Appraisal covering strategy, artistic recommendations, management, marketing, equal opportunities and finance.

PEST and internal analysis of political, economic, sociological and technological factors deemed likely to affect Northern Stage in the future (e.g. restructuring of Arts Council, public perception of arts, the Millennium Bug).

Opening section of company appraisal report, including introduction, list of contents, background to report, and SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats).

Folder containing single covering sheet for Northern Stage's 'Company Appraisal Submission'.

Material relating to Northern Stage's 'Leadership & People' forming an appendix to a report. Includes organisational chart, sample job descriptions, and equal opportunities statement.

Section of report on programme of work and related statistical information.

Section of report on Northern Stage's marketing and relationship-building strategy particularly focusing on 1999–2000 period.

Draft business plan, strategic plan and SWOT analysis with covering letter.

Assorted correspondence on management issues, speaking invitations, local collaborations/funding partnerships, etc. Includes a copy of a House of Lords Official Report discussing theatres following the Boyden Report on English regional producing theatres, which includes a mention of the work of Northern Stage by Lord Bragg; a detailed critique of the foyer and bar area in the old Playhouse building; letters relating to Byker Regeneration Project; photography and video release forms for participants in The Humanity Season (2009); copy of Alan Plater lecture entitled 'Sing a Song of Tyneside' (2007).

Bundle of correspondence between Northern Stage and Newcastle City Council. Includes discussion of capital project and building redevelopment, grant applications, copies of letters from charitable bodies offering funding, contracts awarded to Northern Stage by the council to provide sets for Holocaust Memorial Day and Nelson Mandela's birthday celebrations, a visit by the Lord Mayor, and post-2010 election arts funding cuts.

Correspondence relating to professional subscriptions and responsibilities (e.g. regarding membership of the British Centre of the International Theatre Institute and the Independent Theatre Council, annual entry in British Performing Arts Yearbook, or deposit of playscripts of new plays in British Library).

Correspondence between Northern Stage representatives and stakeholders (including Newcastle City Council, Arts Council England, and One NorthEast), plus minutes and agendas for weekly stakeholders' meetings, particularly regarding building redevelopment and associated capital project.

Correspondence regarding Northern Stage's entries in the Actors' Yearbook, the British Theatre Directory and the British Performing Arts Yearbook, as well as Erica Whyman's entry in Debrett's, plus details of subscriptions to professional publications.

Correspondence between Erica Whyman and directors of other regional theatre companies, mainly invitations to attend events or thanks from visiting companies.

Folder of correspondence relating to the management and activities of the Northern Stage Board including letters confirming Newcastle City Council representatives on the board, printed slides of analysis of business, minutes of meeting of Northern Stage Birthday Fundraising Strategy Working Group held on 10 July 2009, communications from the Chair to members, discussion of away days, and brief for a governance review.

Designs for Northern Stage branded stationery (letterheads and compliment slips), with associated correspondence.

Two cassette tapes with recordings of Leonard Rossiter reading A Christmas Carol, abridged by Alec Thackeray and recorded in 1979.

CD containing twelve tracks of Northern Stage's production of A Clockwork Orange.

Recording of Fury on mini DCR/DV tape.

CD-ROM with audio recording of rehearsal of City of Sonnets.

DVD with audio recording of City of Sonnets rehearsal.

Soundtrack for production of If Room Enough on CD.

Production notes for The Wizard of Oz, performed at Plymouth Theatre Royal and at Tyne Theatre and Opera House. Includes list of taped sounds required for performance, props list, provisional schedule, memoranda regarding band calls and pit arrangements, typed script, minutes of production meetings, photocopied costume sketches, list of contact details for child performers, Xeroxed performance and rehearsal schedule for a production of Dick Whittington, memorandum regarding work experience students, and ground plan of mainstage at Newcastle Tyne Theatre.

Photocopies of short story and verse adaptations of The Odyssey; draft of script by Colin Teevan; printed email correspondence between Erica Whyman and Colin Teevan regarding casting, adaptation and production of The Odyssey.

Photocopied script of Rick Cummins and John Scoullar's adaptation of The Little Prince.

Two copies of photocopied script of Son of Man by Dennis Potter.

Photocopied script of Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron.

Copy of script of Peter Flannery's Our Friends in the North, with covering letter sent to Erica Whyman by The Agency, London.

Rehearsal script of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Stephen Sharkey.

Photocopied script of Frank McGuiness's adaptation of Ibsen's A Doll's House, published by Faber & Faber. Includes some pencil annotations for technical crew such as a plan of the stage and a note of when to pick up a box.

Copy of the script of Hansel and Gretel (Northern Stage Christmas show 2008).

Copy of the script of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber.

Rehearsal draft script of The Goblin who Saved Christmas by Susan Mulholland.

Copy of the script of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger with pencil annotations throughout and a sheaf on separate rehearsal notes at the back (presumably by Erica Whyman, as the pencilled name on the front is 'Erica'), plus call sheet.

Rehearsal script of Rutherford & Son.

Rehearsal script of Peter Pan, adapted by Stephen Sharkey for Northern Stage.

Includes copy of article from the Times Magazine on Richard Milward upon release of the novel Apples; copy of feature from the Observer Magazine on Richard Milward's favourite outfit; interview with Richard Milward in the London Paper; reviews of the novel; script of the stage adaptation by John Retallack.

Script for Apples, by Richard Milward, adapted and directed by John Retallack. Includes JR's notes for actors to read before the first rehearsal.

Script of Alan Bennett's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, performed at Northern Stage between 29 Nov 2010 and 8 Jan 2011, plus cast and crew list and promotional colour flyer.

Photocopied script of Joan Littlewood's Oh What A Lovely War.

Photocopied script for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee.

Script for Oh, the Humanity and other Good Intentions, five short plays by Will Eno.

Script for The Glass Slipper, or How Ella became Cinderella and later the Princess of Greater and Lesser Krakerwitz-Coburg by Stephen Sharkey, which was directed by Erica Whyman.

Photocopied script of Close the Coalhouse Door, a stage play by Alan Plater based on stories by Sid Chaplin with songs by Alex Glasgow, published by Bloodaxe Books.

Audition shortlists, most annotated, for the following Northern Stage productions: Apples, Oh, The Humanity, Northern Spirit, A Doll's House, Our Friends in the North, A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, Oh What A Lovely War, The Bloody Chamber, The Wind in the Willows.

Folder of correspondence relating to rights and royalties for Northern Stage production of Ian Wooldridge's adaptation of Animal Farm.

Correspondence between Northern Stage and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Limited regarding rights for potential production of Sarah Kane's Blasted (not performed in the event).

Licence agreement for Grimm Tales and More Grimm Tales, plus related correspondence.

Licence agreement for The Adventures of Pinocchio by Lee Hall.

Bundle of correspondence relating to issuing of licence agreement for Richard J. Basgall's The Career of Elmer McCurdy, Deceased.

Photocopied invoice for permission to perform or read Beckett's Texts for Nothing.

Signed licence agreements for Harold Pinter's The Collection and The Dumb Waiter, plus related correspondence.

Signed licence agreements for David Mamet's Edmond and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Signed licence agreement for Samuel Beckett's Not I, Breath, Cascando and Krapp's Last Tape, plus related correspondence.

Signed licence agreement for J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, plus related correspondence.

Signed licence agreement for Angela Carter's The Tiger's Bride, plus related correspondence.

Memorandum of contract regarding Northern Stage's presentation of the Wee Stories production of Peter Pan.

Licences to produce plays and related correspondence. Plays included are as follows: Great Expectations, The Snow Queen, Quadrophenia, The New Tenant, Wings of Desire, The Elves and the Shoemakers, The Happy Prince, Tulip Fever, The Siege, Cinzano & Smirnova's Birthday, Homage to Catalonia.

Memorandum of agreement regarding Northern Stage's production of The Elves and the Shoemakers.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: La Nuit Intime, Night Plane, Imagine [Northern Stage opening event], Lying with the Animals, World in Pictures, Exquisite Pain, Empty Stages [exhibition], Cymbeline, The Night Shift, Wolves in the Walls, Waiting for Godot, Como Agua Para Chocolate, Susan & Darren, Tiempo de Tango – Romance en Carnaval, and Sue Perkins on Stage 1.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following productions or visiting productions: Broken Chords, Test Run, Shifting Intimacies, The Enchanted Pig, Lipsynch, Iron, Thatcher: The Musical, Big Sale, The Lad Lit Project, Presumption, Pills [exhibition], Macbeth, Blame, St George and the Dragon, Bad Jazz, North by North East Comedy Night, Whiter Than Snow, Salt of the Earth, Life of Pi, Naked Opera Live, Stand Up/Poetry, Gormenghast, My Arm & An Oak Tree, Hang Lenny Pope, Nothing but the Truth, Mistaken, The Suggestibles: The Instant Musical, Three Sisters, Gavin Webster: Stand-Up, Angels in America, Monkey Do Bad Things, Not With That Hand, Heaven Eyes, Earfull, Running the Silk Road, Dublin by Lamplight, Waste in Space, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Peer Gynt.

Performance agreements and contracts for Northern Stage's touring productions of Our Friends in the North and A Doll's House. Host theatres are as follows: Theatre Royal Winchester; Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield; Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield; Gala Theatre, Durham; Oxford Playhouse; The Lowry, Salford; Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: Floating, Around the World in 80 Minutes, The People Show 118, The Brothers Size, Casanova, Pig Tales, The Suggestibles: The Instant Musical, Webster's Pictionary, North by North East Comedy Night.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: James Son of James, Tangle & The Ethics of Progress, Noughts & Crosses, Hard Hearted Hannah, Tango: Nuevo, New Writing North, Metamorphosis, Funnybones Comedy Festival, Static, Translations, Uncle Vanya, The Doubtful Guest, New Writing North Pub Quiz, Newcastle University Theatre Society's Drama Festival, Shopping for Shoes, To Be Straight With You, MaETERNAL, Newcastle College: Live Around Newcastle, Cattle Call, Running the Silk Road, Has Stanley Been In Tonight?, Belly Rub and the Guessmen, Mouth to Mouth: Under Stairs, Molora, Romeo & Juliet: Northern Broadsides, Scaramouche Jones.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: Uprising in your Rooms, Infinite Lives, Elizabeth & Raleigh, New Writing North: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Far from the Madding Crowd, Happy & Married?, Delirium, The Suggestibles.

Bundle of signed agreements from voluntary participants in the Wang Qingsong: Changing Cities photographic project.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: Don John, Twelfth Floor, Othello, Stand 'N' Tan, Baa Moo Yellow Dog, Trouble in Tahiti, Songspiel, Listen at Lunch, Andromaque, Spyski!, The Moon, The Moon, Pied Piper, The Half: Photographs by Simon Annand [exhibition], Tough Time, Nice Time, The Adventures of Wound Man & Shirley, New Writing North: Queen Bee, Wuthering Heights, One Small Step.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: Kismet, Intercultural Arts' Poetry Event, Shakespeare Schools Festival, Heartbreak Soup, Days of Significance, Tender Thing, Love and Death, Tales Told in Tents, Beneath the Banyan Tree, Les Trois Mousquetaires, Insane in the Brain.

Contracts made between Northern Stage and other companies for co-productions (with Live Theatre for Close the Coalhouse Door; Sheffield Theatres Crucible Trust for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Company of Angels for Apples; and Threshold Theatre Collective Ltd for Rutherford & Son).

Bundle of contracts between Northern Stage and other theatres or venues (Richmond Theatre; Salisbury Playhouse; The Lawrence Batley Theatre; Clwyd Theatre Cymru; The Gala Theatre, Durham; Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds; Exeter Northcott) for touring production of Look Back in Anger.

Highlighted photocopy of memorandum of agreement made between Jeremy Sams and Northern Stage regarding licence to perform Alan Bennett's The Wind in the Willows.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting or co-productions: A Wee Home from Home, Class of 76, Phileas P. Souper, Sean Hughes: What I Meant to Say Was, My Secret Heart [installation and project launch], Helter Skelter, Land of the Dead, The Furies, Eurydice, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Charlie & Lola's Bestest Play, Paper Dolls, 11 and 12, Kursk, Entity, What Would Judas Do? And My Arm, Islands, The Ministry of Fear, The Journey, FourPlay, 3rd Ring Out: Rehearsing the Future, The Lion's Face, Lalaluna, Liz Carr, Salome.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: A Prayer, Fox News, The Author, Shakespeare Schools Festival, The Overcoat, The Red Shoes, Mark Kermode: It's Only a Movie.

Bundle of contracts between Northern Stage and other theatres or venues (Harrogate Theatre, Rose Theatre Kingston, Arts Centre Washington, The Albany, University of Warwick, The Brewhouse, Latitude Festival, Burton Taylor Studio at Oxford Playhouse, Bristol Old Vic, Rosehill Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre, The Macrobert, St Stephen's Centre, Traverse Theatre) for touring production of Apples.

Bundle of Northern Stage copies of signed presentation agreements for the following visiting productions: Underneath the Floorboards, Fairytales for Grown Ups, West Side Story (Central Newcastle High School), The Harmful of Tobacco/Can Cause Death, Mission to Mars, Enigma, CaDance & Kridt, Newcastle University Dance Society performance, The Summer House, New Writing North: The Spark, Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister, And The Horse You Rode In On, Metamorphosis, Newcastle University Theatre Society's International Drama Festival, Reflected, FourPlay, Theatre Brothel.

Unsigned copy of international play licence contract for Will Eno's Oh, The Humanity.

Contracts pertaining to use of Northern Stage premises by visiting theatre companies, plus related correspondence.

Minutes, agendas and administrative correspondence for the Artistic Committee. Includes a draft vision statement and list of objectives for 2004/2005 (which mentions Christmas productions for under-sixes in the participation-related category), plus summary of the Equity and DGGB conference on ensemble theatre (24 Nov 2004).

Printout of touring schedule for Tea is an Evening Meal with contacts for each of the host theatres.

Published edition of Peter Mortimer's Cool for Qat – A Yemeni Journey: Two Countries, Two Times (Edinburgh and London: Mainstream Publishing, 2005), with the following items tucked inside: letter from 'Pete' [?Peter Mortimer] to Erica Whyman discussing possibility of a joint Northern Stage/Cloud Nine production of RIOT and expressing his wish that the play be performed in areas of the UK that recorded a high British National Party vote in recent by-elections; two A4 pages advertising Riot: South Shields 1930 with quotations from press reviews.

Correspondence relating to Northern Stage production of Great Expectations, including discussion of contract terms, promotional leaflets, apology to cast and crew for errors in the touring programme. Also includes separate folder containing provisional touring schedule and copies of contracts.

Correspondence and other administrative documents relating to visiting productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, including copy of contract for hire of NS Stage 1 (2006); agenda for meeting regarding RSC's Newcastle Strategy (2007); and copy of licence agreement for Northern Stage's performance of Trouble in Tahiti.

Photographs of set design boxes for travelling production of The Wizard of Oz, including Emerald City, Munchkin Land, Kansas and the front cloth.

Four black-and-white photographs of Northern Stage production of She Stoops to Conquer and one black-and-white photograph of The Life and Times of Fanny Hill.

Five colour photographs of joint performance by Northern Stage and Le Styx featuring cast members (and Alan Lyddiard) sitting at a long table.

Bundle of photographs from several [unspecified] productions, including Animal Farm and The Ballroom of Romance.

Black-and-white production photographs of Northern Stage productions of Rod Wooden's High Brave Boy and George Buchner's Woyzeck.

Black-and-white production photographs of Northern Stage production of Waiting for Godot.

Large leaflet promoting Northern Stage's Going Home by Alan Plater, plus large black-and-white production photograph.

Posters for Northern Stage's Christmas production of Trouble Under Foot for younger children, plus black-and-white production photographs.

Black-and-white photograph of Tamsin Divers wearing a black lace mantilla in Northern Stage/Northern Sinfonia production of The Bear at Newcastle Playhouse.

Black-and-white production photographs of Northern Sinfonia and Northern Stage co-productions of Bohuslav Martinu's Comedy on the Bridge and William Walton's The Bear at Newcastle Playhouse.

Large colour poster and black-and-white production photographs of Northern Stage production of David Hare's The Secret Rapture.

Black-and-white photograph of Alan Lyddiard directing actors on stage.

Two colour photographs of Northern Stage's Hogwash, a Christmas show for younger children performed in both 1991 and 1997. Images feature Paul Jacuson James, Fiona MacPherson, Zoe Lambert, Jane Burke (1997) and Charlie Hardwick (1991).

Black-and-white photograph of a face caked in mud, taken by Jonathan Keenan in connection with Northern Stage, Northern Sinfonia and Arts Council Contemporary Music Network production of GOLEM, an opera by John Casken performed on 17 and 18 October 1991 at Newcastle Playhouse.

Posters and black-and-white production photographs for Hogwash, Northern Stage's 1991 Christmas production for under-6s.

Four photographs of Northern Stage production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, featuring Charlie Caine, Louise Tomkins, Richard Clews and Mark Haddigan.

Eleven black-and-white production photographs of Northern Stage production of Thérèse Raquin, featuring Susan Nisbet, Tony Tarratts, Tony Neilson and Val McLane. Also included is a single black-and-white image of school-age actor in Northern Stage Youth Theatre' production of The Cleverness of Us by C.P. Taylor (July-August 1992).

Colour photograph of Charlie Harwick in Why Do Bees Buzz?, Northern Stage's Christmas production for younger children.

Black-and-white production and publicity photographs of And A Nightingale Sang by C.P. Taylor. Includes headshots of Robson Green and additional photographs of cast mid-performance (Denise Welch, Ian Sharrock, Val McLane, Dave Whitaker, Angela Lonsdale)

Photographs of Esther Turnage, Peter O'Brien and Alexa Kesselaar as Beatrice in Carlo Goldoni's Friends and Lovers, translated by Robert David Macdonald and directed by David McVicar.

Headshot of Peter O'Brien, who played Florindo in Northern Stage production of Carlo Goldoni's Friends and Lovers.

Black-and-white production photograph of Northern Stage production of Entertaining Mr Sloane, featuring male and female character sitting together on a sofa looking concerned.

Two black-and-white photographs of Nuritza Daehlian in Northern Stage, Northern Sinfonia, Folkworks and Dance City co-production of Cullercoats Tommy at Newcastle Playhouse.

Black-and-white photographs of Northern Stage production of Stars in the Morning Sky including one of Tracey Wilkinson as Anna, one of Val McLane; one of a couple in front of a hospital-style bed.

Four black-and-white photographs of Northern Stage Christmas production of The Snow Queen.

Two black-and-white photographs of Virginia Greig and Morgan Petrie in Northern Stage production of The Swan by Elizabeth Egloff.

Bundle of colour photographs of set for Northern Stage's Christmas production of The Snow Queen.

Four black-and-white photographs of Anne Kent and Carmen Hanlon in Northern Stage production of Juno and the Paycock.

Three black-and-white photographs of Northern Stage production of Max Frisch's Andorra, including images of Peter Peverley and Bill Fellows.

Three colour photographs of Newcastle Playhouse dressed for Christmas production of The Snow Queen.

Black-and-white or colour photographs of Northern Stage production of They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Four production photographs of Carol McGuigan and Mark Lloyd in Northern Stage production of The Enormously Big Weed.

Five black-and-white photographs of Northern Stage's Christmas production of Sleeping Beauty.

Colour photograph of Mark Murphy at work as co-director on Northern Stage production of A Clockwork Orange.

Black-and-white photograph of Mike Elliott and Peter Peverley on stage in an unspecified Christmas production.

Colour production photographs of The Terrible Grump, Northern Stage's Christmas show for younger children.

Black-and-white publicity/production photographs for Northern Stage touring production of The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks.

Black-and-white photographs of Northern Stage production of Tom Hadaway's The Long Line.

Production photographs of Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by Brendan Kennelly and directed by Alan Lyddiard, plus one publicity photograph of Charo Peinado on a beach.

Publicity and production photographs of Northern Stage production of A Clockwork Orange, plus set of twelve 35mm slides.

Photograph of cast of Northern Stage's Twelfth Night

Black-and-white portraits of cast/characters in Northern Stage's production of Twelfth Night, plus seven larger colour versions of the same.

Colour photograph of Northern Stage production of Thief of Lives, directed by Ed Robson.

Colour and black-and-white photographs of Christmas production of Beauty and the Beast in progress.

Black-and-white photograph of Mary Duddy and Walter James in unspecified Christmas production [Beauty and the Beast?].

Colour photograph of female character from Northern Stage production of Octopus Hotel leaning on a bedstead and wearing a pale pink nightgown or slip.

Selection of black-and-white and colour photographs (and sheets of thumbnails) from Northern Stage productions, including Tell Me and Rutherford & Sons. Front of envelope is labelled F.O.H. [Front of House].

Colour photograph of a female character in Northern Stage production of Brecht's Threepenny Opera wearing white face-paint, a yellow wig and pink underwear.

Colour production photographs of Northern Stage production of Tell Me by Matthew Dunster featuring Gillian Wright, David Whitaker, Ben Joiner and Ben Crompton, plus one black-and-white publicity photograph of cast in a group.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage's Christmas production for younger children, Out of the Blue. Includes several portrait shots of cast and puppets, plus one photograph of the front section of the audience mid-performance.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage's Christmas production of The Princess and the Goblin.

Colour photograph of Ben Crompton in Northern Stage Production of Tell Me by Matthew Dunster, directed by Richard Gregory and performed at the Gulbenkian Studio.

Colour photograph of Joe Caffrey as PC Nose in Out of the Blue, Northern Stage's Christmas production for younger children.

Colour photographs of performance of Animal Farm, plus single black-and-white headshot of The Ballroom of Romance actress.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage's Christmas production for younger children, Bert's Big Night Out.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage production of Irvine Welsh's You'll Have Had Your Hole, featuring Mark Calvert, Darren Palmer and Deborah Nixon.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage production of Romeo and Juliet featuring Mark Calvert and Joanna Holden.

Colour or black-and-white photographs of Northern Stage production of Animal Farm.

Colour photograph of cast of A Factory Romeo and Juliet on stage and in costume.

Colour photographs of production and cast of Grimm Tales and More Grimm Tales.

Production photograph of mud-splattered male character in underwear in Northern Stage production of Animal Farm.

Colour photograph of Stephen Lamb in Bert's Big Night Out, Northern Stage's Christmas production for younger children.

Large bundle of black-and-white and colour photographs of production and rehearsals of Northern Stage production of Animal Farm.

Colour portraits of actors in costume (Amanda Lawrence as Rumpelstiltskin and Alex Elliott as The Cockerel); colour photographs of the four school-age children who won the Grimm Tales Drawing Competition and of two children at a skating rink with cast members; two production photographs.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage's 2000 Christmas production for younger children, The Selfish Giant. Features cast members Veronica Leer, Rebecca Hollingsworth, Mark Lloyd and Jim Kitson

Colour production photographs of Northern Stage's performance of The Ballroom of Romance (including some rehearsal images).

Colour photographs of Northern Stage production of Tony Harrison's V, plus one colour publicity photographs of cast sitting in a graveyard.

Sheets of thumbnail photographs of unspecified visiting production at Nottingham Playhouse, with compliment slip.

Colour photograph of two actors, one male and one female, wrestling during Northern Stage production of The Tiger's Bride.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage's production of 1984 [Nineteen Eighty-Four] at the Newcastle Playhouse.

CD-ROMs with photographs of Northern Stage production of The Dumb Waiter.

Four CD-ROMs containing professional photographs of the following Northern Stage events or productions: Doublethink (2002), Blue and Beyond (2003), Alive Summer School (2001), Creative Partnerships Summer School (2003).

Three CD-ROMS containing production and publicity photographs of The Snow Queen, Northern Stage's Christmas production.

CD-ROM with photographs from Northern Stage production of The Life and Times of Elmer McCurdy.

CD-ROM with photographs of Northern Stage production of 1984.

Two CD-ROMs with production photographs of Northern Stage's Christmas production of The Elves and the Shoemaker.

Five colour photographs of the cast of Black Eyed Roses, on stage and in costume.

Six CD-ROMS of professional photographs from Northern Stage production of Wings of Desire, plus DVD of music, sound and video.

Three CD-ROMS containing professional photographs of the Northern Stage Summer School and a fundraising event in Hatton Gallery in October 2003.

Seven CD-ROMs containing professional photographs of Northern Stage's production of Black Eyed Roses and other Gypsy Festival events.

Three CD-ROMs with photographs of Northern Stage production of Cinzano & Smirnova's Birthday.

Two CD-ROMs with photographs of Northern Stage production of The Happy Prince.

Three CD-ROMs with photographs of Northern Stage productions of The New Tenant (including pre-show) and Kaput.

CD-ROM with photographs of Northern Stage production of Stone, Paper, Scissors.

Three CD-ROMs with photographs of Northern Stage production of Animal Farm.

Three CD-ROMs with photographs of Northern Stage production of The Happy Prince (including publicity photographs).

Colour photograph of cast of Black Eyed Roses on stage and in costume.

Two CD-ROMs with photographs of staff visit to Northern Stage building during refurbishment.

Colour photographs of Northern Stage's Homage to Catalonia.

CD-ROM with photographs of Northern Stage production of Kaput.

Thumbnail photographs of Northern Stage's Great Expectations.

CD-ROM with photographs from How the Sea Came to Be, Northern Stage's Christmas production for younger children.

CD-ROMs with photographs of performance project Human Topiary.

DVD with video of performance of Julia Darling's Manifesto for a New City and CD-ROM with production photographs.

Four CD-ROMs containing professional photographs of Northern Stage production of 1001 Nights Now, including cast stills.

Ten CD-ROMs/DVDs with photographs or videos from visiting company productions, including Forced Entertainment, Dance Touring Partnership (Revelations and Spiegel), Improbable, Kneehigh Theatre (The Wolves in the Walls), UK Arts International (Nothing but the Theatre), Théâtre Sans Frontières (Lipsynch), Vincent Dance Theatre (Broken Chords).

Three CD-ROMs with photographs of Northern Stage refurbishment in progress, including construction of Escapology sculpture, temporary housing of theatre and offices, workshops and rehearsals, costume department, drinks reception at building preview, and students sitting on lawn.

Four A3-sized colour photographs of particular Northern Stage productions (Son of Man and Our Friends in the North).

Four A3-sized colour photographs of particular Northern Stage productions (A Doll's House, Son of Man and Rutherford & Sons).

Two CD-ROMs with professional photographs and video stills of Northern Stage production of Great Expectations.

Printed copy of email to Peter Flynn from Keith Pattison regarding usage rights for commissioned photographs.

Seven sheets of thumbnail photographs of Northern Stage production of Ruby Moon, taken by Keith Pattison and dated 25 May 2007.

Envelope containing twelve CD-ROMs of professional photographs (by Keith Pattison or Katie Lee) from the following Northern Stage productions: The Goblin who Saved Christmas, Our Friends in the North, The Bloody Chamber, Ruby Moon, A Christmas Carol, Tattercoats, Lipsynch, A Doll's House, Hansel and Gretel, Don't Look Back in Anger.

Colour photograph of Wang Qingsong's Changing Cities installation, with participants dressed as patients and medical staff in an emergency ward.

Thumbnail photographs of Northern Stage production of Look Back in Anger, taken by Keith Pattison and dated 6 March 2009

Photograph taken during performance of Northern Stage's production of Apples, featuring six cast members marching or dancing in time.

Colour photographs during performance of Northern Stage production of Oh What A Lovely War, featuring soldiers lying on the ground.

Printed photographic images from Get Santa (2014); The Christmas Grump (2014); Cyrano de Bergerac (2015).

Large colour photograph of the Old Woman character in Northern Stage's Christmas production of Dark Woods, Deep Snow.

Folder of photocopied press reviews and articles on Northern Stage productions.

Folder of photocopied press reviews and articles on Northern Stage productions.

Folder of photocopied press reviews and articles on Northern Stage productions.

Folder of photocopied press reviews and articles on Northern Stage productions.

Folder of photocopied press reviews and articles on Northern Stage productions.

Edition of The Stage featuring short profile of Alan Lyddiard.

File of collated press cuttings from newspapers and magazines, mainly reviews of particular productions, though also including general pieces on Northern Stage activities, initiatives and developments.

Folder containing the following items: large promotional leaflet showcasing the work of the Northern Stage Ensemble; stapled sheaf of press reviews of Pandora's Box, The Black Eyed Roses, Animal Farm and 1984; loose photocopies of the same reviews; guide to Northern Stage's participation projects (including school workshops and work with young asylum seekers).

File of collated press cuttings from newspapers and magazines, mainly reviews of particular productions, though also including general pieces on Northern Stage activities, initiatives and developments. Productions covered are: Manifesto for a New City, Great Expectations, How the Sea Came to Be, 1001 Nights Now.

Edition of Crossing Over, the newsletter of the British Council, containing a set of photos of On Top of the Town, a collaborative production created by young people from Newcastle and Groningen.

Folder of press cuttings (general articles and reviews) relating to work of Northern Stage.

File of collated press cuttings from newspapers and magazines, mainly reviews of particular productions, though also including general pieces on Northern Stage activities, initiatives and developments. Productions covered are Play on Earth, Great Expectations, Son of Man, Cymbeline (Kneehigh). The Wolves in the Walls, The Little Prince, Thumbelina. General articles include a profile of Erica Whyman, a piece on the Escapology sculpture, discussion of the newly refurbished Northern Stage building, and a review of McKenna's.

Newspaper cutting from the Evening Chronicle featuring a photograph of technical staff installing rubble in the Playhouse for a Tyne Wear Theatre Company production of Macbeth in October 1982.

Folder of press cuttings relating to work of Northern Stage, including reviews, general articles and profiles of staff. Includes bundle of photocopied articles from 1996 regarding the threatened closure of Newcastle Playhouse.

Booklet of photocopied press reviews and promotional articles relating to Wang Qingsong: Changing Cities participatory installation at Northern Stage.

Folder of press cuttings relating to work of Northern Stage, including reviews and general articles.

Folder of press cuttings on Northern Stage productions and activities.

Booklet of photocopied press reviews and promotional articles relating to Northern Stage production of Look Back in Anger during run at Salisbury Playhouse.

Folder of press cuttings from local and national publications relating to Northern Stage's work in 2009.

Folder of collated press articles relating to Northern Stage's Christmas productions in 2009.

Pages taken from the Newcastle student arts publication Culture, featuring a piece on forthcoming productions at Northern Stage.

Pages taken from The Metro featuring an article on Tamasha Theatre's visiting Bollywood adaptation of Wuthering Heights at Northern Stage.

Bundle of photocopied press articles relating to Northern Stage and its work, including art exhibitions (such as Northern Stage Design Exhibition).

Greyscale printout of a review of The Big Fellah from The Stage.

Black-and-white printout of a review of The Big Fellah from the Irish Times.

Greyscale printout of a review of The Big Fellah from the Guardian.

Photocopy of page 25 from The Courier, including a short article on A Night Less Ordinary, the Arts Council initiative to give away free theatre tickets to those aged under 26.

Pages from The Journal including a short article on A Night Less Ordinary, the Arts Council initiative to give away free theatre tickets to those aged under 26.

Single page of Evening Chronicle with article on A Night Less Ordinary initiative, with specific reference to Live Theatre, Theatre Royal and Northern Stage.

Single page of The Journal with article on A Night Less Ordinary initiative, with specific reference to Live Theatre, Theatre Royal and Northern Stage.

Section of the Evening Chronicle featuring brief article on A Night Less Ordinary initiative, including accompanying image of promoters with BalletLORENT performers at Northern Stage.

Photocopied feature from The Journal on Caroline Ryan's work as a British Sign Language interpreter, specifically on her role in providing interpretations of Northern Stage's production of The Wind in the Willows during three performances.

File of photocopied or printed press reviews of Northern Stage's touring production of Oh, What A Lovely War during its run at Oxford Playhouse.

File of photocopied or printed press reviews of Northern Stage's touring production of 1001 Nights Now during its run at Nottingham Playhouse.

Envelope containing bundle of press cuttings relating to Northern Stage and its work.

Envelope containing four press cuttings relating to Northern Stage and its work.

Envelope containing press cuttings relating to Northern Stage and its work.

File of press cuttings from 2010, mainly labelled with names of publication and date. Includes reviews of Northern Stage (in Newcastle and on tour) and visiting productions.

Issue 7 of Theatre Royal's Friends newsletter, including details of a coffee morning at Northern Stage.

Photocopied articles on work of Northern Stage (mainly production of Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales).

Folder of press cuttings from local and national publications relating to Northern Stage's work in 2011 (with a small number from January 2012), arranged by month.

Copies of press reviews and articles pertaining to Northern Stage season at St Stephen's during the Edinburgh Festival 2012 (includes reviews of individual shows as well as general pieces on the Northern Stage at St Stephen's set-up).

Folder of press cuttings from local and national publications relating to Northern Stage's work in 2012, arranged by month.

File of collated press cuttings from newspapers and magazines, mainly reviews of particular productions, though also including general pieces on Northern Stage activities, initiatives and developments (such as educational schemes, the capital project, and specific seasons of work). Productions covered by reviews are: Stone, Paper, Scissors; Don Quixote; 1984 [Nineteen Eighty-Four]; Animal Farm; The Black Eyed Roses (and others in the Newcastle-Gateshead Gypsy Festival); Homage to Catalonia; Out of Nothing; Wings of Desire; Cinzano and Smirnova's Birthday; The Common Touch; The Happy Prince; Geneva.

Envelope containing thirty-eight photographs of Northern Stage actors and other staff (including Ian D. Fleming, film-maker in residence, and Alan Lyddiard).

CD-ROM labelled 'NS Image Lib PT1' and 'NS Image Lib PT2' containing six folders of photographs from specific events and visits.

Sixteen colour photographs of Northern Stage staff members at work.

CD-ROM containing high-quality photographs of Northern Stage events, including the theatre's fortieth birthday celebrations, Burns' Night, the production of Truce, and the Stronger Together collaborative arts event.

Two colour photographs of two female 'Sindy'-style dolls, one in a psychedelic print sixties dress and the other in a white and pink evening gown, with a male doll in a white dinner jacket standing arm-in-arm in front of a backdrop showing the Eiffel Tower. [Image was used to promote Northern Stage production of Gentleman Prefer Blondes.]

Black-and-white soft photograph of three cast members of Northern Stage production of And A Nightingale Sang in their own clothes, including Robson Green and Denise Welch.

Three black and white photographs of Karen Hope, the writer of Foreign Lands, plus eight black and white publicity photographs of individual and grouped cast members and three production photographs. Also includes one group photograph of the cast of Stars in the Morning Sky, plus three production photographs.

Black-and-white publicity photographs for Northern Stage production of The Nest of Spices. Three photographs feature a male character submerged in a swimming pool while holding a briefcase. A separate envelope contains seven 35mm slides with images of a female character in a wedding dress, also holding a briefcase.

Set of photographs of Alan Lyddiard, including publicity photographs taken on or beside the Newcastle Metro.

Photographs of Twelfth Night characters featuring short autobiographical pieces by the relevant cast member on the reverse, alongside a quotation from the play.

Colour photographs of cast of The Oklahoma Outlaw, a Northern Stage production directed by John Cobb and performed in the Gulbenkian Studio between 7 and 9 June 2001. Cast members in photograph are Mark Lloyd, Peter Peverley, Joanna Holden and Jim Kitson.

Photograph of actor in Northern Stage production of Edmond by David Mamet, dressed in a grey suit and sitting on a stairwell.

Publicity photographs from Northern Stage's Play Boys season: one of a male character from David Mamet's Glengarry Glenross speaking on the telephone; one of a male character from Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter sitting on a bed reading a newspaper with a gun by his side; and one general publicity photograph for the season, featuring three men in white cotton briefs reading Beckett, Pinter and Mamet.

Promotional photograph taken during performance of Northern Stage's Christmas production of The Little Prince.

Large colour photograph of Mr Toad character in Northern Stage Christmas production of The Wind in the Willows. Photograph has adhesive backing.

Promotional photograph taken during performance of Northern Stage production of Blue Remembered Hills.

Copy of black-and-white photograph of the architect's model for the Newcastle Playhouse building, printed on card for display.

Copy of black-and-white photograph of the Newcastle Playhouse building mid-construction, printed on card for display.

Copy of black-and-white photograph of lighting technician at work in gallery of Newcastle Playhouse/University Theatre in the 1970s, printed on card for display.

Copy of black-and-white photograph of three performers in rehearsal at Newcastle Playhouse/University Theatre in the 1970s, printed on card for display.

Envelope containing black-and-white photograph of smiling woman standing in front of a set of three large posters or playbills advertising productions on at Newcastle Playhouse and the Gulbenkian Studio Theatre, and a black and white photograph of the entrance to the Gulbenkian Studio Theatre.

Four colour exterior photographs of Newcastle Playhouse and the Gulbenkian Studio, plus one photograph of the basement café-bar in use.

Photograph album containing sixteen photographs of the Newcastle Playhouse/Northern Stage building and members of staff. Includes images of building exterior, bar (with members of the public), box office and dressing rooms.

Black-and-white photograph of theatre space.

Colour copy of east elevation plan of Newcastle Playhouse. University of Newcastle's Estates Section ref. no. T/Th/4.

Plan entitled 'Newcastle Playhouse – Level 1' made by (or for) the Estates Section of the Bursar's Office at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Bundle of four plans of Newcastle Playhouse showing Levels 1 to 4.

Plan on tracing paper of theatre bar at Newcastle Playhouse.

Plan of Newcastle Playhouse by Whitfield Partners.

Plan of kitchen, service and toilet area of Newcastle Playhouse by Whitfield Partners.

Partial ground plan of university theatre (cropped).

Plan of the new entrance to the University of Newcastle Theatre (Newcastle Playhouse).

Plan of new entrance to University of Newcastle Theatre showing elevation to Eldon Place.

Plan of new entrance to University of Newcastle Theatre showing elevation to Students' Union.

Plan of new entrance to University of Newcastle Theatre showing elevation to Barras Bridge.

VHS tape in box labelled 'Northern Stage Visualisation'.

Copies of contacts and correspondence relating to the provision of sets, props and costumes by Northern Stage to other venues, including The Sage, Gateshead, Leicester Haymarket, and Belsay Hall.

Correspondence relating to hire of external facilities for rehearsals and meetings (mainly leaflets describing facilities, costs, etc. with covering letters from potential providers).

Theatre licence granted by Edinburgh Council for St. Stephens Centre, Edinburgh for use during the Edinburgh Festival.

Photocopy of contact made between Northern Stage and Summerhall venue regarding Upper Church space rental.

Table showing ticket sales during Edinburgh Fringe, plus annotated draft of programme notes.

Annual financial report and accounts for Newcastle Playhouse Trust, compiled by Pinder & Ratki, chartered accountants and business advisers, for period ending 31 March 2003.

Annual financial report and accounts for Newcastle Playhouse Trust (period ending 30 September 2004).

Annual financial report and accounts for Newcastle Playhouse Trust (period ending 30 September 2004).

Bundle of correspondence relating to Northern Stage's application to the Arts Council England North East for a grant to improve lighting dimming provision. Includes draft copy of final report form and signed award letter.

Completed application form for Regional Arts Lottery Programme funding for Northern Stage's International Collaborations Programme (subtitled 'Collaborations between artists who feel on the edge of the mainstream, on the edge of their countries, on the edge of Europe').

Bundle of correspondence relating to Northern Stage's application to Northern Arts for a grant for a project entitled 'Collaborations between artists who feel on the edge of the mainstream', which including hosting the Informal Meeting of European Theatre Directors held in May 2002. Includes signed award letter and discussion of Northern Stage's participation in activities relating to Newcastle Gateshead's bid for European Capital of Culture 2008.

Correspondence relating to grant applications to Arts Council England for the following projects: Crossing Oceans (2007); Imagine – The Opening of Northern Stage (2006); visit by Robert Lepage (2007); Pilot Associate Artists Programme (2005); restructuring of Senior Management Team (2005); Artist in Residence – Encore Programme (2004); Graduate Placement (2003); International Collaborations (2002). Also contains signed deed of variation between the Arts Council England and Northern Stage pertaining to the terms of URN 4542 (grant from National Lottery Fund towards building refurbishment).

Correspondence relating to grant application to Arts Council England for National Touring Contract. Includes copy of tour schedule for 04/05 and 05/06 seasons and related email discussion of the company's direction and vision with Mark Mulgreen, Head of Performing Arts at Arts Council England.

Bundle of correspondence and administrative documents relating to Northern Stage's status as an Arts Council England regularly funded organisation. Includes lists of all productions in 01/02, 02/03, 03/04 and 04/05 programmes, copies of funding agreements and related correspondence, and self-assessment annual reviews for Arts Council England (plus corresponding letters from ACE identifying strengths and areas for development each year).

Copy of application made to Northern Rock Foundation for funding towards establishing the Newcastle Theatres Consortium, a collaborative partnership between Northern Stage, the Theatre Royal, Live Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, plus draft of final project evaluation and evaluation planning form.

Correspondence regarding funding allocation for the 'Changing Cities' project by the Culture¹⁰ partnership. Includes copy of funding terms and conditions, a description of the project and the integral work of Wang Qingsong, a job description for the project manager, and a copy of the budget.

Copy of final report form for Northern Stage's application to Northern Arts for a grant for the project 'Robert Lepage on stage, screen, in practice and in person', with covering letter. Includes schedule of activities for Robert Lepage Week.

Set of invoices from the University of Newcastle; copies of VAT returns; loan statements and remittance advice from Newcastle Breweries; current accounts statements from Barclays.

Set of invoices from the University of Newcastle; copies of VAT returns; loan statements and remittance advice from Newcastle Breweries; current accounts statements from Barclays.

Financial records for Newcastle Playhouse Trust, including banking details, invoices from Newcastle University and accountants, copies of VAT returns, loan statements, and related correspondence.

Empty Barclays cheque book for Newcastle Playhouse Trust with stubs for sums paid between 28 June 2001 and 22 April 2003.

Empty Barclays cheque book for Newcastle Playhouse Trust with stubs for sums paid between 6 Aug 2002 and 22 Nov 2004.

Barclays paying-in book with bank giros for sums paid to Newcastle Playhouse Trust between 15 June 2000 and 25 May 2001.

Barclays paying-in book with bank giros for sums paid to Newcastle Playhouse Trust between 3 December 1997 and 8 September 2004.

Financial statements and accounts for Newcastle Playhouse Trust Limited.

Financial statements and accounts for Newcastle Playhouse Trust Limited.

Financial statements and accounts for Newcastle Playhouse Trust Limited.

Notes on Northern Stage budget for integrated management proposal.

Grant offer letters to Newcastle Playhouse Trust from Northern Arts and Newcastle City Council; correspondence from Pinder & Ratki, the chartered accountants' firm acting as auditors of Newcastle Playhouse Trust; copy of lease of Newcastle Playhouse and the Gulbenkian Studio Theatre from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne to Newcastle Playhouse Trust Limited; correspondence from University of Newcastle regarding financial agreements, debts, maintenance charges, etc.

Sheets of accounts and statistics relating to box office activity.

Financial information for Northern Stage, including overview for 1994–2000 period, management accounts, details of attendance and box office sales, and analysis of financial planning.