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Material relating to stage, screen, radio, sound recordings and audiobook productions, as well as an art exhibition, in which Siân Phillips participated.

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.

Material relating to the film and television productions in which Siân Phillips has appeared during the course of her career, from her school days in the 1940s through to the present day (2022). Several of the television productions are recordings of, or screen adaptations of, stage plays. Some of the productions also star Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole. A number of items are annotated by Siân Phillips and others.

Papers and other material relating to the personal life and professional career of the Welsh actress Siân Phillips, which include material relating to her early education and training and to her subsequent many and varied stage and screen rôles; correspondence from family members and from her myriad friends and colleagues in the world of theatre and film; press articles, etc relating to her stormy marriage to legendary actor Peter O'Toole; notebooks and diaries containing day-to-day schedules and personal reflections; and the copious preparatory material which went into the publication of her two-volume autobiography, Private Faces (1999) and Public Places (2001).

Material donated March 2023, which includes diaries, notebooks and press cuttings, have been amalgamated within the existing archive.

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 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).

Letters, cards and telegram to Siân Phillips from friends, colleagues and acquaintances, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' stage and screen career. Correspondents include Expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley (eight letters); radio drama producer Enyd Williams (five letters); actor Rodney Archer (five letters); actor and director Thierry Harcourt and his partner, osteopath, Pilates instructor and performance coach Fabi Waisbort (four letters); theatre actor and director Frith Banbury (three letters); novelist and journalist Shirley Conran (two letters); stage and screen actress Eileen Atkins (two letters); Welsh landscape artist Kyffin Williams (one letter); US composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim (one letter); film director and screenwriter Ken Loach (one letter); and stage and screen actor Ian McKellen (one letter). Some items annotated by Siân Phillips. Two letters incomplete. A number of items kept separately in an envelope reference Siân Phillips' CBE award, suggesting they were dated 2000.

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.

Diaries, 2020 - 2021, and calendar, 2021, of Siân Phillips, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' personal, domestic and family affairs and to her professional life.

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.

Press articles relating to the private and professional life of Siân Phillips, most of which also reference her second husband Peter O'Toole, her daughters Kate O'Toole and Pat O'Toole and her third husband Robin Sachs; 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. Some items annotated by 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.

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.

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)

Diaries, 2010 - 2019, and calendars, 2011, 2012, 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. At least one item includes at least one (unidentified) hand other than that of Siân Phillips'. Some items contain inserts such as press cuttings, correspondence and notes.

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

Letters, cards, telegrams and telemessage to Siân Phillips, to Siân Phillips and her second husband Peter O'Toole and to Siân Phillips and her third husband Robin Sachs from friends, colleagues and acquaintances, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' stage and screen career. Correspondents include actor and director Thierry Harcourt and his partner, osteopath, Pilates instructor and performance coach Fabi Waisbort (fifteen letters); novelist Alun Richards (fifteen letters); actor Bryn Ellis and his partner, author William (Bill) Corlett (thirteen letters); Jane Ireland, Siân Phillips' assistant/housekeeper (twelve letters); actor Kevin Moore (twelve letters); Australian-born stage and screen actress Marie Löhr (ten letters); actor Edward Duke (nine letters and one note); theatrical agent Sara Randall (nine letters); US actress Annette Bening (eight letters); stage and screen actress Eileen Atkins (six letters); theatre actor and director Frith Banbury (five letters); Welsh actor, director and writer Sean Mathias (four letters); US supermodel Debbie Jupp (four letters); radio drama producer Enyd Williams (four letters); stage and screen actress Judi Dench (three letters); stage and screen actor Ian McKellen (two letters); Canadian editor, writer and publishing executive Hugh Brewster (two letters); Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and author Edna O'Brien (two letters); Welsh political activist, poet, dramatist, historian and literary critic Saunders Lewis (one letter, with draft article written by Lewis for the Radio Times referencing Siân Phillips' up-and-coming stage career); actor Alec Guinness (one letter); actor and theatre director John Gielgud (one letter); actor and presenter Richard E. Grant (one letter); and Welsh actress Rachel Thomas (one letter). Some items annotated in Siân Phillips' hand.

Notebooks containing notes in Siân Phillips' hand, the contents largely relating to various stage and screen productions in which she participated.

** ONE ITEM UNDER 'GENERAL MISCELLANY' IS CLOSED FOR 100 YEARS FROM DATE OF LAST ENTRY. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 EXEMPTION (SECTION 40) (PERSONAL INFORMATION). ***

General miscellany relating to Siân Phillips' personal life and career; together with miscellaneous items relating to Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole, her mother Sally Phillips and her eldest daughter Kate O'Toole.