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The South Bank show.

Title
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.
Publication
New York, c1997.

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Additional Authors
  • Wattis, Nigel
  • Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
  • Cooke, Jonathan
  • Briscoe, Bob
  • Brown, Tony
  • Shoskes, Mike
  • Bond, Paul
  • Grange, Roger
  • Taylor, Joe
  • Young, Les
  • Armstrong, Miguel
  • Barrera, Jose
  • Gish, Sheila, 1942-2005
  • Harding, Jeff
  • Pickup, Ronald
  • Watson, Deborah
  • Albee, Edward, 1928-2016
  • Rich, Frank
  • Guare, John
  • London Weekend Television (Firm)
  • ITV (Firm)
  • Bravo Cable Network.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS, SP) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
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
South Bank show
Alternative Title
  • Bravo Profiles
  • Edward Albee on The South Bank show
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Television.
  • Interviews.
Note
  • Credits at end of tape.
Credits (note)
  • 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)
  • Interviewer: Melvyn Bragg.
  • Performers: Sheila Gish, Jeff Harding, Ronald Pickup, and Deborah Watson.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast in England on March 5, 1995, over the ITV network. This video derives from a 1997 American rebroadcast on the Bravo Network.
Call Number
NCOX 1417
OCLC
NYPG02-F179
Title
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
New York, c1997.
Series
South Bank show
Credits
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
Interviewer: Melvyn Bragg.
Performers: Sheila Gish, Jeff Harding, Ronald Pickup, and Deborah Watson.
Event
Originally broadcast in England on March 5, 1995, over the ITV network. This video derives from a 1997 American rebroadcast on the Bravo Network.
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Added Author
Wattis, Nigel, producer.
Wattis, Nigel, director.
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- producer.
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- program editor.
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- interviewer.
Cooke, Jonathan, editor of moving image work.
Briscoe, Bob, sound.
Brown, Tony, sound.
Shoskes, Mike, sound.
Bond, Paul, camera.
Grange, Roger, camera.
Taylor, Joe, camera.
Young, Les, camera.
Armstrong, Miguel, camera.
Barrera, Jose, camera.
Gish, Sheila, 1942-2005, actor.
Harding, Jeff, actor.
Pickup, Ronald, actor.
Watson, Deborah, actor.
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016, interviewee.
Rich, Frank, interviewee.
Guare, John, interviewee.
London Weekend Television (Firm)
ITV (Firm)
Bravo Cable Network.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1417
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