Research for Book on Political Theatre(s)

Respondent or information from other source: Bill McDonnell

Aims, policies, purpose/impetus for project: To produce a monograph

Dates: It is not a project and has no fixed duration

Key individuals and roles involved: Self

Paid or voluntary, training in oral history: N/A

Project funded by: N/A

Management of project: N/A

Format of interviews:
Such interviews as I have carried out on a variety of formats including video/mini cassette/MP3s

How interviewees are selected and located:
By relevance to the group being researched

Interview running time: Varies, but usually 60 - 90 mins

Copyright in interviews. Assignment rights?:
Not at present as the plan was not to make them generally accessible but to use them in writing the book. Anyone who is quoted in my work is asked to read and Ôsign off' on my use of their words.

Location of interview copies. Accessibility to public/format:
In my office. Not accessible to the public.

Collection contact details/website:

Interview transcripts/lists of topics or other content indexes:
Am currently seeking funding to do transcripts

Cataloguing: N/A

Future plans for project/interviews?:
I would be happy to consider them being placed in an archive with the interviewees' permisison

Materials used for publications, exhibitions, conferences, radio/TV programmes or performances etc or future plans for this?:
A monograph, journal article and a public lecture

Project website:
No website

List on a joint (possibly STR) website: Yes

Join listserv/emailing list/forum: Yes

Further information:
Simply that interviews are carried out at present with the narrow purpose of writing/lecturing, but I would want to make them accessible [permissions being given] should funding be available to make that possible. Interviewing is currently an aspect of my research rather than a project in its own right.

List of interviewees provided: Yes


Interviewees

  • Rod Dixon, Artistic Director
  • Stef Gasgoine, former member now tour manager
  • Chris Lloyd, production manager
  • David Toole, current performer
  • Ella Harris, current performer
  • Julie Wilkinson, former member



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