Norman Tozer Projects
(for purpose of this survey - has no name, as yet.)Respondent or information from other source: Norman Tozer
Aims, policies, purpose/impetus for project:
To preserve and enlarge a small collection of audio recordings about theatre, its practice and personalities. Most were originally recorded for broadcast.
Dates:
By its nature this is a continuing project. The first recording was made in the early 1960s.
Key individuals and roles involved: One, me.
Paid or voluntary, training in oral history:
This is a voluntary project. I worked as a radio and Tv journalist/interviewer for about thirty years and have learned to vary my interviewing techniques to serve differing purposes.
Project funded by: From my pocket
Management of project: N/A
Format of interviews:
Quarter inch audio tape, audio cassette and Minidisc.
I am currently recording some video interviews with the BECTU History project
How interviewees are selected and located:
Interviews intended for archive purposes are selected on a random, personal basis.
Interview running time: From a minute to approximately an hour
Copyright in interviews. Assignment rights?:
I hold copyright on material intended for broadcast. Recent material will be covered by assigned rights. I also hold material recorded for STR, most NOT cleared by the Society.
Location of interview copies. Accessibility to public/format:
I record anywhere. The material is not currently accessible to the public.
Collection contact details/website:
My phone number is: 020 7722 1812
Email: norman.tozer@btopenworld.com
Interview transcripts/lists of topics or other content indexes: No
Cataloguing: No
Future plans for project/interviews?:
To make more up-to-date interviews with a few key theatre personalities.
Materials used for publications, exhibitions, conferences, radio/TV programmes or performances etc or future plans for this?:
Some material has been used for radio and TV as stated above.
Project website: Have no website for this purpose
List on a joint (possibly STR) website: Yes, happy to use STR
Join listserv/emailing list/forum: Yes
Further information:
List of interviewees provided:
Interviewees
STR Lecture recordings include:- Jack Reading on THE READING AMENDMENT
- Oku Experion [and others] on IRA ALDRIDGE
- Peg Katritsky on MEDIAEVAL STAGES
- Brian Singleton on OSCAR ASCHE
- Michael Billington on THE STATE OF THE NATION
- Jonathan Croall [and Donald Sinden] on SIBYL THORNDIKE
- 60 YEARS OF COLLECTORS AMD COLLECTING, Claire Hudson, Richard Mangan and Eileen Cottis
- 60 YEARS OF UNIVERSITY DRAMA DEPTS., Chair: Peter Thomson
- THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21 JUNE Ô08 CONFERENCE on Actor Training, Fringe Theatre and New Directions. Recorded in the National Theatre Archive Building.
Also a video I recorded of Nic Hytner talking at the CG Theatre Museum in 1999
- Edith Evans at 80
- Marie Rambert at 80
- Peter Ustinov
- Cicely Courtnege
- Hazel Vincent Wallace and Frank Dunlop on THE OPEN STAGE [1969]
- Jack and Yvonne Mitchley on Nugent Monck, Wm Poel and productions of EVERYMAN [One hour aprox,2002]
- NOEL COWARD AND OTHERS, the complete show given by Dick Vosburgh and Others at the Covent Gdn Theatre Museum, [16 Nov 03]
- Hal Prince on ?MUSICALS
- Benny Green on his musical, BOOTS WITH STRAWBERRY JAM
- Robin Pemberton-Billing on the OCTAGON THEATRE< bolton
- Giles Havergall and Mick Jones at WATFORD THEATRE
- Tony Church on NORTHCOTE THEATRE, EXETER
- Charleton Heston on playing Shakespeare [film: Anthony and Cleopatra]
- Excerpts from the first World Theatre Season Prod of UMABATHA, THE ZULU MACBETH
- Peter Daubeny
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