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The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
- Date
- 2016-2017
- By
- Living Theatre Troupe
- Reference
- OHColl-1570
- Description
Eleven interviews by Frances Edmond and Megan Hutchings about The Living Theatre Troupe.
Interviewees are: Bridget Marsh, Bryan Divers, Christina Milligan, Darien Takle, Derek Ward, Farrell Cleary, Frances Edmond, Ian Haley, Johnny Givins, Murray Edmond, Paul Carew.
Project received Award in Oral History funding from Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage in 2016.
Title supplied by Library.
The Living Theatre Troupe was formed in 1970 by Ken Rea and fellow university students. Over the six years of its existence, it became one of the country’s most influential theatre companies, leading a new wave of experimental theatre. Frances Edmond was a member of the Troupe.
Quantity: 11 Interview(s). 34 Electronic document(s). 26 digital sound recording(s). 11 digital photograph(s). 2 folder(s).
Search dates: 2016 - 2017
- Additional description
Digital material available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.
- Use/Reproduction
- Use of Farrell Cleary material requires written permission of the interviewee. Copyright: Copyright held by the Living Theatre Troupe or individual interviewees.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Access to biographical information forms requires permission of the Curator Oral History and Sound. No other permission required for access.
- Format
- 11 Interview(s), 34 Electronic document(s), 26 digital sound recording(s), 11 digital photograph(s), 2 folder(s), Oral histories
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The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project, biographical information forms
Date: 2016-2017
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
Reference: OHAR-9392
Description: Biographical information forms for interviewees from the Living Theatre Troupe oral history project: Bridget Marsh, Bryan Divers, Christina Milligan, Darien Tackle, Derek Ward, Farrell Cleary, Frances Edmond, Ian Haley, Johnny Givins, Murray Edmond, and Paul Carew. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) biographical information forms.. Search dates: 2016 - 2017
The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project, recording agreement forms
Date: 2016-2017
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
Reference: OHA-9392
Description: Recording agreement forms for interviewees from the Living Theatre Troupe oral history project: Bridget Marsh, Bryan Divers, Christina Milligan, Darien Tackle, Derek Ward, Farrell Cleary, Frances Edmond, Ian Haley, Johnny Givins, Murray Edmond, and Paul Carew. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) recording agreement forms.. Search dates: 2016 - 2017
Interview with Paul Carew
Date: 20 November 2016
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Carew, Paul, 1947-; Edmond, Frances, 1950-
Reference: OHInt-1570-11
Description: Interview with Paul Carew by Frances Edmond recorded on 20 November 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: early experiences with drama; boarding at St Paul's College, Ponsonby; performances at Takapuna Grammar School; joining the Living Theatre Troupe; Troupe performances; leaving the Troupe; Troupe bus; holiday jobs; living at Sentinal Road flat; drugs; Catholicism; politics of the Troupe; relationships; impact of the Troupe; and Troupe reunions. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016
Interview with Murray Edmond
Date: 8 November 2016
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Edmond, Frances, 1950-; Edmond, Murray, 1949-
Reference: OHInt-1570-10
Description: Interview with Murray Edmond by Frances Edmond recorded on 8 November 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: early experiences of drama; performing Shakespeare at Hamilton Boys High School; writing poetry; speech teacher Phyllis Torpey; attending Auckland University; Summer Shakespeare and involvement with other productions while at university; Arts Centre; first involvement with the Living Theatre Troupe; Troupe performances; writing in the Troupe; Troupe summer tours; leaving the Troupe; and Troupe reunions. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 3 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016
Interview with Johnny Givins
Date: 12 November 2016
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Edmond, Frances, 1950-; Givins, John, active 1979
Reference: OHInt-1570-09
Description: Interview with Johnny Givins by Frances Edmond recorded on 12 November 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: emigrating to New Zealand from Scotland as a child; education; ballet and highland dancing; singing; involvement with Operatic Society in Tokoroa; performing in plays at Tokoroa High School; drama teacher; year at high school in Kansas, United States; attending Auckland University; joining the Living Theatre Troupe; anti-Vietnam marches; Commedia dell'arte; Guerilla theatre; performance of 'Progress in the Dark'; legacy of the Troupe; impressions of Troupe flat on Sentinel Road; drugs; music; counter culture movement; involvement with other theatre groups; going back to Tokoroa to work during university breaks; conflict and hierarchies within the Troupe; Troupe relationships; decision to stop acting; greatest Troupe moments; and Troupe reunions. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016
Interview with Ian Haley
Date: 29 October 2016
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Edmond, Frances, 1950-; Haley, Ian, active 2016
Reference: OHInt-1570-08
Description: Interview with Ian Haley by Frances Edmond recorded on 29 October 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: acting as a child; joining the Living Theatre Troupe at 12 years old; Troupe rehearsals; first roles in the Troupe; impressions of other actors in the Troupe; father's involvement with the Troupe as a writer; memories of performances; acting after the Troupe; confidence; and involvement with father's plays. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 3 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016
Interview with Frances Edmond
Date: 23 February 2017
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Edmond, Frances, 1950-; Hutching, Megan Alannah, 1957-
Reference: OHInt-1570-07
Description: Interview with Frances Edmond by Megan Hutching recorded on 23 February 2017. Topics covered in the interview include: family; growing up in Ohakune; education; competitive swimming; racism; university; early experiences with drama; relationships at university; flatting at Sentinal Road; New Zealand in the 1960s; political upbringing; joining the Living Theatre Troupe; Troupe members; Troupe production of 'Futz'; rehearsals; Commedia dell'arte; street theatre; anti-Vietnam war protests; making costumes and masks; touring with the Troupe; acting classes; New Zealand Drama School; Troupe production of 'Doctor Faustus'; ohu scheme; Teacher's College; surviving financially; drugs; sexuality; music; Troupe hierarchy; women in male roles; and screen writing. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 6 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2017
Interview with Farrell Cleary
Date: 12 December 2016
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Cleary, Farrell, active 2016; Edmond, Frances, 1950-
Reference: OHInt-1570-06
Description: Interview with Farrell Cleary by Frances Edmond recorded on 12 December 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: early experiences with drama; attending university in Auckland; acting in French; performing in 'King Lear'; Guerrilla Theatre group; New Left revolutionary movement; being arrested in the Wellington Student Union Building; performing in Vulcan Lane in Auckland; group name becoming the Living Theatre Troupe; perfomances; jobs; sexuality and drugs; leaving New Zealand; Commedia; leaving the Troupe; Troupe hierarchy; music; and significant Troupe relationships. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016
Interview with Derek Ward
Date: 16 October 2016
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Edmond, Frances, 1950-; Ward, Derek, active 1978
Reference: OHInt-1570-05
Description: Interview with Derek Ward by Frances Edmond recorded on 16 October 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: early experiences with drama; involvement with anti-Vietnam War protests; joining the Living Theatre Troupe; auditioning for the Troupe; working backstage on sound, props, sets; Troupe productions including 'The Shadow of Lionel Terry' and 'The Queazle'; street theatre; touring; drugs; singing; nudity; audience perceptions of the Troupe; production of 'Faustus'; hierarchies within the Troupe; other theatre groups; leaving the Troupe; quality of Troupe work; surviving economically; relationships; life after the Troupe; politicalness of the Troupe; impact of the Troupe on the New Zealand theatre scene; and reunions. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 1 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016
Interview with Darien Takle
Date: 7 December 2016
From: The Living Theatre Troupe oral history project
By: Edmond, Frances, 1950-; Takle, Darien, 1950-
Reference: OHInt-1570-04
Description: Interview with Darien Takle by Frances Edmond recorded on 7 December 2016. Topics covered in the interview include: early experiences with drama; attending Auckland Universityand Elam School of Fine Arts; Elam Magic Show; theatre reviews; pregnancy; joining the Living Theatre Troupe; involvement with other theatre groups; playing Mephistopheles in 'Faustus'; auditioning for the Royal Shakespeare Company in London; touring; productions; working backstage; impact of the Troupe on mainstream New Zealand theatre; leaving the Troupe; relationships; surviving economically; drugs; music; Troupe's relationship with the political climate; attraction of alternative theatre; hierarchies and gender roles within the Troupe; reunions; and 'The Apple Tree' film. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 2 digital sound recording(s). 2 Electronic document(s) digital transcript and recording agreement form.. 1 digital photograph(s). Search dates: 2016