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

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 school, university and professional qualifications, awards and honours awarded to Siân Phillips.

Certificates awarding Siân Phillips the Honorary Fellowship of the Polytechnic of Wales (1988); the Fellowship of the Welsh College of Music & Drama (1991), together with invitation, 1991, to become a member of the college's Board of Governors; the Honorary Fellowship of the University of Wales Swansea (1998); and the Honorary Fellowship of Trinity College Carmarthen (1998).

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.

Letters, cards and telegrams, [1946]-2021, to Siân Phillips (with some correspondence addressed to Siân Phillips and her second husband Peter O'Toole and to Siân Phillips and her third husband Robin Sachs) from family members and from friends and colleagues in the theatrical world and the media; also correspondence addressed to family members of Siân Phillips.

Letters, cards and telegrams, [1953]-2021 and undated, to Siân Phillips, mostly from friends and colleagues in the theatrical world and the media, and also from fans. The material largely references Siân Phillips' acting career, including congratulatory messages on the awards and honours she received. Several of the correspondents appear under more than one decade heading.

Award certificate of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), conferred upon Siân Phillips on 31 December 2015. 'DBE Certificate' written on front of envelope in Siân Phillips' hand.

Guidelines and protocol procedures relating to the honours investiture held at Buckingham Palace on 6 May 2016, at which Siân Phillips was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). One page in booklet titled 'Investiture at Buckingham Palace' annotated by Siân Phillips.

Booklet and accompanying material relating to the Order of the British Empire's Service of Dedication at St Paul's Cathedral, 24 May 2017. Press cutting annotated by Siân Phillips.

Diaries and calendars, 1960s - 2020s and undated, of Siân Phillips, some of the diaries having been printed for that purpose, others being notebooks used as diaries. The contents largely relate to Siân Phillips' personal, domestic and family affairs and to her professional life, some diaries being kept specifically alongside theatrical 'runs' or filming schedules. Many of the items contain inserts such as newspaper cuttings, letters, cards and notes.

Diaries, 1964, 1966-1969, of Siân Phillips, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' personal, domestic and family affairs and to her professional life. One diary has the initials 'P.O'T.' embossed at lower right-hand corner of cover (relating to Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole, although there is no evidence of his hand within any of the volumes). One or two inserts, including two small linen sheets.

Diaries, 1970 - 1979, of Siân Phillips, some of the diaries having been printed for that purpose, others being notebooks used as diaries. The contents largely relate to Siân Phillips' personal, domestic and family affairs and to her professional life. Some entries, including one insert, made in what appears to be the hand of Siân Phillips' second husband, Peter O'Toole. One diary has the initials 'P.O.' embossed at lower right-hand corner of cover (most likely relating to Peter O'Toole, although there is no evidence of his hand within that particular volume).