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aD utilised an all-male cast and the influence of literary works including Dylan Thomas' poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night to portray the relationship between father and son. The show toured throughout Britain and mainland Europe. Items comprise printed theatre programmes and flyers; dance magazine; stage notes/directions; creative notes; and reviews. Creative notes and reviews kept in folders.

Adapted from Irish author Jamie O'Neill's novel of the same name, At Swim, Two Boys depicted the developing relationship between two boys set against the backdrop of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising. The winner of the 2005 Theatre in Wales Award for Best Dance/Physical Theatre Production, the show toured for three years at major theatre festivals throughout Britain and much of Europe. In 2011, Earthfall revived their production of At Swim, Two Boys to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the novel's publication. Items comprise printed theatre and festival programmes, flyers and newsletters; press releases; printed performance tickets; printed performance agreements; material relating to art exhibition as response to the production; academic dissertation based on the production (two copies); creative notes; stage notes/directions; and reviews.

Forever and Ever was commissioned for the UK Year of Literature (1995) and was the result of Earthfall's collaboration with Irish author Jamie O'Neill. The show, which toured throughout Britain and Europe, explored themes of confinement and oppression, negotiation and compromise and was produced with the support of Amnesty International. Items comprise printed theatre and festival programmes (including material relating to the Festival of Theatre Confrontations held in Lublin, Poland), flyers and newsletters; press notices; creative notes; tour schedule; and reviews.

Material relating to the ten-minute short film Too Old To Dream, the product of collaboration between Earthfall and an over-70s group in Blackwood, Caerphilly, South Wales. Scripted by Earthfall founder members Jessica Cohen and Jim Ennis, the film was based on a childhood memory of one of the cast members, about half of whom were over 75 years of age. Too Old To Dream was premiered in Cardiff in 1998 and subsequently shown at film festivals in England, Ireland and Europe. Items comprise printed film/festival programmes and arts newspapers; printed production agreement; final script; stage notes/directions; background notes written by cast members; details relating to location shooting; press cuttings; and correspondence.