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Prowse, Philip (8 of 27) An Oral History of Theatre Design
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Type
sound
Duration
00:30:31
Shelf mark
C1173/03
Recording date
2005-11-01, 2005-11-09, 2005-11-16, 2005-11-23, 2005-12-07, 2005-12-14, 2005-12-21
Recording locations
Interviewee's home, Chelsea
Interviewees
Prowse, Philip 1937- (speaker, male)
Interviewers
O'Ryan, Lydia (speaker, female)
Abstract
Part 8: PP's contemporaries at Slade (continued) including Ian Spurling, Terence Emery and Anna Wakhévitch. Remarks on designer Georges Wakhévitch and issues relating to concept of influence; further remarks on NG and friendship with Robert Medley, later head of painting at Camberwell School of Art. PP's response to criticism; mentions Pamela Howard and Central School of Art and Design [CSAD]. Anecdote about project with students at CSAD. Story about design for Phèdre with Glenda Jackson at OV; anecdote about Joyce Redman as Oenone. Remarks on social life while at Slade; mentions Colony Club and Francis Bacon. Influence of fashion on PP, mentions friendship with John Stephens, clothes from Carnaby Street and hairdresser called Robert James.
Description
Life story interview with Philip Prowse (1937-), theatre designer.
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