RADA playscript for a production of Kafka's The Castle written by Max Brod and translated by James Clark, 1963 with associated ephemera and newspaper cuttings
Printed playscript of The Castle, A play in three acts (nine scenes) based on Franz Kafka's novel The Castle by Max Brod, translated by James Clark, 1963. With Royal Academy of Dramatic Art stamp. Some pencil annotations.
With:
- Draft letter to Stefani Hunziger [from James Clark] regarding copy of Das Schloss, translation of Brod's play and Milo Sperber's RADA production, 3 Jun 1963.
- Typescript, with carbon copy, of 'On Dramatizing Kafka's The Castle by Max Brod, n.d.
- Printed advertisement for performances at the Vanburgh Theatre, London, Summer 1963, including Milo Sperber's production of The Castle, 5-8 Jun 1963.
- Theatre programme for Brod's dramatization of The Castle by The John Fernald Company of the Meadow Brook Theatre, Michigan, directed by Milo Sperber, [1970].
- Newspaper cuttings regarding Milo Sperber's RADA production of The Castle, May-Jun 1963 and one regarding Aribert Reimann's opera Das Schloss at the Deutsche Oper, 16 Sep 1992.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1992
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 24098].
Shelfmark:
MS. 24098
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 24098
Abstract
RADA playscript for a production of Kafka's The Castle written by Max Brod and translated by James Clark, 1963 with associated ephemera and newspaper cuttings
Biographical / Historical
Max Brod (1884-1968) was an author, composer and journalist. As the friend and literary executor of Franz Kafka, he ensured the survival of Kafka's papers and arranged for the posthumous publication of many of Kafka's works.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Christian White Rare Books Ltd, 2025.
Creator
- Title
- Catalogue of RADA playscript for a production of Kafka'sThe Castle written by Max Brod and translated by James Clark, 1963 with associated ephemera and newspaper cuttings
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Rachael Marsay
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest
- Edition statement
- First Edition
Repository Details
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