Malcolm Frederick's correspondence includes the Roundhouse proposal, budget for the play Tewodros by Tsegaye Gabre Medhin; information on National Campaign for the Arts; The Missing Culture conference: update report to the Chair (1986 - 1989); ITC Council Meeting agenda May 1987; Progress Report to GLC (1985 - 1986); Allied Dunbar insurance brochures; tax office wages correspondence 1989 - 1990.
Correspondence on promoting the Black Theatre Season 1987. Includes a marketing report from the consultant agency
Contact and letters of people along with their profile. Include details on Stephen Bourne and Rosa Diez, business cards, the newsletter schedule production, BTF editorial meeting. Sally's Rape The Whole Story play presented at the ICA. Leaflets. The Oval House's press release. 2 plays from The Mehtab Theatre company. Theatre programme AFRICA '95. Letter showing the presentation of the new Black Theatre Forum updating its artistic policy and restructuring its administration Correspondence includes a note from Stephen Bourne writing to be signed up as a member; minutes of the editorial meeting held on 16/06/1995; leaflets and BAC programme on the play Death Catches The Hunter by Biyi Bandele (with review from the Guardian and Telegraph) 1995 ; Sally's Rape The Whole Story play presented at the ICA (with related information); presentation of Madhuri I love You and Not Just an Asian Babe by Parminder Sekthon; Extract from Let's Get It On: The Politics of Black Performance, ed. C. Ugwu ; Presentation of Africa '95 (draft); The Guardian' s article and Press article: Fury Over 'racist' Black Play Reviewing the Play Slave Babies.
Faxes and letters with programme of the workshops to be part of the Future Histories event, What is the Future of Black Theatre?. Involving Juliet Alexander and Yvonne Brewster.
Summary from the Arts Council of England giving information about literary news and events, including tours, festivals and writing competitions. A brief outline of which writers availability for readings. Detailed information about writers looking for readings, submissions. Presents Maggie Harris, the Grandchildren of Albion - the voices and visions of younger poets in Britain: Fiona Pitt-Kethley, Ifgenija Simonovic, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Sujata Bhatt, Grace Nichols, Michele Roberts, Carol Ann Duffy, Neil Sparkes, Adam Horovitz, Jean Binta Breeze, Mahmood Jamal, Donal Carroll, Michael Horovitz, Stan Tracey, Keith Waithe, Dick Heckstall-Smith. Publicity on Syan Blake presenting radio programmes on Black Literature
Issue 14 and 15, giving detailed information of various companies in the fields of dance, theatre, cabaret, literature, storytelling, live art, mime, physical theatre, music, opera, music theatre, exhibitions, and installations.
Black writers Directory (1993) compiled by the New Playwrights Trust, displays 40 names including Isaac Julien, Bernadine Evaristo, Benjamin Zephaniah. Flyers on art and dance include: Carl Campbell Dance company Masterpiece, Respect , Energy and Vision; ICA Live Art Season's Programme 1995 includes Rapture; NFT and Tara Arts presents Cyrano; Badejo Arts leaflet on Opening the Gourd of Life.
Collected documents classified in alphabetical order, giving personal details as model agencies do. Some include CVs.
Theatre and Art institutions database: Directory of Cultural Contact, African and Afro Caribbean Business Directory 1997 - 1998. Mailing lists: details collected by the organisation; correspondence and contact list of people, readymade labels to be used for post, details of various companies.
British Actors Equity Register presenting pictures and details for each artist. The register includes some of the staff from the forum and concentrates mainly on non-white actors.
File includes flyer (Woza Albert 1987); extract from script of The Engagement Scene; invoice showing subscription fees from the Independent Theatre Council (ITC).