I came across these and your channel very much by accident. Like a previous poster I have been enchanted by the filmed version of the production since it was first aired and have watched a copy for years. Thank you for posting this! I will enjoy lurking around your channel exploring the choral and instrumental bits you have placed there. Thanks!
What I wouldn't give to have been a fly on the wall at this rehersal process. I love the filmed version of the play; I watch it at least once a year, all nine hours. Thanks for posting this!
The rehearsals were utter chaos. David Edgar was writing the piece in a little cubby hole just off the Floral St rehearsal room & producing scenes with codes numbers, & the actors learnt & rehearsed them with no idea of the ultimate order. Only halfway throu the process did it dawn on anyone that it all wasnt going to fit into a single evening. And that was before the problems of physically getting it onstage emerged. It would have sunk the career of anyone other than Trevor (Houdini) Nunn!
Ditto of my theatre performing career. I never saw so many people so deeply affected by any other piece I was involved with. Ah, the stories I will one day tell about the production period!
I came across these and your channel very much by accident. Like a previous poster I have been enchanted by the filmed version of the production since it was first aired and have watched a copy for years. Thank you for posting this! I will enjoy lurking around your channel exploring the choral and instrumental bits you have placed there. Thanks!
WePrintAnything 1 year ago
Thank you for posting these. What a treat.
dansato 1 year ago
What I wouldn't give to have been a fly on the wall at this rehersal process. I love the filmed version of the play; I watch it at least once a year, all nine hours. Thanks for posting this!
Ringkichardthethird 2 years ago
The rehearsals were utter chaos. David Edgar was writing the piece in a little cubby hole just off the Floral St rehearsal room & producing scenes with codes numbers, & the actors learnt & rehearsed them with no idea of the ultimate order. Only halfway throu the process did it dawn on anyone that it all wasnt going to fit into a single evening. And that was before the problems of physically getting it onstage emerged. It would have sunk the career of anyone other than Trevor (Houdini) Nunn!
maxwellsteer 2 years ago
Somehow, that doesn't surprise me. So what was your position on this show?
Ringkichardthethird 2 years ago
Conductor
maxwellsteer 2 years ago
Ditto of my theatre performing career. I never saw so many people so deeply affected by any other piece I was involved with. Ah, the stories I will one day tell about the production period!
maxwellsteer 3 years ago
Still remember loving the version I saw on tv as a teenager. How wonderful to see this documentary.
Tracymmo 3 years ago
I saw this production in 1981. It was one of the most memorable events of my theatre going career.
Theodoxia 3 years ago