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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).

Diaries, 1980 - 1989, of Siân Phillips, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' personal, domestic and family affairs and to her professional life. Some entries are in what appears to be the hand of Siân Phillips' third husband, Robin Sachs.

Letters, cards and telegram, all but one of which (1991) are undated, to Siân Phillips from her third husband, stage and screen actor Robin Sachs. Some of the cards from Sachs are purportedly partly 'written' by Siân Phillips' cats. Three of the letters annotated in Sian Phillips' hand.

Letters and cards sent to Siân Phillips on her separation from her third husband Robin Sachs in 1991 from family, friends and colleagues, including her cousin Gethin Lewis and actor friends Ken Parry, Patricia Lawrence, Eileen Atkins, Marion Rosenberg, Martin Smith, Robert Styles, Brian Rawlinson, Richenda Carey and Annette Bening. An envelope in which the correspondence was originally kept is annotated by Siân Phillips with a comment on her separation from Sachs.

Press articles relating to the private and professional lives of Siân Phillips, her second husband Peter O'Toole, their daughters Kate O'Toole and Pat O'Toole and to Siân Phillips' third husband Robin Sachs, the contents ranging from Siân Phillips' earliest school successes to her latter-day career. Some items annotated by Siân Phillips. Together with miscellaneous press articles not directly related to Siân Phillips or her family but some of which reference leading figures in the theatrical world, Welsh current affairs or notable Welsh figures.

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 numerous stage productions in which Siân Phillips has appeared throughout her career, beginning with the school, chapel and Urdd events of her childhood, through her acting rôles while studying at Cardiff University and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and continuing for the duration of her professional life. Some of the productions co-star Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole, or her third husband, Robin Sachs. The material includes Siân Phillips' guest appearances at public events. A substantial number of the items are annotated by Siân Phillips and/or by friends and colleagues.