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Newsnight [06/07/1982]

Synopsis
Current affairs and news series. Includes an item (c 8min) on the Royal Shakespeare Company presented by Joan Bakewell. Trevor Nunn, Director of the RSC, makes a plea for increased funding and states that Stratford should remain the Company’s main home. Sir Kenneth Cork, chairman of the RSC, says that the Barbican Theatre in London was built especially for the RSC and states that the RSC should received the same funding as the National Theatre. Tony Field, Finance Officer of the Arts Council. says that the RSC should examine its structure and then work out how it can continue in the light of funds available. Muriel Pogmore, Stratford District Council, thinks that Stratford has been used as an experimental theatre and believes audiences want more traditional plays.
Series
Newsnight
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Funding

Credits

Contributor
Joan Bakewell; Trevor Nunn

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
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