Wetherby (Original screenplay for the 1985 British film)

London: Greenpoint Films, 1984. Draft script for the 1985 British film, INSCRIBED by director/screenwriter David Hare on the title page, "For Steve, with thanks - / David Hare / 15.5.85," with the manuscript ink annotation of copy number "63" on the top of the title page, and manuscript ink annotations striking scene 71B on page 51. Laid in is an eight page transcript of a PublicTheater interview with Hare, dated May 15, 1985, with manuscript pencil and marker annotations throughout in what appears to be Hare's hand, a sixteen page program for the film with two modest ink annotations on two pages, a thirteen page "Preliminary Production Notes," and a one page clipping of "Stanley Kauffmann On Films: Against the Darkness," a review of the film from the August 12, 1985 issue of The New Republic.

A middle-age spinster schoolteacher, played by Vanessa Redgrave, is forced to reevaluate her life after witnessing the suicide of a recently arrived, enigmatic stranger.

Set in Wetherby, England, shot on location in West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Middlesex, and London, England.

Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present, dated May 4, 1984, noted as "This Draft," with credits for screenwriter David Hare. 89 leaves, with last page of text numbered 79. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Interview transcript, 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning overall, bound with two staples to the top left corner.

Program, 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and creasing.

Preliminary Production Notes, 8.5 x 11 inches. Light toning at the extremities, else Near Fine.

Article Clipping, 8.25 x 11. Very Good, with light dampstaining, creasing, and edgewear.