The Sparrow: Research Resources
This page lists the significant archive holdings in relation to Alan Ayckbourn's The Sparrow. The bulk of the material is held in the Ayckbourn Archive at The Borthwick Institute for Archives at The University of York. The Borthwick's relevant holdings can be found in the catalogue below with details of other archives listed beneath this.If the catalogue content does not appear in the frame, the actual online catalogue can be visited here.
Other Archives
The British Library: Top copy clean manuscript for world premiere at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough (1967) held in The Lord Chamberlain's Play collection; correspondence in the 'Archive of Margaret Ramsay Ltd (reference: Add MS 88915/1/12/19).Scarborough Library: Programme for world premiere (1967); brochure for Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre 1967 summer season; accounts for 1967 summer season for Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre.
Scarborough Museums and Galleries: Rehearsal manuscript for the world premiere production at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre (1967).
Victoria & Albert: The Peter Bridge Productions Archive is held by the museum and, potentially, there is material relating to the world premiere (1967) of The Sparrow and a mooted West End transfer. As the collection is currently uncatalogued, this is to be confirmed.
The Research page is presented in association with the Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, where the Ayckbourn Archive is held. Further details about other collections and researching Alan Ayckbourn can be found in the Research section of the website.
If you have any research enquiries regarding The Sparrow, please contact Alan Ayckbourn's archivist Simon Murgatroyd at reseach@alanayckbourn.net.
If you have any research enquiries regarding The Sparrow, please contact Alan Ayckbourn's archivist Simon Murgatroyd at reseach@alanayckbourn.net.
