Interview Recordings

This material is held atV&A Theatre and Performance Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 71 THM/6/5
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1940, 1987, 2001 - 2006
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box

Scope and Content

A collection of recorded interviews from various celebrities, performers, and people working in the theatrical industry (ca. 1940-2006). Including:

  • Tommy Trinder (12/1940)
  • Pearl Carr; Teddy Johnson; Wyn Calvin; and Gladys Morgan (03/12/1987)
  • Simon Raven (13/03/2001)
  • Barry Cryer (14/03/2001)
  • Christopher Fry (03/04/2001)
  • Roy Hudd (09/04/2001)
  • Alan Stevewright (18/04/2001); Gerald Moon (04/09/2003); Barry Mishon (03/02/2004)
  • Saeed Jaffrey (11/06/2001)
  • Melvyn Bragg (10/07/2001)
  • Kenneth Griffith (25/07/2001)
  • Roy Barraclough (21/08/2001)
  • Bryan Forbes (26/09/2001)
  • Ned Sherrin (12/11/2001)
  • Duggie Chapman (20/12/2001)
  • Stephen Bourne (14/01/2002)
  • Sir Donald Sinden (15/01/2002)
  • George Melley (12/02/2002)
  • Ray Cooney (11/03/2002)
  • Simon Callow (19/03/2002)
  • Sheila Mathews (30/03/2002)
  • Simon Williams (25/04/2002)
  • Michael Jayston (12/06/2002)
  • Alan Curtis (14/08/2002)
  • Wyn Calvin (15/09/2002)
  • Elaine Stritch (06/11/2002)
  • Danny La Rue (12/11/2002)
  • Victor Spinetti (24/03/2003)
  • Bernard Kops (25/06/2003)
  • Joss Ackland (01/07/2003)
  • Frith Bawbury (08/08/2003)
  • Michael Winner (17/09/2003)
  • Johnathan Cecil (29/12/2003)
  • Ian Liston (11/1/2004)
  • Ewan Hooper (11/03/2004)
  • John Fisher (01/04/2004)
  • Julian Glover (08/04/2004)
  • Timothy West (15/04/2004)
  • Dave Willetts (20/04/2004)
  • Lorna Luft (23/06/2004)
  • Maria Friedman (12/08/2004)
  • Leo Stiles and Anthony Drewe (17/11/2004)
  • Mark Oakley (25/04/2005)
  • John Wade (20/06/2005)
  • Jennifer Jaffrey (28/02/2006)
  • Bill Pertwes (01/03/2006)
  • John Savident (03/07/2007)
  • Dennis Quilley (11/01/??)
  • Johnny Dallas (13/02/??)
  • Vi Marriot (24/07/??)
  • Five unlabelled cassette tapes.

Access Information

Access to sound recordings is restricted for conservation reasons. They are currently not available for consultation in the Study Room.