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Additional authors

1. Wattis, Nigel
2. Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
3. Cooke, Jonathan
4. Briscoe, Bob
5. Brown, Tony
6. Shoskes, Mike
7. Bond, Paul
8. Grange, Roger
9. Taylor, Joe
10. Young, Les
11. Armstrong, Miguel
12. Barrera, Jose
13. Gish, Sheila, 1942-2005
14. Harding, Jeff
15. Pickup, Ronald
16. Watson, Deborah
17. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
18. Rich, Frank
19. Guare, John
20. London Weekend Television (Firm)
21. ITV (Firm)
22. Bravo Cable Network.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, SP) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Playwright Edward Albee is interviewed in his New York apartment by Melvyn Bragg. In addition to examining the influence of his early life on his work, Albee describes his writing process and discusses several of his plays, including Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The zoo story, The American dream, and Three tall women. Critic Frank Rich and playwright John Guare also speak briefly about Albee. Excerpts from The zoo story featuring Jeff Harding and Ronald Pickup, and The American dream featuring Sheila Gish and Deborah Watson, were staged for this program.

Series statement

1. South Bank show

Alternative title

1. Bravo Profiles
2. Edward Albee on The South Bank show

Subject

1. Playwriting
2. Interviews
3. Guare, John > Interviews
4. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > Interviews
5. Dramatists > Interviews
6. Rich, Frank > Interviews
7. Theater > New York (State) > New York
8. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > Zoo story
9. Dramatists, American
10. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > American dream
11. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
12. Documentary television programs > England
13. Television
14. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016 > Three tall women
15. Documentaries and factual works

Genre/Form

1. Documentaries and factual works.
2. Television.
3. Interviews.

Call number

1. NCOX 1417

Note

1. Credits at end of tape.

Credits (note)

1. Editor, Jonathan Cooke ; sound, Bob Briscoe, Tony Brown, and Mike Shoskes ; cameras, Paul Bond, Roger Grange, Joe Taylor, Les Young, Miguel Armstrong, and Jose Barrera.

Performer (note)

1. Interviewer: Melvyn Bragg.
2. Performers: Sheila Gish, Jeff Harding, Ronald Pickup, and Deborah Watson.

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast in England on March 5, 1995, over the ITV network. This video derives from a 1997 American rebroadcast on the Bravo Network.

Title

1. The South Bank show. Edward Albee [videorecording] / An LWT programme for ITV ; produced and directed by Nigel Wattis ; edited and presented by Melvyn Bragg ; [rebroadcast by] Bravo Profiles.

Imprint

1. New York, c1997.

Series

1. South Bank show

Credits

1. Editor, Jonathan Cooke ; sound, Bob Briscoe, Tony Brown, and Mike Shoskes ; cameras, Paul Bond, Roger Grange, Joe Taylor, Les Young, Miguel Armstrong, and Jose Barrera.

Performer

1. Interviewer: Melvyn Bragg.
2. Performers: Sheila Gish, Jeff Harding, Ronald Pickup, and Deborah Watson.

Event

1. Originally broadcast in England on March 5, 1995, over the ITV network. This video derives from a 1997 American rebroadcast on the Bravo Network.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Wattis, Nigel, producer.
2. Wattis, Nigel, director.
3. Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- producer.
4. Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- program editor.
5. Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- interviewer.
6. Cooke, Jonathan, editor of moving image work.
7. Briscoe, Bob, sound.
8. Brown, Tony, sound.
9. Shoskes, Mike, sound.
10. Bond, Paul, camera.
11. Grange, Roger, camera.
12. Taylor, Joe, camera.
13. Young, Les, camera.
14. Armstrong, Miguel, camera.
15. Barrera, Jose, camera.
16. Gish, Sheila, 1942-2005, actor.
17. Harding, Jeff, actor.
18. Pickup, Ronald, actor.
19. Watson, Deborah, actor.
20. Albee, Edward, 1928-2016, interviewee.
21. Rich, Frank, interviewee.
22. Guare, John, interviewee.
23. London Weekend Television (Firm)
24. ITV (Firm)
25. Bravo Cable Network.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1417