[Christopher Hampton, English playwright and two-time Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter.] Autograph Letter Signed to ‘Mr. Whitworth’, announcing his ‘new translation of “Uncle Vanya”’ and discussing a forthcoming interview.

1p, 4to. In good condition, lightly aged and creased. Ten lines in a close, controlled hand. Addressed to ‘Dear Mr. Whitworth’ and signed ‘Christopher Hampton’. He writes to confirm that he will be free on the date he suggested he ‘might be able to come down to meet you’. He also gives an alternative date. ‘At the moment I’m working on a new translation of “Uncle Vanya”, which was to be finished by the end of November. So I’m hoping the meeting will be as informal as possible, as I shan’t have very much time to prepare anything in advance.’ He explains that he would prefer ‘a question session in which I might talk about the work I’m doing here at the Royal Court’. He asks Whitworth to let him know ‘what sort of form these meetings usually take’.