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Miscellaneous material relating to Siân Phillips' period of study at Pontardawe Grammar School, including photocopied photograph of staff and prefects, 1950-1951, with names written on dorse; photocopied photograph of the cast of Tobias and the Angel, performed by the school 1951-2 (Siân (then Jane) Phillips, as the angel, seated in front row); manuscript list of school staff, c. 1949-1950; pieces written by Siân (then Jane) Phillips, the one titled 'Dramatic Society', the other 'A Visit to France' (both photocopied); and Siân (then Jane) Phillips' school reports, 1943, 1948, 1949. Together with printed copies of School Certificate examination papers, dated July 1934, and photocopied photograph of school staff, 1938, both of which would have predated Siân Phillips' period of attendance.

Printed Philosophy examination paper, 1954, of University College Cardiff, where Siân Phillips read English and Philosophy. Annotated in Siân Phillips' hand.

Miscellaneous material relating to Siân Phillips' period of study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, including qualifiying passages; prospectus; student timetable; notes on vocal and postural exercises; annotated scripts; progress reports; list of candidates in a Shakespeare speaking test, autographed by participating students; notice of student productions at the Vanbrugh Theatre; items in Siân Phillips' hand; printed items annotated by Siân Phillips. Some items torn and consequently somewhat fragile.

Two items have been subsequently added to this collection in August 2023: Photocopied record of stage rôles played during 1956-7 by Sian Phillips whilst studying at RADA; together with a printed programme of a RADA production of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, staged at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, 3 December 1957, in which Siân Phillips took the leading rôle.

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to early stage appearances by Siân Phillips dating from her time at school, university and at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). The items comprise: Dyfnant Sunday School performance (1936); Mair a'r Wyau [1938x1944]; Urdd Girls' Concert (1947); Upper Cwmtwrch Christmas Concert (1948); Randibŵ (1949); Les Derniers Outrages [1950s]; The Pirate [1950s]; The Three Daughters of M. Dupont [1950s]; Tobias and the Angel (1951-2); Othello (1952); Doctor Er Ei Waethaf (1952); Ewyrth Ifan (1954); Gymerwch Chi Sigarét? (1955-6); Les Justes (1956); The Silver Curlew (1956); Magda (1957); The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1957); Hedda Gabler (1957); A Thanksgiving for William Shakespeare, Southwark Cathedral (1958); The Three Sisters (1958); St Joan (1958); The Holiday (1958); The King's Daughter (1959).

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to stage productions in which Siân Phillips appeared during the 1960s. The items comprise: The Taming of the Shrew (1960); The Duchess of Malfi (1960); Ondine (1961); The Lizard on the Rock (1962); Les Maxibules (1964); Ride A Cock Horse (1965); Come And Go (1965); Man and Superman (1966); The Man of Destiny (1966); The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1967); The Burglar (1967); The Cardinal of Spain (1969).

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to stage productions in which Siân Phillips appeared during the 1970s. The items comprise: Lady Windermere's Fan (1972); Epitaph for George Dillon (1972); Alpha Beta (1973); A Nightingale in Bloomsbury Square (1974); The Gay Lord Quex (1975); Spine Chiller (1977-8); Gloriana (1978); The Inconstant Couple (1978); A Woman of No Importance (1978); You Never Can Tell (1979).

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to stage productions in which Siân Phillips appeared during the 1980s. The items comprise: Crime and Punishment (1980); Pal Joey (1980); Dear Liar (1982); Major Barbara (1982); A Night of 100 Stars (1984); Love Affair (1984); Peg (1984); Gigi (1985); Thursday's Ladies (1987); Brel (1987); Paris Match (1989); The Glass Menagerie (1989).

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to stage productions in which Siân Phillips appeared during the 1990s. The items comprise: Vanilla (1990); The Manchurian Candidate (1991); Painting Churches (1992); Ghosts (1993); The Lion in Winter (1994); In Bed With Magritte (1994-5); An Inspector Calls (1995); Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards (1995); A Little Night Music (1996); And No Birds Sing (1996); Marlene (1996-9); Froggy Style (1998).

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to stage productions in which Siân Phillips appeared during the 2000s. The items comprise: Llangollen Fringe Festival [2000x2010]; A Ridiculous Trade [2000x2010]; Almost Like Being In Love (2001); Falling In Love Again (2001); Diva At The Donmar (2001); Lettice and Lovage (2001); The Vagina Monologues (2001); My Old Lady (2002); London Concert for Peace (2003); Splendour [2003x2010]; The Dark (2004); The Unexpected Man (2005); Great Expectations (2005); Rockaby (2006); Quartet (2006); Beckett Centenary Festival (2006); Regrets Only (2006-7); Sailing to Byzantium (2006-7); Barbara Cook and Friends (2007); My Heart Stood Still ... (2007); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2008); Calendar Girls (2008-9);

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to stage productions in which Siân Phillips appeared during the 2010s and 2020s. The items comprise: Juliet and her Romeo (2010); Love Song (2011); Bitter Sweet (2011); Cabaret (2012); Little Dogs (2012); My Fair Lady (2012-3); This Is My Family (2013); People (2013); Don't Even Joke (2014); The Wolfit Lecture (2014); Cyngerdd Gala Dylan Thomas/Dylan Thomas Gala Concert (2014); The Old Ladies (2014); The Importance of Being Earnest (2015); Playing for Time (2015); Bristol Old Vic 250th Gala (2016); Cyngerdd Nadolig/Christmas Concert (2016); Driving Miss Daisy (2017); All The President's Men? (2017); Pygmalion (2017); Hannah Cohen (2018); Les Blancs (2020); Dream Horse (2020-1); Under Milk Wood (2021); Footfalls (2021); Rockaby (2021); Savage Beauty (2021); Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022); The Chalk Garden (2022).

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts and scripts, relating to film and television productions in which Siân Phillips appeared or was otherwise involved with from the 1940s through to the 1970s. The items comprise: Brethyn Cartre (1948); Special Enquiry (1952); Who's Next? (1958); A Game For Eskimos (1958); Land of Song (1958); Granite (1958); Who's Next? [1958]; Mae'r Oll Yn Gysegredig [1958x1960]; The Garden of Loneliness [1959]; A Quiet Man (1959); The Breaking Point (1959); The Tortoise and the Hare (1959); Treason (1959); Siwan (1960); Don Juán in Hell (1962); The Fanatics (1962); Becket (1964); The Other Man (1964); Levine (1964/5); Eh Joe (1966); Thief (1968); The Beast in the Jungle (1969); Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969); The Vessel of Wrath (1970); Murphy's War (1970-1); Platonov (1971); Croeso'r Castell (1971); Sharing the Honours (1972); Under Milk Wood (1972); The Man Outside (1972); Pillars of Society (1972); How Many Miles To Babylon? (1974); Shoulder To Shoulder (1974); The Puritan Experience: Forsaking England (1975); How Green Was My Valley (1975-6); Antony and Cleopatra (1976); In Memory of Aberfan (1976); I, Claudius (1976); Frieda [1976]; Heartbreak House (1977); The Achurch Letters (1977); Warrior Queen (1978); Mr Kettle and Mrs Moon (1978); Crime and Punishment (1979); Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979).

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts and scripts, relating to film and television productions in which Siân Phillips appeared or was otherwise involved with from the 1980s through to the 2020s. The items comprise: My Sister And Myself [1980s]; Clash of the Titans (1981); Smiley's People (1981); Barriers (1981-2); Martha or May [1983]; A Flame to the Phoenix (1983); Dune (1984); Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985); Something Unspoken [1985]; The Two Mrs Grenvilles (1987); When Reason Sleeps (1987); Vanity Fair (1987); The Visit (1987-8); The Snow Spider (1988); Shadow of the Noose (1989); Valmont (1989); Dark River (1990); Freddie and Max (1990); Hands Across The Sea/Perfect Scoundrels (1991); Ways And Means (1991); The Black Candle (1991); The Astonished Heart (1991); Darlith Goffa Huw Wheldon / Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture (1992); The Borrowers (1992); Heidi (1993); A Wing and a Prayer (1993); The Age of Innocence (1993); Yr Heliwr (1995); The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (1995); House of America (1996); The Scold's Bridle (1998); Alice Through The Looking Glass (1998); La Femme Nikita [1998-9]; Aristocrats (1999); The Magician's House (1999-2000); Harry Enfield Show [2000]; Ballykissangel (2001); National Eisteddfod of Wales (2001); Beckett on Film (2001); The Chalk Garden [2002]; The Last Detective (2003); The Murder Room [2004]; The Gigolos (2006); Midsomer Murders (2006); Holby City (2007); Poirot (2008); Missing (2010); Lewis (2011); Bella Fleace Gave A Party (2012); The Morning Light [2012x2022]; Aberfan: The Green Hollow (2016); Hochelaga (2017); Strike (2017); Miss Dalí (2018); Hannah Cohen (2018); To Provide All People (2018); Voyageuse (2018); Doctors (2018); Time And Again (2019); Summerland (2020); Keeping Faith / Un Bore Mercher (2020); Silent Witness (2021); Through the Looking Glass (2021); Good Omens (2022); The Chelsea Detective (2022).

Material relating to the radio productions in which Siân Phillips has participated during the course of her career, from her early contributions during the 1940s and 1950s through to 2020. The King-Emperor (Radio 3, [1983]) featured in the cast Siân Phillips' third husband, actor Robin Sachs. Much of the material is annotated by Siân Phillips and others. The items comprise: Addunedau Fil (1948); Gwaed yr Uchelwyr [1950s]; The Love of Lady Margaret (1972); The Love of Adolphe and Eleanor [1975x1980]; Vivat Rex (1977); Countess Cathleen (1978); Peace Games (1979); A Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (A Chaste Maid in Cheapside) (1979); A Dance to the Music of Time (1980); The Wind of Heaven (1980); London, Look You (1980); The Collections (1980); The Abbess of Crewe (1981); Bequest to the Nation (1981); With Great Pleasure (1982); The Jigsaw Must Fit [1983]; Ghosts (1983); St David's Day Gala (1983); Oedipus [1983]; The King-Emperor [1983]; Hippolytus [1984]; The Other Lake [1984]; Oedipus Rex (1985); Skirmishes (1985); Barnes' People (1986); The Visit (1987); The Mote in the Eye (1987); A Song At Twilight [1987]; A Bullet in the Ballet (1987); Strange Delights (1988); With Passport And Parasol [1988]; The Unbearable Bassington [1990s]; Down Your Way In Dinefwr (1990); The Physicists (1991); Gentleman and Ladies [1992]; Suffer the Little Children (1993); The Sea, The Sea [1993]; Murder on the Orient Express (1993); Cover Her Face [1993]; Offa's Daughter (1993); Bolt (1994); At Bertram's Hotel (1995); The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2002); All's Well That Ends Well (2002); The Leopard in Autumn (2002); Under Milk Wood (2003); Patricia, Edith and Arnold (2003); Mind The Gap (2004); Agnes (2007); Teulu Bach Nantoer (2007); Hindenburg (2009); Tridiau yn Chwefror (2011); BBC Symphony Orchestra concerts 2011-12 (2012); Iz (2014); Hide the Moon (2014); Pygmalion (2017); Ode to Saint Cecilia [2017]; The Things We Never Said (2017); Hilda (2018); Yr Eumenides (2018); The Aspern Papers (2018); Hilda (2018); The Macefield Plot (2019); On a Lost Highway (2020); Break of Day (2020);

Material relating to the sound recordings (other than audiobooks - for which, see Audiobooks) in which Siân Phillips has participated during the course of her career. The items comprise: I Remember Mama (1985); A Little Night Music (1990-1); And So It Goes (2003); Graceless IV (2016); Doctor Who: The War Master: The Walls of Absence (2020)

Material relating to the audiobook productions in which Siân Phillips has participated during the course of her career. The items comprise: The Camomile Lawn (1989); An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (1997); Public Places (2001); Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (2010); Kiss and Kin (2012)

Material relating to an art exhibition in which Siân Phillips participated titled Changing Faces (1997).

Various props relating to rôles played by Siân Phillips, including a suffragette sash bearing the legend 'Votes for Women'; a fan; two pairs of shoes; a notebook; and a pair of pince-nez spectacles. The notebook is inscribed in Siân Phillips' hand: '2013-2014 My Prop Lady Bracknell Act I' (stage production of The Importance of Being Earnest (2015), notes inside the shoes in Siân Phillips' hand state that they were worn by her in her rôle of Juliet in the stage production Juliet and her Romeo (2010) and the sash most probably relates to Siân Phillips rôle as Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst in the television mini-series Shoulder to Shoulder (1974), while the remaining items are less obviously placed, having no identifying factors.

Awards achieved by Siân Phillips (then known by her birth name of Jane Phillips) during her time at Pontardawe Grammar School, largely comprising certificates denoting successes in Urdd Eisteddfod competitions and in school examinations.

Award certificate of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), conferred upon Siân Phillips on 17 June 2000; together with letter, dated 16 May 2000, from William Chapman, Secretary for Appointments at 10 Downing Street, London, informing Siân Phillips that she is under consideration for the CBE award.

St Davids Award for Culture certificate awarded to Siân Phillips, 12 March 2015; together with awards ceremony dinner menu.