Theatre Of Technology

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

1085

Date Released

1979

Length of issue (in feet)

176

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Theatre Of Technology

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Scenery flies onto stage with the aid of a computer. Spotlights focus, fade and change colour by remote control. At London’s National Theatre computers have taken over, art and science have combined to create an almost automatic push button theatre complex. Everything moves except the audience, but at another London theatre an experimental production has actually managed to glide the audience around on a cushion of air. Australian reporter Vicki Luke explores the exciting world of the Theatre of Technology.

Researcher Comments

Includes interviews with Richard Brett, chief designer of the National Theatre’s computerised scenery control system and with Ken Campbell director of the Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool’s production of ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy’ at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version

Keywords

Engineering; Performing arts; Computers and computing

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 42 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/1085

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Mike Willcox

Presenter

Vicki Luke

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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