Description | Contains the following: Thames research for the play A Tickle on The Rivers Back. Research about Thames Lightermen Notes about a meeting with Clare Notes on the first draft, first rehearsal, and first production of a Tickle on The Rivers Back Contact deatils for Jules Wright Numbered notes on tape recordings, relating to Thames Lightermen Notes for act one, working out the structure A drawing of a map of the Thames Notes on what research sources to use, books etc Sections of dialogue List of words and phrases to do with the river List of the different cargoes taken by the lighters lists Lovells, sugar, scrap etc describes life at the docks Notes on different wharfs including the free trade wharf Notes on places and lightermen's language Note on how a sausage roll was so old it's a pork pie now Notes on rhyming slang and language to do with the river Sketch of a barge Historical notes about the river Thames including the relationships of famous people with it including Juilas Caesar who crossed the river and a polar bear which ate salmon Description of barge hatches Mention of Watchers Dialogue parts Description of size and physic of men working on the Thames Notes on loading barges Script sections Description of darke and his work to date for use in the programme for the production Notes on works with Clare Veneables Part of a letter that starts 'Dear Simon I am sorry to hear about the plight about lunchtime plays' Writing about a trip up the river Cast list and list of actors Phrases to do with the river Notes on language taken from conversation, possibly from the tapes Material on Londons docks, including St Catherine dock with a list of items but ashore here Written about dream about being on the Nile or the Thames Acknowledgements , thanks to Terry Cowling Lis of things to do for the play bit of dialogue Working out dialogue for Frank and Arnie from A Tickle on The Rivers Back Notes for Landmarks relating including timeline and modern methods of farming in the 1930s Run through of scenes for Beauty & The Beast in red ink
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Admin History | A Tickle on the Rivers Back was only the second complete play written by Darke and performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, London. 'Watchers' was possibly an early a title for the play. Terry Cowling was a friend he met a drama school, he was from London and once saved Nick's life without him there would have been no Nick Darke. |