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Samuel Storey writing and performance collection

The Samuel Storey Trust has generously funded the setting up within the University Library and Archives, of the Samuel Storey Writing and Performance Collection.

This has enabled the acquisition of a number of archives of individual playwrights, screenwriters, comedy writers, and television producers including:

• playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn
• playwright and screenwriter Charles Wood
• director Cordelia Monsey
• actress and writer Yvonne Mitchell
• novelist and playwright David Storey
• comedy writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran
• comedy writer Barry Took
• playwright Julia Pascal
• playwright Peter Whelan
• television producer Ernest Maxin
• comedian and entertainer Frankie Howerd

Julia Pascal

Julia Pascal is known for her writing of challenging works, unafraid of convention, political situation or societal pressures, for those who she describes as being 'on the fringes'.

Her thought-provoking pieces broaden perceptions of both the past and the world around us. Her papers include draft and rehearsal scripts, reviews and research notes for many of her works.

• Julia Pascal Papers (PDF , 1,226kb)

David Storey

Playwright, screenwriter, novelist and poet David Storey's work includes the novel Saville, for which he was awarded the 1976 Booker Prize.

• David Storey Papers (PDF , 26,720kb)

Charles Wood

Charles Wood's career began in the 1960s and 1970s. He is particularly known for his production of works for television and film, including the sitcom Don't Forget to Write from the mid-70s, his work on episodes of a number of popular television series such as Kavanagh QC and Morse; dramas such as his BAfTA award-winning Tumbledown of the late 1980s and film work with scripts ranging from Help and The Knack in 1965 to Iris in 2001.

His archive is extensive, including scripts, research notes and correspondence for a number of productions.

The archive catalogue is available in the Borthwick searchrooms.