The Archive
Recordings from April 2005
Total Number of Recordings from this month: 11
- INTERVIEW: YASMIN WHITTAKER-KHAN The author of Bells, which attracted controversy at its Birmingham Rep premiere, talks to Dominic Cavendish about the play.
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“I'm not trying to cushion anything - I write because I really enjoy delving into things in my mind.”
- Recording Date: 08-Apr-2005
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- REPUTATIONS: CARYL CHURCHILL (2/2) Linda Bassett, Graham Cowley, Deborah Findlay and Rick Fisher continue to pool their thoughts on Churchill plays and productions past. David Benedict chairs. Recorded live.
“When we were in rehearsal I really don't remember her imposing her presence on what we did.”
- Recording Date: 08-Apr-2005
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- REPUTATIONS: CARYL CHURCHILL (1/2) Linda Bassett, Graham Cowley, Deborah Findlay and Rick Fisher begin to pool some thoughts on Churchill plays and productions past. David Benedict chairs. Recorded live.
“When we did Far Away in New York, the audiences were pretty baffled...”
- Recording Date: 08-Apr-2005
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- INSTITUTE OF IDEAS DEBATE: WHERE IS THE REAL OPPOSITION? (4/4) Van Badham, Dolan Cummings, David Edgar, Andrew Gilligan and Blake Morrison voice their final thoughts. Chair: Claire Fox.
“As political opposition has fallen away, the utopianism in art seems pointless.”
- Recording Date: 14-Apr-2005
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- INSTITUTE OF IDEAS DEBATE: WHERE IS THE REAL OPPOSITION? (3/4) Van Badham, Dolan Cummings, David Edgar, Andrew Gilligan and Blake Morrison answer questions from the floor. Chair: Claire Fox.
“There isn't any sort of immigration issue now - it's been totally invented.”
- Recording Date: 14-Apr-2005
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- INSTITUTE OF IDEAS DEBATE: WHERE IS THE REAL OPPOSITION? (2/4) Van Badham, Dolan Cummings, David Edgar, Andrew Gilligan and Blake Morrison continue to think boldly aloud. Chair: Claire Fox
“The election is the worst time to talk about politics - the media slavishly follows the government agenda.”
- Recording Date: 14-Apr-2005
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- INSTITUTE OF IDEAS DEBATE: WHERE IS THE REAL OPPOSITION? (1/4) Van Badham, Dolan Cummings, David Edgar, Andrew Gilligan and Blake Morrison consider the proposition. Chair: Claire Fox.
“The question is: What's going on - is the theatre, is media, or is journalism the new opposition?”
- Recording Date: 14-Apr-2005
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- INTERVIEW: SAM WALTERS The founding artistic director of the Orange Tree, London's sole dedicated in-the-round theatre, talks to Philip Fisher about 33 years on the fringe.
“We were part of what happened at the beginning of the 70s, this growth of small theatres in London.”
- Recording Date: 15-Apr-2005
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- DAVID GREIG DOUBLE: Cosmonaut's Last Message... (Donmar) and Pyrenees (Menier) are assessed by Heather Neill, Mark Shenton and Charles Spencer. David Benedict hosts.
“What makes Greig interesting is that he's got an attractive sensibility - very human and very quirky.”
- Play: Pyrenees
- Theatre: Menier Chocolate Factory
- Recording Date: 15-Apr-2005
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- HECUBA David Benedict, Patrick Marmion and Charles Spencer bewail this new RSC version by Tony Harrison starring Vanessa Redgrave. Heather Neill presides.
“I thought this production got disgracefully charitable reviews - this was a fiasco.”
- Play: Hecuba
- Theatre: Noel Coward Theatre
- Recording Date: 15-Apr-2005
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- MASTERCLASS: NANCY MECKLER The artistic director of Shared Experience offers advice as part of the Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass series. Recorded live. Excerpt.
“There weren't many role models of women directors so I didn't think people would take me seriously.”
- Recording Date: 22-Apr-2005
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