Interviews for exhibitions
And other purposes e.g as part of public events (see also ABTT).Respondent: Jill Evans, Producer, National Video Archive of Performance
Aims, policies, purpose/impetus for project:
Interviews conducted for extract use in specific exhibitions including
The Story of the Supremes from the Mary Wilson
Unleashing Britain: Ten Years that Shaped the Nation: 1955 - 1964
The West End Stage
The Redgraves: A Family on the Public Stage
Jill Evans produced the video material, directed the interviews and the editing
of the packages, like the 30 minute film.
Public events have included Equity Trust Fund Oral History project (c1991), Mothers and Daughters: a Jewish Archive (Pascal Theatre Company), Remembering Arthur Askey and Remembering Kenneth Williams.
Dates: Continuing
Key individuals and roles involved: Jill Evans, technician
Paid or voluntary, training in oral history: Paid staff member
Project funded by: Museum exhibition budgets
Management of project: Museum
Format of interviews: Mini DVs
How interviewees are selected and located: Depends on exhibition needs
Interview running time: Usually ~20 mins, up to 1 hour
Copyright in interviews. Assignment rights?: V&A:
Location of interview copies. Accessibility to public/format:
In principle yes, with reasonable notice
Collection contact details/website:
Email tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk to book a viewing appointment.
Interview transcripts/lists of topics or other content indexes: No
Cataloguing:
Eventually included on Video Collections: Interviews list on website:
Theatre Collections Online - Video Recordings
List 2: Interviews, Talks & Discussions
Future plans for project/interviews?:
Materials used for publications, exhibitions, conferences, radio/TV programmes or performances etc or future plans for this?:
In exhibitions and related publications e.g. Unleashing Britain by Jim Fowler
Project website: N/A
List on a joint (possibly STR) website: Yes/No
Join listserv/emailing list/forum: Yes/No
Further information:
The Museum has an extensive collection of donated interviews both from television programmes, recordings at public events, panel interviews, lectures, talks, workshops, publicity interviews for radio etc See Video List 2 above for details
List of interviewees provided: Yes
Interviewees
The Story of the Supremes:Mary Wilson
Unleashing Britain: Ten Years that Shaped the Nation: 1955 Š 1964:
Peter Hall
Bill Gaskill
Thelma Holt
Thea Sharrock
Frith Banbury (also very extensive interview with Rosemary Wilton edited to 1 hour TV programme)
The West End Stage
The Redgraves: A Family on the Public Stage:
| THE REDGRAVES | Carlo NERO interviewed by Michael Billington 21st May 2003 | 034064/A |
| THE REDGRAVES | Jemma REDGRAVE interviewed by Jill Evans 27th June 2003 | 034067/A |
| THE REDGRAVES | Luke REDGRAVE interviewed by Michael Billington 21st May 2003 | 034065/A |
| THE REDGRAVES | Natasha RICHARDSON interviewed by Michael Billington 13th June 2003 | 034066/A |
| REDGRAVE, Corin | Interview with Corin Redgrave by Michael Billington on the Theatre Museum's Acquisition of The Michael Redgrave Archive. 3rd April 2000 | 004041/A |
| REDGRAVE, Corin | Corin Redgrave gives a short speech at the Theatre Museum on the Museum's acquisition of The Michael Redgrave Archive. 3rd April 2000 | 004041/A |
| REDGRAVE, Corin | Corin Redgrave interviewed by Gloria Hunniford on the Channel 5 Programme OPEN HOUSE on the acquisition of The Michael Redgrave Archive by the Theatre Museum 20th March 2000 | 4044 |
| REDGRAVE, Corin | OSCAR WILDE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS for FRIENDS OF THE V&A. CORIN REDGRAVE interviewed by Malcolm Jones 12th December 2000 | 014010/A |
| REDGRAVE, Jemma | Interviewed by Jill Evans for The Redgraves exhibition 27th June 2003 | 034067/A |
| REDGRAVE, Kika | Interview with Kika (Redgrave) Markham by Michael Billington on the Theatre Museum's Acquisition of The Michael Redgrave Archive. 3rd April 2000 | 004041/A |
| REDGRAVE, Luke | Interviewed by Michael Billington for The Redgraves exebition 21st May 2003 | 034065/A |
| REDGRAVE, Lynn | Interview with Lynn Redgrave by Michael Billington on the Theatre Museum's Acquisition of The Michael Redgrave Archive. 3rd April 2000 | 004041/A |
| REDGRAVE, Michael | Interview of Michael Redgrave in the BBC TV series GREAT ACTING Filmed 19th February 1966 | 4043 |
| REDGRAVE, Michael | GREAT ACTING BBC Production 19th February 1966 | 4047 |
| REDGRAVE, Vanessa | Interview with Vanessa Redgrave by Michael Billington on the Theatre Museum's Acquisition of The Michael Redgrave Archive. 3rd April 2000 | 004041/A |
Selected extracts from Video List 2 above
For details see List 2: Interviews, Talks & Discussions
BALCONY ON THE WEST END | "PAUL WEBB interviews David Lan,11.06.04 Mark Baldwin,10.09.04 Ivan Putrov, 8.10.04" | 044071/A 044083/A 054010/A | |
| BALDWIN,Mark | "Balcony on the West End Interviewed by Paul Webb, 10.09.04" | 044083/A | edited |
| BANDELE, Biyi | "Biyi Bandele interviewed by Sophie Ward (unedited rushes) 9th November 1999" | 994051/A | |
| BEÕERI, Oded | DO JUST THAT Interview documentary with Ralph Koltai | 14124 | 63 mins |
| BILLINGTON, Michael | "Michael Billington talks to Peter Brook 9th November 1999 (unedited rushes) (edited with time code)" | "994049/A SVHS 994049/A2 VHS " | 13 mins |
| BILLINGTON, Michael | Michael Billington interviewed HENRY GOODMAN on his role as Shylock in the RNT Ensemble production of The Merchant of Venice. | 004046/A 024126/A | |
| FOWLER, Jim | "Colin SORENSEN interviewed by Jim Fowler about WILTONÕS MUSIC HALL 27/04/99" | 994012/A | |
| FRAYN,Michael | Interviewed by Kate Dorney at his home in Petersham 26th June 2008 | 084021/M | 40 mins |
| FALSTAFF | "Interview with Peter Adam, Edited Unedited" | "004051 004051" | 10 mins 65 mins |
| GAMBACCINO, Paul | Interviewed by Raymond Gubbay as Part of the Theatre MuseumÕs Contribution to The Covent Garden Festival 29th May 1997. | 9704083 | 55 mins |
| GOODMAN, Lizbeth | Lizbeth Goodman interviews David Leveaux director of The Real Thing at his home on the 12th September 1999 | 994030/A 984085/M | |
| HOLT, Thelma | Society for Theatre Research Thelma Holt in conservation with Nicholas de Jonge 17th March 1999. | 994003/A | |
| HYTNER, Nick | Interviewed by Simon Tait Recorded at The Theatre Museum 28th May 1992 Part of the Westminster Council sponsored Talks and Playreading Series | 9500520/A | 60 mins |
| JACOBS, Sally | Sally Jacobs interviewed by Michael Kuston (unedited rushes) 9th November 1999 | 994050/A (2 tapes) | |
| LAURENS, Joanna | Playwright of THE THREE BIRDS interviewed at the Gate Theatre following performance interviewed by Jill Evans of TM 10th November 2000 | 00/07/A/1000 (including performance) | |
| MANNING, Hugh | Peter Cotes interviewed by Hugh Manning and Eric Shorter at his home in Chipping Norton 25th August 1998. | 984049/A | |
| SALAD DAYS | Ned Sherrin and Lindsay Dolan talk to author Julian Slade about the return of the musical to the West End. Recorded at The Theatre Museum 2nd May 1996 | 9600357/A | 54mins |
| SHORTER, Eric | Peter Cotes interviewed by Hugh Manning and Eric Shorter at his home in Chipping Norton 25th August 1998. | 984049/A | |
| SHORTER, Eric | Peter Cotes interviewed by Hugh Manning and Eric Shorter at his home in Chipping Norton 25th August 1998. | 984049/A | |
| SIMMONS, Pip | Interviewed about AN DIE MUSIK Which he created, wrote and Directed at the Tricycle Theatre. 6th October 2000 | 004081/A | |
| SLADE,Julian | Interviewed by Malcolm Jones Ō50sÕ Theatre Museum 21st September 2005 (unedited rushes) | 074017/A | |
| SOCIETY FOR THEATRE RESEARCH | Thelma HOLT in conversation with De Jonge, Nicholas 18th March 1999 | 994003/A | |
| WEBB,Paul | Balcony on the West End Interview with David LAN 11.06.04 | 044071/M | |
| WEBB,Paul | Balcony on the West End Interview with Mark Baldwin 10.09.04 | 044083/A | edited |
| WEBB,Paul | Balcony on the West End Interview with Ivan Putrov 8.10.04 | 054010/A | |
| EVANS, Jill | Blue/orange Interviews with original cast The Duchess Theatre 20th July 2001 | 014127/A | |
| EQUITY TRUST VIDEO ARCHIVE | |||
| Michael Kilgrarriff and Derek Bond interview: RICHARD GRAYDON 21st October 1991 Michael Kilgarriff interviews: GODFREY KENTON 10th November 1991 PETER PLOUVIEZ 18th August 1991 MARGARET RAWLINGS 8th October 1991 GEORGE WILLIAMS 8th November 1991 PRESENTATION TO COMMITTEE 20th November 1991 | 014133/A 014135/A (2 parts) 014131/A 014132/A 014134/A 014136 | 60 mins 202 mins 180 mins 75 mins 110 mins 29 mins | |
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