21 min

Theatre National Life Stories

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Dr Liz Wright talks about a new collection of theatre design interviews available on British Library Sounds.
This month National Life Stories publishes a new collection of theatre oral histories at British Library Sounds. The interviews that make up the collection capture life behind the scenes in British theatre - through the life stories of its designers and directors. What do the the recordings tell us about the theatre design profession, and about what was it like to make them?
Track list:
Billy Meall – accent from C1173/05.
Lis Evans – ideas from C1173/15.
Pamela Howard – colours from C1173/07.
Alison Chitty – roses from C1173/19.
Richard Hudson – Pelham puppets from C1173/17.
Alison Chitty – on design from C1173/19.
Alison Chitty – collaborators from C1173/19.
Alison Chitty – economy from C1173/19.
Bernard Cribbins – ghost from C1173/14.

Dr Liz Wright talks about a new collection of theatre design interviews available on British Library Sounds.
This month National Life Stories publishes a new collection of theatre oral histories at British Library Sounds. The interviews that make up the collection capture life behind the scenes in British theatre - through the life stories of its designers and directors. What do the the recordings tell us about the theatre design profession, and about what was it like to make them?
Track list:
Billy Meall – accent from C1173/05.
Lis Evans – ideas from C1173/15.
Pamela Howard – colours from C1173/07.
Alison Chitty – roses from C1173/19.
Richard Hudson – Pelham puppets from C1173/17.
Alison Chitty – on design from C1173/19.
Alison Chitty – collaborators from C1173/19.
Alison Chitty – economy from C1173/19.
Bernard Cribbins – ghost from C1173/14.

21 min

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