours, please follow the link given in the URL field below. |
| Copyright | Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Director of Special Collections (email: special-collections@contacts.bham.ac.uk). Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Special Collections will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English |
| Finding Aids | Scripts also entered onto University of Birmingham Online Library Catalogue, as follows:
'King Lear', 1971 [r q PR 2819]; 'Romeo and Juliet', 1968; 'As You Like It', 1992 [r q PR 2803.A23]; 'Othello', 1995 [r q PR 2829.A23]; 'Romeo and Juliet', 1996 [r port PR 2831.A23]; 'Hal', 1998 [r q PR 2809.A23]; 'Love's Labour's Lost', 1999 [r q PR 2822.A23]; 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 1999 [q PR 2827.A23]; 'Hamlet', 1990 [r q PR 2807.A23]; 'As You Like It', 2005 [r q PR 2803.A23] |
| A paper copy of the catalogue is available upon request |
| Access Status | Open |
| Related Material | Unpublished screenplay of 'Henry V', 1988, directed by Kenneth Branagh, Renaissance Films PLC Collection [ref. DSH3/1/1] |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/sil/archives-rare-books/archives |