Golden Generation Conference

The Golden Generation Conference at the British Libraryt brought together many key practitioners and scholars to discuss British theatre 1945-68.

Those appearing included Ann Jellicoe, Peter Nichols, Harold Pinter, and Alan Plater, alongside others who made and experienced this extraordinary period.

Conference programme (Word document, 80K)

Below are links to audio recordings you can listen to now, and pictures from the events.

1. Harold Pinter In conversation with Harry Burton

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(MP3, 47 min, 17MB)

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2. Panel discussion Peter Nichols in conversation with Jamie Andrews and Alec Patton. Hear a recording at theatrevoice.com (external link)
theatrevoice.com audio

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3. Introduction Dominic Shellard introduces the different strands of the Theatre Archive Project

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4. Harry Greene The Theatre Workshop member (and occasional documenter of Workshop life in drawings) talks to Dominic Shellard

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(MP3, 51 min, 21MB)

Harry's sketches

5. Closing panel (Left to right) Stephen Lacey, Steve Nicholson, Dominic Shellard, Kate Harris, Jamie Andrews, Maurice Stewart

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(MP3, 53 min, 22MB)

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