The Archive
Recordings under the letter G
Total Number of Recordings under this letter: 4
- GOLDEN GENERATION SPECIAL (1/2) The British Library's Jamie Andrews, Head of Modern Literary Manuscripts, and co-curator Alec Patton discuss their current exhibition, The Golden Generation: British Theatre 1945-1968, with Aleks Sierz. Recorded at the British Library.
“In those days, very few plays were published, so the copies in the Lord Chamberlain's archive are sometimes unique.”
- Recording Date: 29-Sep-2008
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- GOLDEN GENERATION SPECIAL (2/2) The British Library's Jamie Andrews, Head of Modern Literary Manuscripts, and co-curator Alec Patton continue their discussion of The Golden Generation: British Theatre 1945-1968, with Aleks Sierz. Recorded at the British Library.
“Pinter's first play, The Room, was put on in a disused squash court - which is still there - at Bristol University.”
- Recording Date: 29-Sep-2008
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- GRAND HOTEL David Benedict, Rhoda Koenig and Adam Scott sing the praises of Michael Grandage's latest foray into musical revivals at the Donmar. Mark Shenton hosts.
“As a piece of material it's not the greatest musical but it's a bloody good production.”
- Play: Grand Hotel
- Theatre: Donmar Warehouse
- Recording Date: 03-Dec-2004
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- GUYS AND DOLLS Frank Loesser's masterpiece revived by Michael Grandage; Kate Bassett, Patrick Marmion and Charles Spencer dissent with David Benedict.
“The sets were really disappointing, and Ewan McGregor might just as well have not been there.”
- Play: Guys and Dolls
- Theatre: Piccadilly Theatre
- Recording Date: 03-Jun-2005
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