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While at Kaleidophon, Delia created music for David Thompson's production of the play [[Medea]] which opened at the Greenwich Theatre on April 14th of or before 1970.<ref>Kirsten Cubitt's article [[Dial a tune]] in The Guardian on 3rd September 1970</ref>
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While at Kaleidophon, Delia created music for David Thompson's production of the play [[Medea]] which opened at the [[Greenwich Theatre]] on 14th April 1970.<ref>The theatre opened on 21st October 1969, on 3rd September 1970, Kirsten Cubitt's article ''[[Dial a tune]]'' says that “Kaleidophon have done music and effects for the Greenwich Medea” and the article ''[[Dominating Medea]]'' gives the opening date as April 14th.</ref>
  
 
=Credits=
 
=Credits=
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=Papers=
 
=Papers=
* [[DD080520]]: Cover of the script
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* [[DD080548]]: Title page of the script
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Image:DD080520.jpg|[[DD080520]]: Cover of the script
* [[DD080600]]: First page of the script
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Image:DD080548.jpg|[[DD080548]]: Title page of the script
* [[DD080618]]: Newspaper review of the opening night, with credits and cast list  
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Image:DD080600.jpg|[[DD080600]]: First page of the script
* [[DD080633]]: Delia's notes: "Solo chorus 3'" and "Medea Chorus, 1' 22"
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Image:DD080618.jpg|[[DD080618]]: Newspaper article "''[[Dominating Medea]]''", reviewing the opening night, with credits and cast list
* [[DD080740]]: Delia's notes: Dates and entry cues for her sounds
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Image:DD080633.jpg|[[DD080633]]: Delia's notes: "Solo chorus 3'" and "Medea Chorus, 1' 22"
* [[DD080757]]: Cues Q1 to Q11
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Image:DD080740.jpg|[[DD080740]]: Delia's notes: Dates and entry cues for her sounds
* [[DD080821]]: Cues 1 to 14, saying on which speakers they were to play, from which tapes and the tracks' durations
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Image:DD080757.jpg|[[DD080757]]: Delia's handwritten notes for cues Q1 to Q11
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Image:DD080821.jpg|[[DD080821]]: Delia's handwritten notes for cues 1 to 14, saying on which speakers they were to play, from which tapes and the tracks' durations
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The originals and the rest of the script are [http://archives.li.man.ac.uk/ead/html/gb133dda-dda-1-1-p5.shtml at the John Rylands library].
  
 
=Tapes=
 
=Tapes=
* [[DD038]] [[DD039]] "Medea"
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* [[DD038]]: "Medea 1 of 2"
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* [[DD039]]: "Medea 2 of 2"
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* [[DD125]] may contain makeup material for this.
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* [[DD134]]: "First working tape" with a tam-tam sound and speech treated with plate echo
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* [[DD159]]: Makeup tracks
  
 
=References=
 
=References=

Latest revision as of 13:29, 20 June 2021

While at Kaleidophon, Delia created music for David Thompson's production of the play Medea which opened at the Greenwich Theatre on 14th April 1970.[1]

Credits

  • New translation and director: David Thompson
  • Designer: Roger Butlin
  • Costumes: Digby Howard
  • Music: Annette Battam
  • Stage manager: Malcolm Ranson

Papers

The originals and the rest of the script are at the John Rylands library.

Tapes

  • DD038: "Medea 1 of 2"
  • DD039: "Medea 2 of 2"
  • DD125 may contain makeup material for this.
  • DD134: "First working tape" with a tam-tam sound and speech treated with plate echo
  • DD159: Makeup tracks

References

  1. The theatre opened on 21st October 1969, on 3rd September 1970, Kirsten Cubitt's article Dial a tune says that “Kaleidophon have done music and effects for the Greenwich Medea” and the article Dominating Medea gives the opening date as April 14th.